NFL Week 12 Picks: Happy Thanksgiving!
Picks are back! We’ll have more on Sunday, but at long last, let’s pick a few games here in 2021.Last season: 23-23-2 (.500)Chicago (-3) at DetroitThe Lions aren’t going winless again, are they? If they…
Is Braves Win an Argument For Playoff Expansion?
One of the key points of contention in what figure to be very contentious labor negotiations in the coming weeks will be the expansion of MLB’s playoff field from 10 teams to 14. Purists like…
World Series 2021: Can Astros Finish the Job This Time, or Will Braves’ Mojo Prevail?
I’ll come right out and say it — this is a very hard World Series for me to pick. After an impeccable six-year run picking the World Series (I can refer to a 5-for-6 success…
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Dodgers Are Done! Isn’t Baseball Wonderful?
If you woke up this morning and noticed the air felt fresher, the sun was shining brighter, and food tasted better, you’re not alone. The Wicked Witch of the West, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are…
I Get The Astros Disdain, But Don’t Let it Take Away From Their Greatness
For the third time in five years, the Houston Astros are World Series bound. From the time they made their first appearance in 2017 to now, the sentiment among baseball fans outside of Houston has…
After I Wrote a Braves Article, the Dodgers Made me Eat My Words. Is Another Atlanta Choke Inevitable?
They say the cream always rises, and in baseball, the money does too. $275 million means that this series is a long way from over. And sadly, Atlanta fans have seen this movie before.Will the…
Are the 2021 Braves the 2015 Mets? Thanks to MLB’s Uneven Playoff Format, They Just Might Be
Back in the summer, when the San Francisco Giants made their presence known and the NL West truly became a race, I had a premonition. No, it was not a full-on prediction, nor was I…
MLB Playoffs: Can Cardinals Take Advantage of Giant Gift? Who Wins “Sophie’s Choice” AL WC?
The latest version of the DraftAmerica podcastIt’s been seven long months that at times have felt that much longer in a year that started with a dark pandemic cloud hanging over it. When the season…
The San Francisco Giants: A Hope For a Better America, and the Antithesis of the Dodgers
The title is partly tongue-in-cheek. The pennant races are heating up and stadiums are full again, so this September actually feels like a real MLB season. And in a year where the Dodgers are trying…
NFL Preview 2021: Tom Brady. That Is All.
The 17-game season is upon us, so football doesn’t feel nearly as exciting or meaningful anymore. I’ve been at this a while, though, so at least some kind of preseason prediction feels like an obligation….