I’ve Reached the Playoffs Above .500!
It wasn’t easy, but eventually I nudged over the break-even mark at 23-21. Now, on to the more important games. Playoffs are here, with No. 7 seeds that no one asked for after a 17th…
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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 August Report: Dodgers’ Purchases Impose Fear
Let’s be frank: the Los Angeles Dodgers did not need Max Scherzer or Trea Turner. My personal opinion was that they were more motivated to fatten their absurd, record-setting payroll to $275 million out of spite to…
World Series Preview: Will Houston Have a Problem?
Okay, we’ve finally made it. The Fall Classic is here, and while it may not feature the big market, usual suspects, we’ve got a refreshing matchup headlined by star-studded pitching. No Red Sox. No Yankees….
NLCS Preview: Dogs Have Their Day, Hit Cusp of WS
So how many of you realistically thought this would be our NLCS matchup? Not me, certainly. The Dodgers dropped the NLDS in five after winning 106 games, a stunner few saw coming. The Nationals came…
NFL Divisional Round Picks: Will Big Guns Go Bye-Bye?
Things are going swimmingly for me lately, with a 3-1 week boosting yet another successful season record to 19 games over .500. It was a weekend for road warriors, with only the Seahawks (they of…
NFL Playoff Picks: Let’s Get Wild!
Alright, so another successful season picking games for me, as I went 44-27 (62%) picking games I felt strongly about. And now comes the fun part — playoffs! How fitting that in these PLAYOFFS! (thank…
LCS Preview: Heavyweights Clash, Underdogs Flash
Doesn’t it feel like the baseball season just started yesterday? It was a blink of an eye ago that the season kicked off on a Thursday in March, and now we’re down to four clubs…
As Predictable MLB Season Drags On, Our Greatest Yanks/Sox Fears May Turn Into Our Greatest Asset
This has felt inevitable since December 9, 2017. That was the day that the baseball world was rocked by the Yankees essentially fleecing old friend Derek Jeter (or was he just doing them a solid?)…
NHL Second Round Picks: Eastern Conference = AFC
My apologies for being a day late. Don’t let that fool you into thinking I would have picked the Capitals to break through against the Penguins. The mental roadblock that will never clear is going…