We’ve pretty much reached the second round of the NHL playoffs, meaning we’ve bid farewell to some pretenders like the Devils, Flyers, and apparently even the Maple Leafs. Three of the four series are at…
It’s over. They did it (and I called it). My hot streak of picking championship games/series lives on thanks to one of the grittiest postseason runs in the history of professional sports. Maybe that’s a…
Is it safe to say that it’s a Yankees and Red Sox world and we’re all just living in it? Perhaps. Or maybe, just maybe, the Indians and Astros will decide that the so-called “little…
In this abridged edition of the DA Podcast, I examine why Major League Baseball needs to re-examine its postseason format. For example, why does the team without homefield advantage potentially get more home games in…
It’s playoff time in the NBA. Many moons ago, this was a very exciting time for folks, even though this is a sport and a league dominated by teams with star players at their disposal….
Has there ever been a weaker playoff field in NFL history than this year’s AFC grouping? Maybe NFL history is stretching it, but certainly in Brady & Belichick history. If you thought the Patriots’ road…
It’s December 28, 2016, but judging by the AFC landscape, you’d swear it was 2011. Or 2007. Or 2004. Or 2001. The holiday season is generally a bevy of television marathons of reruns of all…
It wasn’t going to be easy to end a 108-year drought. So naturally, the Chicago Cubs and their fans had to endure some scary bouts of deja vu before finally, finally, FINALLY locking down their…
It’s been worth the wait, hasn’t it? After 71 long years, the Chicago Cubs are back in the World Series. And after five long months, a Cleveland sports team will go for gold as the…
This has been a disturbing trend over the years, and not one that teams can really do anything about, either. But because of the structure of the Major League Baseball playoffs, sometimes, a team can…