Monthly Archives: September 2012
MLB Suicide Game: A Rough Sunday Eliminates 4 More and Leaves No One Perfect
A 9-16 day on Sunday leaves only 16 of the original 27 still alive just six days into Round Twelve and leaves none of those 16 without a strike. Half the remaining field has 1 strike, while the other half … Continue reading
The Phillies and Darrin Ruf
The Phils have won 12 of their last 16 games, and find themselves six games out of a playoff spot with 22 games to play. So…yeah, technically speaking, they are “not dead.” I’m choosing to continue to assume they are … Continue reading
NFL Week-by-Week Preview: The Playoffs
The year 2012 has ended and so has the NFL regular season. Twenty teams are now thinking about what to do in the offseason, while twelve are dreaming of the Lombardi Trophy. The Packers and Patriots each won themselves homefield … Continue reading
MLB Suicide Game: A Stellar 24-3 Day Keeps All 27 Alive Through Three
Only 3 times (in 12 rounds) this year has the whole field survived through three days – and two of them were the past two rounds, which saw huge fields. Yes, the picking gets a LOT easier the later you … Continue reading
NFL Week-by-Week Preview: Week Seventeen
And, here it is – the final day of the NFL regular season. With two days left in 2012, we have got ourselves a full slate of nothing but intra-division games. Sit back and enjoy! Unfortunately, Vegas doesn’t come out … Continue reading
NFL Week-by-Week Preview: Week Sixteen
As everyone rushed to finish the Christmas shopping, the NFL season waits for no one. 15 of the 16 games are on Sunday this week (with the other on Saturday) to avoid a Christmas Eve Monday Night game. The matchups … Continue reading
MLB Suicide Game: The Giants Ruin an Otherwise Perfect Day Two
There were 20 picks yesterday, and only three lost – all Giants picks. Madison Bumgarner is outdueled by Trevor Cahill in the Giants 6-2 loss to Arizona The 3 losses drop the Giants to a still solid 71-39 on the … Continue reading
NFL Week-by-Week Preview: Week Fifteen
The cold December is none better warmed than by meaningful NFL games. With the defending champs, America’s team, and everybody’s 2011 darling all two games out of a playoff spot in the NFC, the field could become pared down to just the … Continue reading
NFL Week-by-Week Preview: Week Fourteen
After this week, there will only be three games left in the 2012 NFL season. The plot thickens… Thursday Night Denver (6-6) at OAKLAND (2-10) – Vegas: Broncos -1.5 I think this is the first time in 14 weeks that … Continue reading
MLB Suicide Game: An Up-and-Down Start to Round Twelve
After the rollover of Round Eleven, we start Round Twelve – most likely, the penultimate round of the year. There were 21 people in on Day One, with at least two more that will be joining for Day Two. The … Continue reading