Yankees end long drought, win first title of the Third Millennium

The Third Millennium is a bit darker today, the air is denser making it tougher to inhale, and while the sun is out, it is nowhere near as bright as has been over the past nine years. Yes gone are the mid-Fall days where the roads that paved the morning commute were filled with bumps [...]

2009 MLB Playoff Predictions

Before I get to my fearless MLB post-season prediction, let’s look back at my regular season predictions, “project debrief” style:

NL West

What went well: I nailed the Dodgers and Rockies as the top two finishers of the division, respectively. But I failed to correctly call the Rockies as the Wild Card. I nailed the [...]

The Punch List for 2009-10-05

I am starting a new weekly column, called “The Punch List” that contains a weekly list of the five people I most want to punch in the face. Be forewarned, most of the people on this list will be there because they failed to meet my fantasy football expectations on the previous weekend.

Here is [...]

Stick a fork in them, they’re done!

Is there anything in the world worse than when someone gets in your head and absolutely owns you at something? I have a racquetball partner who owns me like that. It doesn’t matter what the score is, he always believes he can win. And what’s worse – I know it too.

Well, boys [...]

Minor League Catcher wins World Series in May

Imagine using chlorine as an eye-wetting replacement for Visine. Burns, right? That’s about how I feel after watching the Red Sox blow a ninth inning tonight to the Mets. I would almost rather have my scrotum nailed to a park bench while being attacked by an army of ants! OK, maybe that is a tad [...]

¼ Season – AL EAST by the numbers

We are at the quarter pole of the 2009 MLB season and so far this year is filled with amazing stories. And what better way to represent those stories with a “By the Numbers” for each division, beginning with my beloved AL East.

0 – Home runs by David Ortiz, which puts him on pace [...]

World Series Pick

My mediocre playoff run continued with my Championship series picks, as I finished 1-1 correctly calling the Rays and missing on the Dodgers. So I need the World Series pick to finish above 500 in the playoffs. Consider it done!
Here is a quick break down:

The Phillies have the overall best starter in the series (Hamels), [...]

ALCS by the Numbers

0 – Hits by Manny Ramirez in a Red Sox uniform this post-season.
Side Tangent: I will admit I was a sheep and followed the general sentiment that “it was time for Manny to go”. However, my tune has changed and now I consider Manny nothing more than a child caught in a custody battle. He [...]

Running Log – Sunday 10/5/2008

It’s week five of the NFL season and I am finally get around to a running log for an NFL game. To make up for my delinquency, I am going to keep the log running for the entire day. Yes, that is right I will keep this thing going through the early and [...]

2008 MLB LCS Predictions

My division series picks finished a very below average 2-2. I can use the “reverse jinx” theory on the Red Sox, but the reality is I honestly didn’t think they would win that series. I completely forgot about the mental block the Angels have when they play the Sox.

I hit the Phillies and [...]