* A quote that appeared on my Google homepage quotes widget: “No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.” –Jascha Heifetz * Former Red Sox closer Keith Foulke is retiring from baseball at age 34. Foulke said some dumb […]
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My NFL picks for week 15
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 7-9 Summary:This past week was a four-way tie between all four of the participants in the pool. So technically, I haven’t lost for two straight weeks now following my win in week 13. Season to date: 104-93 – Good […]
My picks for NFL week 11
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 7-9 Summary: Yet another bad week. Not much else to say on that one. Season to date: 71-55 – Good for 61% This week, I’m playing it safe pretty much across the board. My picks below in BOLD. Leave […]
My picks for NFL week 10
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 6-8 Summary: Yipes, another bad week. Worse, I finished 5 games worse than the leader, meaning I’m now a total of 11 games out first place in the overal yearly standings. That’s still good for second, but a gap […]
My picks for NFL week 9
Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 8-5 Summary: Arghhhhh!!! I did well this week- but, amazingly, not well enough to win. I can in second place overall. Season to date: 59-38 – Good for 61% (on my way back up- 1% over last week) This […]
My picks for NFL week 7
It’s another Friday, and that means it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview. Last week: 8-5 Summary: Not only did I not win again last week, I actually had my worst week yet- finishing at just 8-5 in the bye-shortened week. Season to date: 46-25 – Good for 65% This week I […]
My picks for NFL week 6
I’m in a football pool with some family. I’ve been logging my progress so far– here’s the latest update. Last week: 10-4 Summary:Last week was just a plain-old off week…not much to report. I came in second again, for the third straight week and fourth overall, so I hold onto a close second in the […]
Life is often a terribly, terribly unfair place to…
Life is often a terribly, terribly unfair place to be. Ralph Wiley, ESPN.com Page2 columnist and legendary sportswriter, has passed away.
Reading Bill Simmons
If you care even in the slightest for either sports and/or magazine writing, you should be reading ESPN’s Bill Simmons now more than ever. After a couple shaky months (a career so prolific, yet so organic, creates natural ups and downs), Simmons has been on fire lately, with two excellent mailbag columns and two other […]