Wednesday, September 30, 2015

See You Next Month!

MLB – I won't try to go back and check on my predictions for Monday. I've slept since then, and sports life moves on. Here's hoping the Rangers hit their magic number to once and for all clinch the AL West. Enough already.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015
  1. St. Louis at Pittsburgh (game 1)         Pittsburgh
  2. Toronto at Baltimore (game 1)           Toronto
  3. Minnesota at Cleveland (game 1)       Cleveland
  4. St. Louis at Pittsburgh (game 2)         St. Louis
  5. Oakland at LA Angels                        LA Angels
  6. Boston at NY Yankees                       NY Yankees
  7. NY Mets at Philadelphia                    NY Mets        
  8. Toronto at Baltimore (game 2)           Toronto
  9. Washington at Atlanta                        Atlanta
  10. ChiCubs at Cincinnati                         ChiCubs
  11. Miami at Tampa Bay                          Tampa Bay
  12. Minnesota at Cleveland (game 2)       Minnesota
  13. Detroit at Texas                                  Texas
  14. Kansas City at ChiSox                        Kansas City
  15. Colorado at Arizona                           Colorado
  16. LA Dodgers at San Francisco             San Francisco
  17. Houston at Seattle                               Houston
  18. Milwaukee at San Diego                     San Diego

One or two quick comments about the NBA:
  1. Why did the young man give himself the nickname "Swaggy P" in the first place? Nicholas is a perfectly acceptable name.
  2. Is Derrick Rose a mess or what? He hasn't been to play a full season without some type of injury in the past few years. This orbital bone fracture comes as basketball faithful are ready to see some preseason action. Hmm.

Lady Grid out.

Monday, September 28, 2015

A Somewhat Successful Sunday

MLB 

Sunday's Wrap Up

  1. White Sox vs. Yankees                 Yankees
  2. Rays vs. Blue Jays                        Blue Jays
  3. Twins vs. Tigers                            Twins
  4. Mets vs. Reds                               Mets
  5. Braves vs. Marlins                        Braves
  6. Orioles vs. Red Sox                      Red Sox
  7. Phillies vs. Nationals                     Phillies
  8. Rangers vs. Astros                        Rangers
  9. Indians vs. Royals                         Royals
  10. Brewers vs. Cardinals                   Cardinals
  11. Mariners vs. Angels                      Mariners
  12. Giants vs. Athletics                       Athletics
  13. Diamondbacks vs. Padres             Diamondbacks
  14. Dodgers vs. Rockies                     Rockies
  15. Pirates vs. Cubs                             Cubs

Monday's Predictions - the last regular season week for 2015.
  1. Cincinnati at Washington                  Cincinnati 
  2. St. Louis at Pittsburgh                       Pittsburgh
  3. Toronto at Baltimore                         Baltimore needs at least one victory this week.
  4. Boston at NY Yankees                     NY Yankees
  5. Minnesota at Cleveland                     Minnesota
  6. Kansas City at ChiCubs                    Chicago Cubs
  7. Detroit at Texas                                 Texas
  8. Oakland at LA Angels                      LA  Angels
  9. Houston at Seattle                             Seattle
  10. LA Dodgers at San Francisco           LA Dodgers


I know that there are no yellow flags of shame in baseball, but Washington Nationals players Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon looked silly as they scuffled in the dugout. Infighting is not the proper response to elimination from the playoffs. Tsk!

NFL

1.     Redskins vs. Giants    Giants took care of business on Thursday night and anxiously await the Salsa King’s return in week four.
2.     The Falcons come to see the Cowboys who have no Tony, no Dez, and no chance this week.
3.     Indy wants to be 1-2 and not 0-3. Luck gets back on track. Sorry Marcus!
4.     The Raiders bring their 1-1 record to Cleveland; Oakland wins and shocks them.
5.     Cincinnati will pay the price for the Ravens’ bruised egos.
6.     Jacksonville is improving; however, they are playing the Patriots this week. Nope.
7.     The Aints are coming! The Aints are coming. Panthers shut down the Saints.
8.     The reeling Eagles try to get some footing against the Jets. Jets stun Eagles.
9.     Houston earns its first home win this season by beating the Buccaneers.
10. Minnesota Vikings edge the Chargers.
11. Pittsburgh puts down St. Louis.
12. Arizona annihilates the Niners.
13. Buffalo soothes itself with a win in Miami.
14. Seattle and Chicago are both 0-2. Someone has to win this one. Push.

15. Detroit cannot go 0-3. It’s just not good for the Lions Nation. They defeat my General Peyton tonight.

Monday Night Game 

Kansas City pays a visit to Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers is Antaeus in Green Bay. Go, Pack, go! I don't want to work. I just want to bang on the drum all day.

Lady Grid out.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

So Long, Sundays of September!

MLB

For Saturday’s games, I was correct more often than not; however, here are the results.
1.      Pittsburgh vs. Cubs                            Incorrect.
2.      Texas vs. Houston                              Correct, unfortunately for my Rangers.
3.      Tampa Bay vs. Toronto                     Correct.
4.      Baltimore vs. Boston                         Incorrect
5.      ChiSox vs. NY Yankees                    Correct, unfortunately.
6.      San Francisco vs. Oakland                 Incorrect
7.      Philadelphia vs. Washington             Incorrect. The Nats perplex me. Argh!
8.      NY Mets at Cincinnati                       Correct!
9.      Minnesota at Detroit                          Correct, unfortunately.
10.  Cleveland at Kansas City                  Incorrect.
11.  Atlanta at Miami                                Correct.
12.  Milwaukee at St. Louis                      Correct.
13.  LA Dodgers at Colorado                   Incorrect.
14.  Arizona at San Diego                         Incorrect.
15.  Seattle at LA Angels                          Correct.

Sunday, September 27, 2015 

  1. White Sox vs. Yankees                 Yankees
  2. Rays vs. Blue Jays                        Blue Jays
  3. Twins vs. Tigers                            Twins
  4. Mets vs. Reds                               Mets
  5. Braves vs. Marlins                        Braves
  6. Orioles vs. Red Sox                      Red Sox (I want to be wrong; I want Adam Jones to homer and win, but I’m writing what I think is most likely to happen.)
  7. Phillies vs. Nationals                     Phillies
  8. Rangers vs. Astros                        Rangers
  9. Indians vs. Royals                         Royals
  10. Brewers vs. Cardinals                   Cardinals
  11. Mariners vs. Angels                      Mariners
  12. Giants vs. Athletics                       Athletics
  13. Diamondbacks vs. Padres             Diamondbacks
  14. Dodgers vs. Rockies                     Rockies
  15. Pirates vs. Cubs                             Cubs. I don’t like picking against Andrew, but it’s only an opinion anyway. I’d rather the Pirates win.

Gridiron Time!

College Round-Up

I am at a seventy-five percent success rate this week. That’s not too bad.
  1. Central Michigan brings its 1-2 record to Michigan State and leaves 1-3.
  2. BYU travels to Michigan and gets surprised.
  3. Southern at Georgia is really a game scheduled for today? That Dawg has his day.
  4. The USC Trojans heal from last week’s loss against Stanford by beating Arizona State Sun Devils.
  5. Georgia Tech plays Duke. If it were basketball, it’s a gimme. It’s not, so I’ll go with the Yellow Jackets.
  6. LSU wants to make Syracuse Orange blue. I think the Tigers will be surprised.
  7. Kansas Jayhawks take a trip to Rutgers and come home winners.
  8. Delaware fields a team against UNC; UNC sends the Blue Hens packing and pinning their plucked feathers.
  9. UMASS is in South Bend to face domination and destruction from the Fighting Irish. Oops! Irish win. Big.
  10. Rice in Waco to play tackle football against the Baylor Bears? This is an unfair fight and will be ugly.
  11. The Texas Longhorns really want to shut down the Oklahoma State offense today. They just might.
  12. Western Michigan is wasting its time playing Ohio State University.
  13. TCU puts down the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
  14. Ohio Bobcats have hopes against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ski-u-mah! Gophers win.
  15. Tennessee decides to visit the Swamp hoping for some fried gator snacks. Nope.
  16.  Like any good Aggie, I have a great craving for pulled pork. Texas A&M beats Arkansas.

Professional Picks

  1. Redskins vs. Giants    Giants took care of business on Thursday night and anxiously await the Salsa King’s return in week four.
  2. The Falcons come to see the Cowboys who have no Tony, no Dez, and no chance this week.
  3. Indy wants to be 1-2 and not 0-3. Luck gets back on track. Sorry Marcus!
  4. The Raiders bring their 1-1 record to Cleveland; Oakland wins and shocks them.
  5. Cincinnati will pay the price for the Ravens’ bruised egos.
  6. Jacksonville is improving; however, they are playing the Patriots this week. Nope.
  7. The Aints are coming! The Aints are coming. Panthers shut down the Saints.
  8. The reeling Eagles try to get some footing against the Jets. Jets stun Eagles.
  9. Houston earns its first home win this season by beating the Buccaneers.
  10. Minnesota Vikings edge the Chargers.
  11. Pittsburgh puts down St. Louis.
  12. Arizona annihilates the Niners.
  13. Buffalo soothes itself with a win in Miami.
  14. Seattle and Chicago are both 0-2. Someone has to win this one. Push.
  15. Detroit cannot go 0-3. It’s just not good for the Lions Nation. They defeat my General Peyton tonight.
Lady Grid out.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

First Saturday of Autumn 2015


MLB

Friday, September 25, 2015 Recap
1.     Pirates vs. Cubs                       Pirates
2.     White Sox vs. Yankees           Yankees
3.     Phillies vs. Nationals               Nationals
4.     Rays vs. Blue Jays                  Blue Jays
5.     Twins vs. Tigers                      Twins
6.     Orioles vs. Red Sox                Red Sox
7.     Mets vs. Reds                         Mets
8.     Braves vs. Marlins                  Braves
9.     Rangers vs. Astros                  Rangers
10. Indians vs. Royals                   Royals
11. Dodgers vs. Rockies               Dodgers
12. Brewers vs. Cardinals             Cardinals
13. Mariners vs. Angels                Angels
14. Giants vs. Athletics                 Giants
     15. Diamondbacks vs. Padres       Diamondbacks 

Saturday, September 26, 2015 
  1. Pittsburgh vs. Cubs
  2. Texas vs. Houston
  3. Tampa Bay vs. Toronto
  4. Baltimore vs. Boston
  5. ChiSox vs. NY Yankees
  6. San Francisco vs. Oakland
  7. Philadelphia vs. Washington
  8. NY Mets at Cincinnati
  9. Minnesota at Detroit
  10. Cleveland at Kansas City
  11. Atlanta at Miami
  12. Milwaukee at St. Louis
  13. LA Dodgers at Colorado
  14. Arizona at San Diego
  15. Seattle at LA Angels

Collegiate Gridiron

  1. Central Michigan brings its 1-2 record to Michigan State and leaves 1-3.
  2. BYU travels to Michigan and gets surprised.
  3. Southern at Georgia is really a game scheduled for today? That Dawg has his day.
  4. The USC Trojans heal from last week’s loss against Stanford by beating Arizona State Sun Devils.
  5. Georgia Tech plays Duke. If it were basketball, it’s a gimme. It’s not, so I’ll go with the Yellow Jackets.
  6. LSU wants to make Syracuse Orange blue. I think the Tigers will be surprised.
  7. Kansas Jayhawks take a trip to Rutgers and come home winners.
  8. Delaware fields a team against UNC; UNC sends the Blue Hens packing and pinning their plucked feathers.
  9. UMASS is in South Bend to face domination and destruction from the Fighting Irish. Oops! Irish win. Big.
  10. Rice in Waco to play tackle football against the Baylor Bears? This is an unfair fight and will be ugly.
  11. The Texas Longhorns really want to shut down the Oklahoma State offense today. They just might.
  12. Western Michigan is wasting its time playing Ohio State University.
  13. TCU puts down the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
  14. Ohio Bobcats have hopes against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ski-u-mah! Gophers win.
  15. Tennessee decides to visit the Swamp hoping for some fried gator snacks. Nope.
  16. Like any good Aggie, I have a great craving for pulled pork. Texas A&M beats Arkansas.

High School Recap

  • Frisco Centennial 31, Frisco 27
  • McAllen Memorial 60, La Joya 14
  • Lincoln 32, Lake Worth 27

Lady Grid out.

Friday, September 25, 2015

Back in the Eighties!

I was right about the Giants' win last night. Now both the 'Skins and Giants have a 1-2 record. The 'Boys are still atop the NFC East heading into this weekend's game against Atlanta. More about gridiron later.

Quick MLB Wrap-Up 


Thursday, September 24, 2015, was a banner day for predictions as we near the end of the regular season play. Any time the Rangers win, it's a great day. Let's go, Rangers!
  1. Arizona at LA Dodgers                      LA Dodgers
  2. Pittsburgh at Colorado                        Pittsburgh
  3. Texas at Oakland                                Texas
  4. Baltimore at Washington                    Baltimore
  5. ChiSox at NY Yankees                      NY Yankees
  6. Tampa Bay at Boston                         Boston
  7. NY Mets at Cincinnati                        NY Mets        
  8. Philadelphia at Miami                         Miami
  9. Milwaukee at St. Louis                       St. Louis
  10. Seattle at Kansas City                         Kansas City
  11. Cleveland at Minnesota                      Cleveland
  12. San Francisco at San Diego                San Francisco
Friday- September 25, 2015
  1. Pirates vs. Cubs                       Pirates
  2. White Sox vs. Yankees           Yankees
  3. Phillies vs. Nationals               Nationals
  4. Rays vs. Blue Jays                  Blue Jays
  5. Twins vs. Tigers                      Twins
  6. Orioles vs. Red Sox                Red Sox
  7. Mets vs. Reds                         Mets
  8. Braves vs. Marlins                   Braves
  9. Rangers vs. Astros                  Rangers
  10. Indians vs. Royals                   Royals
  11. Dodgers vs. Rockies               Dodgers
  12. Brewers vs. Cardinals             Cardinals
  13. Mariners vs. Angels                Angels
  14. Giants vs. Athletics                 Giants
  15. Diamondbacks vs. Padres       Diamondbacks

High School Football Forecast

  1. McAllen Memorial hosts La Joya in a home conference game.
  2. My Plano East Panthers are idle this week.
  3. Mama’s Lincoln High Tigers host the Lake Worth Frogs.
  4. Frisco Centennial takes on crosstown rival Frisco High School. Go, Titans!

Lady Grid out.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

A Dozen Games - A Baker's Dozen, That Is

MLB 

It’s been busy at my little red school house, then I took Wednesday off in honor of Yogi Berra’s passing. What a great man. Here are my hopes and ideas for Thursday, September 24, 2015.

  1. Arizona at LA Dodgers                      LA Dodgers
  2. Pittsburgh at Colorado                        Pittsburgh
  3. Texas at Oakland                                Texas
  4. Baltimore at Washington                    Baltimore
  5. ChiSox at NY Yankees                      NY Yankees
  6. Tampa Bay at Boston                         Boston
  7. NY Mets at Cincinnati                        NY Mets        
  8. Philadelphia at Miami                         Miami
  9. Milwaukee at St. Louis                       St. Louis
  10. Seattle at Kansas City                         Kansas City
  11. Cleveland at Minnesota                      Cleveland
  12. San Francisco at San Diego                San Francisco


NFL Time


The jubilant Washington Redskins bring their .500 record to Met Life Stadium. The Giants hope to even things out and have a 0.333 record when the final whistle sounds. Giants get it together and win.


Lady Grid out.

Sad News for MLB



The world is a little dimmer today after the passing of legendary Yogi Berra. I may not be a Yankees fan, but this man earned respect as a catcher who was part of a team that reached fourteen World Series in his tenure. Rest in peace.

Lady Grid out.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

College Football Rocks!

MLB Round-up

Saturday Games – September 19, 2015
Technically, I have a forty percent rate for Saturday's games with the double header played by the Angels and Twins since I picked the Angels for Friday's game that was moved to Saturday. It's all for fun anyway. I put the right answers in green, and the wrong answers in red. Is it Christmas time yet?
  1. Yankees at Mets                     Mets
  2. Cardinals at Cubs                    Cubs
  3. Angels at Twins – game 1       Angels (My pick from Friday still stands)
  4. Diamondbacks at Giants         Giants
  5. Marlins at Nationals                Marlins
  6. Red Sox at Blue Jays              Blue Jays
  7. Orioles at Rays                        Rays (I don’t like picking against the Os right now)
  8. Royals at Tigers                      Royals
  9. Angels at Twins – game 2      Twins
  10. White Sox at Indians              White Sox
  11. Reds at Brewers                      Reds
  12. Athletics at Astros                  Oakland helps Texas again.
  13. Phillies at Braves                     Atlanta
  14. Mariners at Rangers                Rangers will snap out of it.
  15. Padres at Rockies                    San Diego
  16. Pirates at Dodgers                   Pittsburgh gets one win out west in LA. Dance, Andrew!
Let's home that Sunday's outcomes are more to my liking. Ha ha ha! Pass the nachos!
  1. Boston at Toronto
  2. Kansas City at Detroit
  3. ChiSox at Cleveland
  4. Baltimore at Tampa Bay
  5. Philadelphia at Atlanta
  6. Miami at Washington
  7. Cincinnati at Milwaukee
  8. LA Angels at Minnesota
  9. Oakland at Houston
  10. St. Louis at ChiCubs
  11. Seattle at Texas
  12. Arizona at San Francisco
  13. Pittsburgh at LA Dodgers
  14. San Diego at Colorado
  15. NY Yankees at NY Mets

Football Time!

Collegiate Craziness?

  1. UNC hosts the Fighting Illini and wins.
  2. Northwestern Wildcats whip the Duke Blue Devils.
  3. Notre Dame escapes an upset from Georgia Tech.
  4. Tiger fight! Mike smacks Aubie around again. (LSU wins for the uninitiated)
  5. Miami husks the Cornhuskers. Warm weather does that to you.
  6. California Golden Bears dine on Texas Longhorns.
  7. Iowa Hawkeyes surprise the Pitt Panthers.
  8. UCLA annihilates BYU.
  9. USC nearly loses to the Stanford Cardinal.
  10. Alabama Crimson Tide obliterates Ole Miss. This is not even a fair fight.
  11. Buffalo at Florida Atlantic makes me scratch my head.
  12. Georgia State helps Oregon complete the tune up process.
  13. Army takes down Wake Forest.
  14. Central Michigan causes nervous tension for Syracuse in the second half, but the Orange wins.
  15. UNLV learns firsthand about the Texas A&M Aggies’ Twelfth Man. Whoop!

NFL Predictions

  1. Broncos over the Chiefs. (Thursday's game)
  2. Panthers greet the Texans with claws extended. JJ Watt, one of the nicest (and largest!) human beings on the planet, will be disappointed.
  3. The Steelers show the Niners how it's done.
  4. The Buccaneers continue their winless ways in New Orleans.
  5. The Lions maul the Vikings.
  6. Cardinals take apart the Bears.
  7. Patriots barely beat the Bills. I mean escape with their lives type of win.
  8. Bengals bash the Bolts.
  9. Titans make the Browns blue.
  10. Giants pluck the Falcons.
  11. Rams wipe out the Redskins.
  12. Florida Football Festival: Fins fleece Jags.
  13. R&R: Ravens ridicule the Raiders.
  14. Cowboys cudgel the Eagles.
  15. Packers send the Seahawks packing with an 0-2 start.
  16. Colts down the Jets in their home field opener at Lucas Oil Stadium. (Monday's game)
Lady Grid out.