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.

The National Pastime and Collegiate Gridiron

Congratulations to Roberta Vinci in her unexpected win over Grand Slam champ Serena Williams. Itwas not meant to be for the younger Williams sister. Now we'll see who will win the Open.

MLB edges closer to the end of the season for quite a few teams. From the postponed games from Thursday, I picked the Blue Jays and Cubs and was right about both results. Woo-hoo! Here are my results from Friday’s outings. With two games either suspended or postponed, I’ll have to recap when they’re played.

1.     Athletics at Rangers                            Rangers

2.     Cubs at Phillies                                   Cubs

3.     Blue Jays at Yankees                          Blue Jays

4.     Royals at Orioles                                 Royals were stunned by the Orioles.

5.     Brewers at Pirates                               Pirates

6.     Tigers at Indians                                 Indians - postponed

7.     Cardinals at Reds                                Cardinals - suspended

8.     Nationals at Marlins                            Marlins

9.     Red Sox at Rays                                  Red Sox

10. Mets at Braves                                    Mets

11. Twins at White Sox                            White Sox

12. Cubs and Phillies (double-header)      Phillies

13. Dodgers at Diamondbacks                  Dodgers

14. Astros at Angels                                  Astros

15. Rockies at Mariners                            Rockies

16. Padres at Giants                                  Giants

Saturday, September 12, 2015

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

College Football

So many matchups are laughable, and I just won’t waste time with annihilation plans. Okay, I’ll mention a couple but abstain from others.

1. Oregon State visits Michigan. Beavers and wolverines don’t mix it up usually. Michigan notches their first win of the season.
2. USF heads over to Florida State to be obliterated. Tsk. I want to be wrong. Please make me wrong.
3. Hawaii at Ohio State means an ugly one-sided game in favor of the Buckeyes.
4. Oklahoma heads over to Tennessee for some “Rocky Top” fun. Tennessee upsets OU.
5. Texas A&M hosts Ball State in College Station and ends with a win.
6. The Green Battle commences when Oregon plays Michigan State. Sparty has duck soup for dinner.
7. LSU takes on conference rival Mississippi State and makes the Bulldogs pay.
8. Boise State Broncos tame the BYU Cougars.

High School Gridiron

My alma mater Plano East beat Flower Mound 36-24, and Mama’s Lincoln High Tigers defeated the Samuell Spartans 38-22.

The First Four are Fabulous!

Things weren't looking so hot for me at press time. C'est la guerre! I have five out of nine correct. Still stuck at home and not  heading to Vegas!

1.     Rockies at Mets                                 Mets

2.     Athletics at Blue Jays                        Blue Jays

3.     Rangers at Twins                               Rangers (Today’s our day!)

4.     Brewers at Cubs                                 Cubs

5.     Yankees at Indians                             Indians (Bombers are in a slump now.)

6.     Pirates at Cardinals                            Cardinals (Make me wrong, Bucs!) - Yay, I was wrong!

7.     Angels at Royals                                Royals because the Tigers beat them yesterday.

8.     Reds at Dodgers                                 Dodgers, sorry Todd Frazier!

9.     Nationals at Giants                             Giants (Did you expect a different choice?)

Friday Forecasting – August 14, 2015

1. ChiCubs at ChiSox                             ChiCubs
2. Oakland at Baltimore                          Baltimore
3. NY Yankees at Toronto                      Toronto
4. Seattle at Boston                                 Boston
5. Pittsburgh at NY Mets                        Pittsburgh is riding high after beating the Cardinals!
6. Arizona at Atlanta                              Atlanta
7. Tampa Bay at Texas                           Texas
8. LA Angels at Kansas City                  Kansas City avenges their loss from Thursday
9. Philadelphia at Milwaukee                 Milwaukee
10. Cleveland and Minnesota                   Cleveland
11. Detroit at Houston                              Houston
12. Miami at St. Louis                              Let me guess – St. Louis? Of course.
13. San Diego at Colorado                       San Diego
14. Cincinnati at LA Dodgers                  Cincinnati
15. Washington at San Francisco             San Francisco

The preseason games didn’t warrant a great deal of interest for me tonight, but that will change as the teams finalize their rosters in the next few weeks. College Pick ’Em returns to my little part of the world in about three weeks. I can wait until then.

Lady Grid out.