Ups and Downs for Sports (Ags Blew It!)

MLB

Sunday Wrap-Up

Batting Average: 0.600

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

Monday's Lineup

1. Milwaukee at Cincinnati
2. Kansas City at Detroit
3. Philadelphia at NY Mets
4. NY Yankees at Baltimore
5. Cleveland at ChiSox
6. San Francisco at Colorado
7. ChiCubs at Pittsburgh
8. LA Angels at Oakland
9. St. Louis at San Diego
10. Houston at Seattle
11. Toronto at Boston
12. Washington at Miami -Number 53 for Big G!
13. Minnesota at Tampa Bay
14. Texas at Atlanta - I want @ThaFreeze to win if he runs tonight!
15. Arizona at LA Dodgers

NCAA Football

Yep, they blew a 34 point lead. A tale of two halves once again. I still am hoping for my Aggies, but this season opener was not one to inspire Aggie Nation. C'mon, boys! Finish what you start! I am scratching my head over this one. Sigh.

At least Virginia Tech won. Now I am at 50 percent for the night and at 66.7 percent for my NCAA picks. Tonight the Tennessee Volunteers led by Smokey faces the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. I'll be singing "Rocky Top" at the top of my lungs.

Lady Grid out.

Back to Work and E. Elliott Gets Suspended

The past couple of days have meant inservice for me as a teacher. We meet and discuss curriculum updates; the bonds of team members begin knitting while working on a common project. We have four days of building inservice next week, and then we start August 21. Teachers, play ball!

MLB

1. Pittsburgh at Toronto - no pick since I forgot! Ugh!
2. Boston at NY Yankees
3. Minnesota at Detroit
4. Cleveland at Tampa Bay
5. San Francisco at Washington
6. NY Mets at Philadelphia
7. Kansas City at ChiSox
8. Cincinnati at Milwaukee
9. Colorado at Miami
10. Atlanta at St. Louis
11. Houston at Texas
12. ChiCubs at Arizona
13. Baltimore at Oakland
14. LA Angels at Seattle
15. San Diego at LA Dodgers

NFL
Perhaps now E. Elliott will realize that he has to behave a certain way since he is in the public eye. I want him to figure it out now. Six games hurts my Cowboys' offense, yet it has taken an inordinate amount of time for the league to take action. This is a head-scratcher.

Lady Grid out.

A Saturday in May

MLB

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

NBA

Cleveland is up 3-0. Yawn.
San Antonio is up 2-1. Hmm.

• Golden State vs. Utah

Head Scratcher

Who charges $495 for a pair of athletic shoes that will wear out just like my $30 pair from Walmart?

Yellow Flag of Shame goes to Lonzo Ball's outspoken father, the Mouth. Just. Be. Quiet.

Lady Grid out.

A Bit of Disbelief

Golf is not a sport I watch too often, but even I know of the legendary Arnold Palmer who passed away yesterday at the age of 87. Rest in peace!

NFL Wrap Up

1. Arizona at Buffalo- I was flabbergasted by this one. Just gobsmacked at the end results. Without NFL Redzone, I had to use my ESPN app to keep up. Head Scratcher!
2. Oakland at Tennessee- I had a feeling I should not have picked against the silver and black.
3. Cleveland at Miami
4. Baltimore at Jacksonville
5. Detroit at Green Bay
6. Denver at Cincinnati
7. Minnesota at Carolina- Are you kidding me? My son was not happy about this result. No way.
8. Washington at NY Giants
9. Los Angeles at Tampa Bay- Good for the Rams who are surprising everyone. Seattle paid the price last week. 
10. San Francisco at Seattle- Good.
11. NY Jets at Kansas City
12. San Diego at Indianapolis
13. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia - What on Earth happened to Pittsburgh? Not even a "C" game to be found. Ugh. Head Scratcher.
14. Chicago at Dallas- Okay, that means we have a 2-1 record in the NFL East. What will Stephen A. Smith have to say about it on FirstTake this morning?

For Monday Night Football on ESPN, I am picking the Saints to earn their first win over the visiting Falcons in a divisional game.

MLB 

Monday Games

1. Diamondbacks at Nationals
2. Cubs at Pirates - win 100 but against my Andrew and Starling. Boo.
3. Yankees at Blue Jays
4. Indians at Tigers - only because I want the Rangers to have home field advantage!
5. Mets at Marlins - For sentimental reasons and José Fernández.
6. Brewers at Rangers
7. Rays at White Sox
8. Mariners at Astros
9. Reds at Cardinals
10. Athletics at Angels

Sunday Wrap Up
Batting Average: A nice passing average of 0.712 for a Sunday.

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

Lady Grid out.

Win-Win Wednesday/New Feature Debuts Today: Head Scratchers

MLB Time - I had to watch that flubbed call about fan interference in Bogaerts' near HR in the 8th inning of the White Sox-Red Sox game. I rewatched it and feel that it would have continued without the fans sticking their paws in the way. My opinion.

Thursday's Games

1. San Francisco at Pittsburgh
2. Seattle at Detroit
3. Philadelphia at Minnesota
4. ChiSox at Boston - no brooms in Boston, please, Big Papi.
5. NY Mets at Atlanta
6. San Diego at Cincinnati
7. ChiCubs at Miami - I may have to catch any view of this game just to watch Ichiro's at-bat shirt adjustment routine. Every. Single. Time.
8. Arizona at Colorado
9. Oakland at LA Angels

Wednesday's Wrap-Up
Batting Average:

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

Soccer

European Championship

• Hungary vs. Portugal - draw
• Iceland vs. Austria - win
• Sweden vs. Belgium - loss
• Italy vs. Ireland (Eire) - win

Copa América

Colombia vs. Chile  - win

Head Scratchers:

1. Former MVP Derrick Rose was traded to the New York Knicks.
2. Las Vegas now has an NHL team when the 2017-2018 season starts. Will they be the Gamblers?
3. Dirk Nowitzki will be a free agent on July 1. 

Lady Grid out.