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NFL Week 12 Picks: The Holiday Edition

Posted: 26th November 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there who realizes, like me, that Thanksgiving is meant to be for three things: family, food, and football. Once again this year, we get a triple-header on which to feastùas long as you have NFL Network, or live in or around New York or Denver. Then on Sunday and Monday Night, we get our usual helping for games from around the league, topped off by ...

NFL Week 10 Picks: Now the Real Fun Begins

Posted: 12th November 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
Not sure if he's smiling or not, but I don't think he'll be smiling after Sunday Night So we have finally crossed the midway point of the regular season in the NFL and so far, as expected, there have been some surprises and some disappointments.á My ability to pick games probably falls in neither of those areas, but rather in more of an ôas expected category.öá After last weekÆs 5-8 disaster, ...

NFL Midseason Review

Posted: 9th November 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
As we reach the end of Week 9, every team is halfway through the regular season.á Some have been great surprises while others have not. And Oakland is, well, yeah. ItÆs at this point where I like to take a look at my preseason predictions and see which ones were good and which were not. LetÆs start with the good. á The Good: AFC 1. As predicted, Tom Brady and the New England ...

NFL Week Eight: In Need of a Bailout

Posted: 29th October 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
Maybe itÆs the fact that I am stuck in a deathbed for football this year in Washington, or maybe I just am missing something, but the last two weeks have not gone according to plan.á After what looked like a promising start with four easy wins, the Texans forgot how to play offense and failed to cover against San Fran after nearly blowing a 21-0 halftime lead. And Brett Favre decided to ...

NFL Week 7 Picks: Looking for a Few Good Teams

Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
"Matty Ice" has led the Falcons to a 4-1 start, but no one seems to be noticing. Maybe this week will help. á IÆm not going to preface this with anything other than oops.á Last week was just atrocious and hopefully no one that reads this bet using my picks after going 5-9.á If you did, and if I wasnÆt a poor college student, I would pay you your losses, but alas ...
Ronnie Brown and the Dolphins ran all over the Jets last night, winning 31-27 in Miami. In a week of NFL action that was very unpredictable and had a few surprising results, itÆs only fitting that we would get more of the same on Monday Night.á The Chad Henne-led, wildcat running Miami Dolphins defeated the favored New York Jets in South Florida 31-27.á Not only did they beat the Jets, but ...

MLB: Divisional Series Preview

Posted: 5th October 2009 by Sean Wagman in MLB
One hundred sixty-two games was enough for seven of the eight playoff teams this year.á However, we wonÆt know the winner of the one-game playoff between Detroit and Minnesota until tomorrow night.á For now, though, weÆll take a look at playoff scenarios for both teams against the Yankees, in addition to the Red Sox-Angels, Phillies-Rockies, and Cardinals-Dodgers series that start on Wednesday or Thursday. á á Red Sox-Angels In a rematch of last ...

NFL Week Four: Just Win, Baby

Posted: 3rd October 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
The big one is the game on Monday Night, with Brett Favre going up against his old mates from Green Bay. Week Four of the NFL Season is just about 36 hours away now and I almost forgot to make my pick for this weekàoops.á Last week was another solid one, going 10-6 to push the overall record for the year to 29-19 through the first three weeks.á LetÆs see if ...

MLB Playoffs Positional Power Rankings: Second Base

Posted: 1st October 2009 by Sean Wagman in MLB
Now that the playoff picture has pretty much all but taken its final shape, I have taken the liberty of removing any and all Twins or Braves from the remaining lists, so donÆt be confused that the list stops at No. 8 as opposed to No. 10.á That being said, today weÆre looking at the group of second basemen headed into the Divisional Series next week.á This is a group that is ...

NFL Week Four: Washington Redskins Need Change, But No Hope?

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
Disappointment.áA feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized. The Washington Redskins are definitely disappointed with the way they have played in the first three games this season including losing to the Detroit Lions, a team that had not won since December 23 of 2007. IÆll get to the Detroit loss in a second, but can we talk about how the Redskins only managed to put up nine ...