Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, April 23, 2012,
Rainout May Aid Yankees and Red Sox
After two
emotionally draining games – more specifically, Saturday's epic
comeback by the Yankees and epic meltdown by the Red Sox – Sunday's
rainout may have been the best possible result for both teams.
For the Yankees,
it allows them to push back CC Sabathia to start the opener of a key
three-game series in Texas, for which the Rangers will be without the
services of Adrian Beltre. The rain has been nothing but bad news for
Texas lately.
A year ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, January 20, 2012,
We’ve reached the Final Four and perhaps more refreshingly,
two of the league’s three offensive sideshows have been put to rest. The Saints
and Packers and their circus-like attack will be home watching three teams at
least built in large part on defense, while the one dragon left to slay resides
in Foxborough. The Ravens and Giants are built to win on the road, but in
championship weekend history, only twice have both road teams won (1992 and 1997). Still, from 1997-2005
at least one... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Thursday, January 12, 2012,
Chris Berman calls this the best
weekend in all of sports, the divisional round of the playoffs. The
big four are coming off their byes, a week after all four home teams
won in the wild card round for just the third time in 22 years since
the NFL went to a 12-team playoff format. However, all four teams
have not won in the divisional round since 2004. However you slice
it, there figures to be a surprise or two this weekend and some
exceptional football. Though Metlife Stadium and Invesco Fiel... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, December 30, 2011,
Hard to believe a season that almost
never was is almost over. While most of the playoff spots have been
locked up there is still some drama remaining, including the NFC East
showdown between Dallas and the Giants and the final AFC wild card
spot. 16 divisional games are on the docket, which certainly isn't a
foolproof solution to fixing some of these so-called meaningless
games, but nevertheless we are in for another fun finish.
Last week: 8-8
Season: 110-121-9
Buffalo at New England (-1... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Thursday, December 8, 2011,
All eyes will be on Lambeau Field Sunday afternoon, as the Green Bay Packers' march to 16-0 continues against Oakland. In the evening they will turn to Jerry World, where the Giants and Cowboys will face off in the first of two meetings in the season's final four weeks to decide the NFC East. As for me, I need a miracle to finish over .500. My chances are about as good as that of the Bills - as in non-existent. Last week: 7-9 Season: 86-98-8
Atlanta (-3) at Carolina
Analysis: Carol... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, November 29, 2011,
Some random thoughts and musings from around the NFL amidst
a busy Tuesday afternoon with news of a major shakeup in North Florida.
Canned in Jacksonville
Jack
Del Rio’s firing was long overdue but perfectly timed. With a change in
ownership underway, it only makes sense the new regime will want to put its own
stamp on a franchise seemingly in eternal transition. Mel Tucker will hold down
the fort until new boss Shahid Khan and his minions can find somebod... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Wednesday, November 16, 2011,
Another Thursday loss means another uphill climb come Sunday for me. Bengals-Ravens highlights Week 11, as does Part 6 of the Jay Cutler-Philip Rivers saga. The Packers' chase for perfection collides with the reeling Bucs, while the Colts jaunt towards imperfection takes a hiatus with a much-needed bye. Last week: 6-10Season: 66-74-6 Buffalo at Miami (-1) Analysis: Does anybody want more redemption in this game than Dan Carpenter? The normally-reliable Dolphins kicker missed a career... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Thursday, October 27, 2011,
With
my big Week 7 surge, I have officially moved over .500 for the year. What an
accomplishment considering the Dolphins-like start I had to my season. There
are five double-digit spreads among the six early games, so if you live on the
West Coast like me, you can probably sleep in until the late games start this
week. Then again, could we have an upset or two in store?
Week 7: 9-3-1
Season: 49-48-6
Arizona at Baltim... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, October 21, 2011,
Finally,
a week to be proud of. 8-4-1 (I guess the bye weeks are helping me
out) and now 3-3 on upset specials for the year. Did I say upset
special? Jim Schwartz was especially upset after Jim Harbaugh’s
overly-excited postgame handshake. That means only the 6-0 Packers
remain unbeaten. Will they remain so in Week 7? Let’s take a look
at the 13 games on tap: Last week: 8-4-1Season: 40-45-5
Atlanta
at Detroit (-3.5)
Analysis: Okay,
so the Lions are human after all. At 5-1, t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Saturday, September 24, 2011,
I wasn't exactly
on point last week, going 5-9-2, although the late games brought me
back a bit (thanks for showboating, Jesse Holley). The aerial
assaults and scoring barrages continue, a trend that looks like it's
here to stay. Week 3 features several perennial also-rans playing in
big games looking to show they are for real (see: Detroit, Buffalo,
Houston). 2-0 is great for those teams, but stepping up to a real
challenge is what truly makes believers. And now, a breakdown of the
games:
La...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, August 8, 2011,
First it
was MLB Network. Then Fox got in on the action. And finally, ESPN
polished off "The Weekend Part 2" by showcasing its two
local favorites and, quite frankly, the only two teams that exist in
professional baseball (they'll recognize the Phillies come October,
however). The Red Sox and Yankees split the first two games of their
fourth series of 2011 before ESPN (for the record, this is the
official ESPN equation: NESN + YES = ESPN) got to air the rubber
match.
With the
Yankees lead...
Posted by Michael Seff on Saturday, July 2, 2011,
It is a generally accepted principle that baseball players tend to do some foolish things. Take San Francisco Giants' closer Brian Wilson, who took out the frustrations of a second straight blown save on the team's water coolers and dugout walls and came out lucky to avoid any injury. But the Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips did something on May 25 that allowed the Philadelphia Phillies - and more specifically utility infielder Wilson Valdez - to re-write the record books. You may remember th... Continue reading ...
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