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It’s an Even Year

You all know what that means. Yes, the Diamondbacks signed Greinke, the Cubs are stacked, sure, the Royals are good, but…c’mon. The last team other than the San Francisco Giants to win a World Series in an even year? 2008 Philadelphia Phillies. Yes, those probably worst team in baseball Phillies. So those 162 games plus intenseContinue reading “It’s an Even Year”

This is Not the Hall of Very Good

It’s the Hall of Fame. Anyone who is in the Hall should be synonymous with the term “baseball legend”. They should invoke memories. You should be able to picture a typical at bat for them or a specific highlight play should come to mind. The Hall of Fame is around to showcase the players whoContinue reading “This is Not the Hall of Very Good”

Revisiting the Playoff Picture Entering Conference Championship Week

There was surprisingly little drama in the final week of the regular season. The biggest “upset” was a thriller between Notre Dame (6) and Stanford (9), which will go down as a signature moment in Stanford history but had very little impact on the playoff picture itself. The committee has been blessed with a playoffContinue reading “Revisiting the Playoff Picture Entering Conference Championship Week”

Nightmare and Dream Scenarios for the CFB Contenders

The new CFB Top 25 rankings have yet to come out after another week of chaos in the College Football landscape, so these are based off of last week’s rankings. 1.Clemson Sorry, Jared Goff. DeShaun Watson is the best QB in College Football. Dream: Win out, and win big to lock up the number one seedContinue reading “Nightmare and Dream Scenarios for the CFB Contenders”