When we last checked in on the basketball team, they were 3-0, having beaten three cupcakes. They had one more easy game scheduled before heading to the Bahamas to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis, where they would play three games in three days against competition significantly better than they had faced all year. Their [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! There are three Thursday games to watch today while gouging on turkey so enjoy one of the best days of the year. My picks went 7-5-2 last week, bringing my season total to 33-28-4. Last week’s picks were made in time for the Thursday night game and that was a win. However, my [...]
1968 TOPPS BOB HENDLEY If Bob Hendley is remembered in baseball today, it’s for throwing a one-hitter in a game that Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game. The only run scored in the game was an unearned one, making it a perfect representation of the deadball 1960s. But what makes him a subject of the [...]
My picks went 7-6 last week, bringing my year-long record to 26-23-2. The crazy thing is that the picks for the traditional 1:00 and 4:00 Sunday games are solid and the picks for night games have been dismal. Last week, the column was posted in time to pick the overseas game. That one was a [...]
The Wolfpack have played two games since our last update, winning both of them to up their season record to 3-0. They haven’t played a particularly good team yet, so take that record with a grain of salt. But their last two opponents offered different challenges, one that State found easier to defeat than the [...]
Prior to the 2015 season, my top 10 list had Rafael Montero #1 and Noah Syndergaard #2. That one hasn't worked out very well, as Syndergaard has posted 21.0 fWAR in his career to date while Montero has just a 3.7 mark. Both are free agents this year and Montero just inked a 3/$34.5 million [...]
It was a sister-kisser week, as my picks went 5-5-2, bringing my season ledger to 19-17-2, with best bets going 3-3. The highlight of the week was getting a night game right for the first time, as the Ravens pounded the Saints on Monday night. With that little jinx out of the way, it’s time [...]
Next up in our interview series is friend of the site, John from Albany. I first became aware of John around four years or so ago, when he was writing for Mack's Mets. John brought something completely different to Mack's site. Sure, he wrote about prospects like everyone else there does. But he also contributed [...]