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2011 NFL Picks

NFL Picks, 2011 Season

NFC East
1. Eagles
2. Cowboys
3. Giants
4. Redskins

NFC North
1. Packers
2. Lions
3. Bears
4. Vikings

NFC South
1. Saints
2. Falcons
3. Buccaneers
4. Panthers

NFC West
1. Rams
2. Cardinals
3. Seachickens
4. Niners

AFC East
1. Patriots
2. Jets
3. Bills
4. Dolphins

AFC North
1. Steelers
2. Ravens
3. Browns
4. Bengals

AFC South
1. Texans
2. Colts
3. Titans
4. Jaguars

AFC West
1. Chargers
2. Broncos
3. Chiefs
4. Raiders

MVP: Phillip Rivers
Most Passing Yards: Phillip Rivers
Most Rushing TDs: Adrian Peterson
Most Receiving TDs: Vincent Jackson
Most Sacks: Elvis Dumervil

AFC Wild Cards: Ravens, Jets
First Round Winners: Chargers, Jets
Divisional Round Winners: Patriots, Chargers
Conference Championship: Patriots

NFC Wild Cards: Cowboys, Falcons
First Round Winners: Falcons, Packers
Divisional Round Winners: Saints, Packers
Conference Championship: Saints

Super Bowl Champ: Saints
Super Bowl MVP: Drew Brees

1. Over/Under Games Played Albert Haynesworth, 7.5: Over
2. O/U Games Started by TJack, 9.5: Over
3. O/U Games Played by Peyton Manning, 11.5: Under
4. O/U Games Played by Michael Vick, 13.5: Under
5. O/U TDs by Chad Ochocinco, 6.5: Under
6. Better QB Rating, Bradford or Stafford (min 6 games - if qb plays less than six games, other guy gets it): Bradford
7. Worst Team (record, offensive stats if there's a tie) (aka, Winner of the "Suck for Luck" sweepstakes): Cincinnati Bengals
8. O/U Rookie QB's who Start a Game, 4.5: Over
9. Highest Scoring Team: Atlanta
10. More Rushing Yards, Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson: Chris Johnson

NFC East

1. Eagles
2. Cowboys
3. Giants
4. Racist Logos

NFC North

1. Packers
2. Lions
3. Bears
4. Vikings

NFC South

1. Falcons
2. Saints
3. Bucs
4. Panthers

NFC West

1.Cardinals
2. Rams
3. Seagulls
4.49ers

AFC East

1. Pats
2. Jets
3. Bills
4. Dolphins

AFC North

1. Steelers
2. Ravens
3. Browns
4. Bengals

AFC South

1. Texans
2. Colts
3. Titans
4. Jags

AFC West

1. Chargers
2. Chiefs
3. Raiders
4. Broncos

MVP: Aaron Rodgers
Most Passing Yards: Philip Rivers
Most Rushing TD: Arian Foster
Most Receiving TDs: Roddy White
Most Sacks: DeMarcus Ware

AFC Wild Cards: Jets Colts
First Round Winners: Chargers Texans
Second Round Winners: Chargers Steelers
AFC Champs: Chargers

NFC Wild Card: Cowboys Saints
NFC First Round Winners: Falcons Saints
NFC Second Round Winners: Packers Eagles
NFC Champ: Packers

Super Bowl Champ: Packers
Super Bowl MVP: Ryan Grant

1. Over Under Games Played Albert Haynesworth 7.5: over
2. O/U Games Started by Tavaris Jackson 9.5: under
3. O/U Games Played by Peyton Manning 11.5: over
4. O/U Games Played by Michael Vick 13.5: over
5. O/U Touchdowns by Ochocinco 6.5: over
6. Better QB Rating, Bradford or Stafford (min 6 games - if qb plays less than six games, other guy gets it): Stafford
7. Worst Team (record, offensive stats if there's a tie) (aka, Winner of the "Suck for Luck" sweepstakes): 49ers
8. O/U Rookie QB's who Start a Game, 4.5: Over
9. Highest Scoring Team: Patriots
10. More Rushing Yards, Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson: Peterson

Monday, April 4, 2011

I Know This Game

My picks? You say you want my picks? Listen, we'll get to my picks... you see, sonny, I know this game. I know the number of granules of sand in the infield. EVERY infield. I know the density of every blade of grass in every outfield in this country - that's right, this country. I don't accept that baseball plays north of the border - yes, i count the stats and records of the game up there, but i'm not going to clutter this gem of a brain with details about that wonky retractable roof monstrosity up there in Toe Rahn Toe...

But what I know that you don't, kid, besides all my picks this season, is the secret history of the game. Let me give you an example - you know how all these games get played at night these days, right? That wasn't always the case. Oh you know that? You know that, do ya? Look at you, tellin the old man what he knows and doesn't know.

Well ok, so you know they used to play only during the day. Well did you ever hear the story about Ed Coleman? Wasn't a great player by any means, but has some solid years for the Atheletics (and i still call them that... what's this "A's" business... they're the Atheletics, gawddammit!) in the early 30's. But then 1935 hits, and night games start, this guys career drops off almost immediately. What's that about, I ask you?

See, the problem with Coleman was that he was a werewolf. That's right, a werewolf. Couldn't keep his shit together in night games, always thought the full moon would come out... Day games, he could keep it together just fine - he'd play his game, get to the hotel, lock himself in his room with a bottle of booze and soothe his inner demons... but the night games meant he had to play under moonlight... wouldn't ya know it, within a year, he'd skeedaddled his way out of the league...

Bullshit? Bullshit, you claim? Oh, how would you know, little man, with your internets and your pda's and all that nonsense... always believe what you read, eh?

Just get to the picks??? That's all i'm good for... i get it. Here they are... now beat it and let me get back to my game on the radio...

My Picks

American League

East:
1. Boston
2. New York
3. Tampa
4. Toronto
5. Baltimore

Central:
1. Chicago
2. Minnesota
3. Detroit
4. Kansas City
5. Cleveland

West:
1. Texas
2. Oakland
3. Seattle
4. Los Angeles

AL Wild Card: Yankees

National League

East:
1. Phillies
2. Braves
3. Florida
4. Washington
5. New York

Central:
1. Cincinnati
2. Milwaukee
3. St. Louis
4. Chicago
5. Pittsburgh
6. Houston

West:
1. San Francisco
2. Colorado
3. Los Angeles
4. San Diego
5. Arizona


NL Wild Card: Braves

First round playoff winners:
AL: Boston, Texas
NL: Atlanta, Philadelphia

AL Champs: Boston
NL Champs: Philadelphia

World Series Champs: Philadelphia

AL MVP: Adrian Gonzalez, Bos
NL MVP: Jay Bruce, Cin
AL Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
NL Cy Young: Cliff Lee

HR Leader:
AL: Miguel Cabrera
NL: Jay Bruce

AVG Leader:
AL: Ichiro Suzuki
NL: Albert Pujols

ERA Leader:
AL: Felix Hernandez
NL: Roy Halladay

K's Leader:
AL: Jon Lester
NL: Tim Lincecum

Questions:
1. More Wins: Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee? Cliff Lee
2. Who leads the league in OPS+? Adrian Gonzalez
3. Which league has a greater percentage of teams with winning records, American or National? National
4. Over/Under on number of different Yankees who start a game this season at 7.5? Over
5. Worst Stafff ERA in the Major Leagues? Cleveland
6. When will Jeter get 3,000? June 18
7. Over/Under on Ichiro's XBH at 37.5? Over
8. How many starts by Erik Bedard? 20
9. More Runs by Pedroia or Cano? Pedroia
10. Better Stats, Lincecum or Felix (W, K, ERA, WHIP, SO, CG, HR allowed)? Felix

The Bet - Baseball Edition

Just as a refresher, I'd like to reiterate the rules from last year:

The wager: One bottle of mid-grade spirits, to be chosen by the victor. No plastic jugs from the bottom shelf, no dusty bottles from the top shelf... somewhere in the 30-60 dollar range.

The rules: Each participant - Zaaq and BS - must choose the correct final standings of all divisions in the American League and National League, the Wild Card teams, the Division Series winners, the League Championship winners, and the World Series champ. Additionally, each participant must choose each league's MVP, Cy Young Winner, HR champ, Batting Average Champ, Strikeouts Champ and ERA champ (for starting pitching).

The point structure:
  • One point for each correct slot picked - 30 total possible points
  • 2 additional points for each division winner correctly picked - 12 points
  • 5 additional points for each division completely correctly picked - 30 total points
  • 2 points for picking the correct wild card teams - 4 total points
  • 4 points for picking each correct divisional championship winner - 16 possible points
  • 6 points for picking the correct league champion - 12 possible points
  • 10 points for picking the world series winner - 10 possible points
  • 1 point each for MVP, Cy Young, HR leader, Average leader, ERA leader and Ks leader - 12 possible points
  • 1 point each for correctly answering the 10 yearly questions generated by BS and Zaaq - 10 possible points
Perfect season = 136 points