NFL Playoff Predictions

So I guess its time to predict the playoffs and if this seasons picks are any indication of success than the Packers and Chargers a fucked. I mean I already picked the Giants to win the Superbowl and that obviously didn't work well.

Wildcard Round
I can of summed everything up yesterday with my breakdowns but I'm going Jets, Pats, Cowboys and Packers. I think Brady will find a way to get out of the first round. I think the Bengals are in a free fall and won't be able to do anything offensively. I think the Cowboys for whatever reason have the Eagles number this year and finally I just think the Packers are an all around better team than the Cardinals.

Divisional Round
I'm going Colts, Chargers, Vikings and Packers. The Jets don't have the weapons to keep up with the Colts offensively. The Chargers are the hottest team and football and the loss of Welker will vastly hurt the Pats in this game. The Saints are in free fall mode and I can see Aaron Rodgers torching their defense in a dome. Finally I debated the Cowboys Vikings game most of all but I'm leaning Vikings. They have one extra week of rest and Peterson will probably be a bit too much.

Championship Round
The Chargers have knocked out the Colts on a routine basis. This season is no different. The Colts are a good but not great team. Sure they tanked their last two games which is pretty meaningless, but they had other losses on the board all season if their opponents didn't choke them away. This is the Chargers year to finally get through, everything is lining up in their favor. Anyway, I think the third time for the Packers would be the charm.

Superbowl
This is the Chargers year. The Packers are good but the Chargers are on fire and should win the Superbowl this year. If they don't I might be convinced that they never will.

Numbers On Steroids: Mickey Mantle

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you. This week it's throwing a curve ball and looking at All Time Great Yankees. Players that we know did not take steroids to see if this gives a defense to any of the players 'convicted' by Numbers on Steroids. Time to look at my dad's favorite athlete of all time, Mickey Mantle. Averages Say: What's with the mysterious dip at 27 and then the uptick? At Bats Per Home Run Says: That's a mighty jump from 22 to 24 Explaining As If It Was the 90s If you take a look at the numbers there are two time frames which in the 1990s would be questioned. First would be the incredible leap he took from his first year in the big leagues to his first MVP season in 1956. His batting average jumped 50 points. His slugging percentage jumped 90 points and he hit 15 more homers than his previous high. This wouldn't merrit a conviction nowadays though because the young age he...

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Guest Post: Thoughts on Sabathia Signing

I asked Grutt what his thoughts were on the Sabathia signing and I thought his response pretty much nailed it. So here it is. I don’t know. Every year I get a little more disenchanted with baseball. Yea, it’s great we signed the top pitching free agent. But we were supposed to. No team was even in the ballpark of the Yankees offer yet they still needed to jump from the already ridiculous price of $140 million to $160 million to close the deal. Now I hear we are going to sign more pitchers who will also get large contracts and the position player gaps are still glaring. Each new, large contract just adds to the feeling that the Yanks are supposed to win it all. “I think we have a good chance this year.” That is a lost feeling. If they don’t win I’ll wonder why, like there has to be some other reason besides that it’s a sport you can never predict how things will work out and some years just aren’t yours to be won. If they win I will be pleasantly smug. It gets a little more...

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