The Nutball Gazette-Week 7 Picks

Not much time

Last week 11-2

Season 64-26

Denver 23 @ Miami 13

Chicago 24 vs Tampa Bay 20 (@ London)

Atlanta 13 @ Detroit 23

Houston 26 @ Tennessee 31

Washington 13 @ Carolina 24

Pittsburgh 31 @ Arizona 16

Seattle 16 @ Cleveland 23

Kansas City 10 @ Oakland 16

Green Bay 38 @ Minnesota 10

St Louis 10 @ Dallas 33

San Diego 16 @ New York Jets 17

Indianapolis 13 @ New Orleans 27

Monday night

Baltimore 34 @ Jacksonville 17

The Nutball Gazette--World Series Predictions 2011

Well since "The Expert" didn't come close in his Playoff Picks he will give it another try

"The Expert" keeps going back and forth on this, He has said many times that Tony Larussa cost his team many games with his in game managing. But the Rangers continue to win with so many confusing moves by Ron Washington.

Looking at the match ups The Starting pitching for both teams have been awful but the Cards have Cris Carpenter and he should dominate at least one game. The Rangers have a edge in the bullpen.

The Rangers have more boppers (Is that a word?) in the lineup and both teams can hit the heck out of the ball. But the Cards have Albert Pujlos, The Rangers big bat Josh Hamilton is hurting a bit.

For every reason I can pick one team I can pick the other.

So "The Expert" is going to pick in the 2011 World Series is.....................................................

Cards in 6

The Nutball Gazette-Week 6 Picks

The Expert Had his Internet, and Cable knocked out last weekend, The Expert could not post my picks, The Expert did get them into the pool he was in, He went 8 wins and 5 losses

Last Week (8-5) The Expert missed on Tenn/Pitt, KC/Indy, Sea/Giants, Hust/Oak, and Chicago/Det (What was The Expert thinking in that one, The Expert did pick San Fran over Tampa

Season Record. 53-24

Last Year The Expert was 40-37

OK The Old Wiseass Expert is back

Philadelphia Turkeys 23 @ Washington Redskins 34, (Season is unraveling, Michael Vick is proving to be overrated)

San Francisco 26 @ Detroit Lions 20 (The Expert is buying into Jim Harbaugh and thinking the Lions cannot keep on falling behind)

Carolina Panthers 24 @ Atlanta Falcons 38 (Falcons should recover and overcome a pretty tough Panthers )

St Louis Ewes 16 @ Green Bay Packers 41 (The Ewes er I mean the Rams are contenders for the #1 pick)

Jacksonville Kitty Litter 10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 38 (Will Jack Del Rio survive the season. Will there even be 10,000 fans at games in Jacksonville)

Indianapolis Ponies 13 @ Cincinnati Bengals 27 (Indy might have a QB situation like Green bay had several years ago)

Buffalo Bills 22 @ New York Midgets 13 (The Jints showed what we expected during training camp. Simply awful)

Houston Texans 18 @ Baltimore Ravens 34 (Texans are just overmatched)

Cleveland Brunettes 13 @ Oakland Raiders 31 (The Expert was one year ahead on the Raiders)

Dallas Cowbabies 16 @ New England Patriots 43 (The end of the Romo(n) empire in Dallas is coming soon)

New Orleans Saints 23 @ Tampa Bay Bucs 28 (Tampa rebounds and Saints do not play well on the road)

Sunday Night

Minnesota Vikings 13 @ Chicago Bears 23 (Look for ugly football)

Monday Night

Oh Joy

Miami Guppies 13 @ New York Paper Airplanes 18 (Kind of like the old days when before Brett Favre was a Packer and Tampa BAY Yucs played The Green BAY Packers, the game was known as the Bay of Pigs bowl)

Nutty Thoughts of a Nutball

My thoughts is that there is no longer locks to win Championships,

I can see Boston, Yankees and anyone else going 5 to 50 years without winning it all,

Yes the big teams will make the playoffs most years

But I don't think players are anxious to play in the big cities,

Looks like the window for the Jets has been shut down. SOJ are back (Same Old Jets)

The NFL also proves that no one is a lock,

Green Bay looks unbeatable now But who knows down the road.

The NFL has changed drastically since the settlement and the change of rules for workouts and lack of contact during practice,

Hockey is back and we can expect teams that were among the worst last year to be solid this year and

teams that advanced far last season to go out early or not make the playoffs this year

The NBA??? YAWN, Does anyone even care about the NBA?

The Nutball Gazette-Week 4 Picks

We are approaching the 1/4 way point of the NFL Season. Still a very bizarre season going on.

The things we can conclude is

Kansas City is awful, Detroit seems to be for real, and by the way, The Packers are good.

Last Week--11-5

Season--34-14

Week 4

Sunday, October 2

• New Orleans 35 at Jacksonville 13 (Saints should roll against a very bad team)

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• Carolina 23 at Chicago 31 (Bears should be able to outslug Newton and the Panthers)

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• Washington 13 at St. Louis 23 (Rams should be able to get its first win, Redskins are overrated)

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• Detroit 23 at Dallas 16 (I am buying into the Lions)

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• Buffalo 31 at Cincinnati 13 (Bills continue to stun the NFL)

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• Minnesota 31 at Kansas City 9 (Chiefs make McNabb look like he is 26 again)

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• Pittsburgh 23 at Houston 34 (Texans outlast Steelers and show this is the year)

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• San Francisco 13 at Philadelphia 24 (49rs are not yet ready for prime-time)

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• Tennessee 23 at Cleveland 28 (Browns have chance they might be a contender)

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• Atlanta 27 at Seattle 13 (Seahawks cannot do it 2 weeks on a row)

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• N.Y. Giants 26 at Arizona 16 (Giants just might be a threat for the NFC East)

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• Miami 16 at San Diego 41 (Tony Sparano gets whacked after this game) Tickets
• New England 38 at Oakland 31 (Tom Brady continues to have one of those seasons)

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• Denver 10 at Green Bay 38 (Reality hits the Broncos)
  
  
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• N.Y. Jets 10 at Baltimore 43 (Jets are just not very good, Ravens are that good)

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Monday, October 3

• Indianapolis 10 at Tampa Bay 31 (Young Bucs to impress and Colts continue to get "Luck"y)

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The Nutball Gazette--MLB Postseason Predictions

Congratulations to the 2012 World Series Champion

Boston Red Sox.

huh, what, say what? The Red Sox are not in the what? They are not in the playoffs? When and how did that happen? They are the greatest team in Baseball History!!

http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/2011-red-sox-will-challenge-1927-yankees-for-title-of-greatest-team-in-major-league-history.html

Oh well, Lets review what "The Expert" saw for the 2012 season.

Lets not, Oh My "The Expert" has had a very good record of predicting overall seasons in both the NFL and MLB the past several seasons, WELL not this year.

"The Expert" said 1st in the east --Red Sox (Hitting is the best in Baseball, But relying on Beckett and Lackey?)

2nd in the East Not making the Playoffs --Yankees (If AJ Burnett, Hughes and Young Nova come up big the Yankees can win it all)

well on Nova 'The Expert' was right on.

4th in the East--Rays (If the Bullpen finds itself the rays could be a playoff team)

Twins win the Central

White Sox wild Card. Tigers in 3rd

A's in the West Rangers 2nd and Angels Last.

Now the NL

Braves (New Manager, Great results, Much Better)

Phillies (Note no asterisk, That means No Playoffs)

Marlins (Will Fade in 2nd half of season

Nationals (Some Hope in Washington)

Mets (100 losses and contends with Indians, and Pirates as worst team in baseball)

Brewers (Good Pitching and good bats)

Reds* (Last year no fluke)

Cubs (Very weak bottom 4 in this division)

Cardinals (Injuries, age and stress of Albert Pujols drags team down)

Astro's (Not Much Hope)

Pirates (Hopeless)

NL West D-Backs 4th

World Series Twins over Braves (Missed it by that much)

Now for 2011 Playoffs, I have been picking with my head and not my Heart.

This year I am going with

my Heart and Gut and maybe Wishful Thinking

AL

Rays over Rangers in 4

Yankees over Tigers in 5

NL

Cards over Phillies in 4

Brewers over D-Backs in 4

ALCS

Rays over Yankees in 7

Brewers over Cards in 6

World Series

Rays over Brewers in 7

THE CURSE

THE CURSE IS BACK AND IT IS WORST THAN THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO

Now you have to be saying "Hey 'The Expert' you are a nutball with a statement like that"

I have proof. In the 20th Century the 1st team to win 2 World Series tittles was the Chicago Cubs, 1907 and 1908.

Well in the 21st Century the 1st team to win 2 World Series Tittles was "Your Boston Red Sox"

For the Cubs it is now 103 Years +

Yankee fans have been saying it will be 2093 till the Red Sox won a World Series. (86 Years after 2007), That would be a blessing to what the This "Curse" will be bringing.

Red Sox fans are now looking at 2111 at best till they have a chance to winning a World Series again.

Have a nice winter Red Sox Fans.