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Weekend Rehash

October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 Derek Dye

Is there anything better than an October sports weekend? Conference play in NCAA Football, NFL Football, MLB Playoffs, Hockey, NBA is close to opening up. Hard to argue there is a better time of the year for all encompassing sports fan. If you were dragged out to the pumpkin patch or a family outing, here is your recap of the weekend of October 11th-13th, in bullet-point form.

Royals are on a roll. Make that 7 straight postseason wins for KC. Up 2-0 in ALCS.
Evenly matched Giants and Cardinals trade jabs in 1-1 NLCS heading to SF.
Mississippi State takes over #1 in AP Poll – quickest team ever to do so.
Seattle silenced at home by dominant Dallas Cowboys.
Reigning MVP Kevin Durant to be sidelined 6-8 weeks for OKC Thunder.
In all likelihood, Adrian Peterson’s season is over. Future with Vikings also cloudy.
Eagles and Chargers continue to impress, move to 5-1.

Plenty of great, compelling action this weekend with a full platter ready for next weekend. Call off your plans now and get the potato chips ready for more Top 5 college football action, NFL Week 7 and MLB playoffs next weekend.

Unpredictable Football League

October 13, 2014 Derek Dye

With another week in the books, lots of jockeying continues in both the NFC and AFC. Handicapping NFL games is no longer an exact science. Seattle, a team who dominates at home and I mean dominates – with only 1 home loss in the past 3 seasons took the loss against a “surprise” Dallas Cowboys team who has now rattled off five straight W’s. There is no such thing as a lock in the NFL anymore. The Browns made easy work of the Steelers. The Calvin Johnson & Reggie Bush-less Lions go into Minnesota and win easy. I suppose the only real constant would be the Raiders & Jaguars losing – other than that, it’s a very open league at the moment. Denver has seen their share of close games, same goes with usual playoff mainstays Green Bay, Cincinnati and New England. Six weeks into the campaign and many teams have tallied their fair share of bumps and bruises. These next few games will go a long way in deciding who is for real and who should start prepping for the NFL Draft early. If these first six weeks are any indication of what is next to come, all bets are off.

MLB LCS Preview

October 8, 2014September 10, 2015 Derek Dye

One week, two sweeps and two four-game series into the MLB Postseason and we ready to advance to the League Championship Series. While the National League’s looks close to what we expected, the American offers some new characters to the reality show that is postseason baseball. Fresh off of 3-game sweeps, the Baltimore Orioles will face the Kansas City Royals in a best-of-7 set with the winner representing the AL.

In the senior circuit, October mainstays, St. Louis & San Francisco will do battle. The Cardinals clinched their 4th straight trip to the NLCS last night when they knocked out Clayton Kershaw for the second time in the series. While many have grown accustomed to late-inning heroics coming out of the STL, the Giants are have been riding some late inning magic also. The Giants show up to the NLCS with the sort of mojo Boston had last season. Sure they do not have rugged beards, but they have a lot of winning players and arguably a deeper line-up, rotation and bullpen than the presumable favorites from the midwest. Looking forward to a competitive 4-2 series win for San Fran.

Over on the AL – ALCS/NLCS Preview expect the unexpected. Both teams come into the ALCS as preseason long-shots to outlast the big names – Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, and Tigers. It is hard to argue either team is coming in with an edge as they both used some magic to close their opening series. Both fan bases are rabid and yearning for a pennant. Pitching usually trumps all in postseason series, and the Royals boast a stronger rotation and bullpen than the O’s. The Orioles hit the long balls, the Royals play small ball and rely on 2-out hitting and base running. Which club will run out of steam in the ALCS? Predicting a 4-2 series win for the Royals. A close, close series.

Play ball!