Re: mds, Harrison, and a thrilling sports blog/picks challenge - Ver. 2.0
Forgot to post tennis picks, but I had Novak and Murray today. Here's to hoping Roger proves me wrong.
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July 10th*Yesterday was a fairly tame one in the sports world. I didn't get to catch the Muguruza match, but she dominated early and recovered from a dip to top Agie Radwanska and reach the final....
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To the best of my knowledge, no Mets prospects have suffered serious injury today, so, success?American League- Twins (47-40) 8, Tigers (44-42) 6. Entering Friday night, teams were 0-1059 over the...
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July 11th* Wimbledon: I probably should have more to say about the men's semis, especially since I did watch 2/3 of the first match, but it's hard to delve too deeply into a pair of straight-sets...
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It goes without saying, but...Wimbledon PicksWomen's Final (1-1 in the semis; 11-3 overall)*Serena Williams (1) def. Garbine Muguruza (20)- Serena's dominance is really incredible at this point - too...
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July 11th*We frequently joke about not being able to have nice things, but yesterday we got to have all the nice things. It started out with the tennis where the dream final of Novak Djokovic vs....
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Brian Dozier and Clayton Kershaw losing out of all-star spots to fucking Mike Moustakas and Carlos Martinez should be the final nail in ASG voting, plus the impetus for banning Missouri residents from...
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Wimbledon PicksMen's Final *Novak Djokovic (1) def. Roger Federer (2)- The spread for this match is Novak (-125) vs. Fed (+105) and that seems about right. Federer has played his best tennis in quite...
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July 12th* Wimbledon: My computer is being glitchy, so I'm just going to recap both of the finals in tomorrow's post to avoid any major issues.* NBA Free Agency: * Other stuff: Definitely enjoyed...
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Hector Santiago and his 3.90/4.12 FIP/xFIP (but 2.33 ERA!!!1!) are headed to the All-Star Game. DJ LeMahieu, his .397 SLG, and 97 wRC+ (but .310 BA!!!1!) will be starting in that game. The Mets are...
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July 13th* Wimbledon: * Golf: With the looming focus in golf being on the British Open, it was America's young guns who stepped to the forefront on Sunday. Jordan Spieth shot a blistering 61 on...
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I promised that I'd do it anyway, but the long national nightmare of Omar Infante as a potential ASG starter as a barely replacement level player is finally over, so welcome back the return of the fan...
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I'll get to tennis thoughts for tomorrow, but I'm taking Pederson to win the HR Derby over Fielder in the final.
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July 14th* Homerun Derby: For the first time in a long time, MLB altered a traditional format for an event and *gasp* earned nearly universal acclaim, as Monday's Homerun Derby even had cynics buzzing...
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July 14th*I suppose I should talk about the tennis, but I wound up missing the first two sets of the men's final (aka the good part of the match) due to my alarm not going off properly (I never sleep...
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July 15th* MLB All-Star Game: The grades post will be up shortly, but here's the quickie recap of last night's contest in Cincinnati.- American League 6, National League 3. Just ten pitches into the...
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July 15th*I paid some attention to the ASG yesterday, watching a lot of the pre-game coverage (hard not to feel bad for Kevin Burkhart when he has to moderate a panel with asshole Pete Rose and...
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Perhaps it's due to having missed all of the pregame and being pleased with the (absurd) fact that the game was just entering the top of the 2nd when I got home late from my game at 8:40 PM, but I'm...
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July 16th* Other stuff: Last night was ESPN's annual circle jerk, aka the ESPY's, with the primary focus being around further exploiting sob stories (Bengals DE Devon Still's daughter's battle with...
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July 17th* British Open: The last time that the Open Championship was at St. Andrew's, the focus was on the early wave, although that was due to the weather on Thursday/Friday being nice early on and...
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