Wildcard Wednesday as Geno takes a look outside of football for a day.
I know everyone is in a hurry today as they prepare for Thanksgiving family and football festivities—see how even when I'm in a rush I find time to be alliterative—daddy doesn’t mail it in. That said I welcome you to a quick Wildcard Wednesday with a “you’re welcome” for my Miami of Ohio pick last night bringing daddy to a respectable 56% (9-7) ATS in his college football picks. Of course I took a bath on my Dancing with the Stars pick as I thought there was no way Rob Kardsahian would lose to JR Martinez—he certainly saved face with that comeback win. The beauty of that joke is you can only get offended by it if you actually watched the finale. SO, to everyone who was offended by that joke I will say this… I apologize, homo!
That said let’s take a quick glance at what is going on outside of football before we spend the four day weekend inside watching it
MVP
Congrats to Ryan Braun on winning the NL MVP and scoring one not only for Milwaukee (his teammate Prince Fielder came in third behind Matt Kemp) but also for the chosen race, the Jews. As a tribute to his people the Brewers are going to replace the Bernie the Brewer and his Slide. Now after every Braun homer, Anne Frank comes out of her attic and cheers every time. Oh the pageantry! Many people on the forum think it should have gone to Matt Kemp. Weigh in you’re your thoughts now at his thread. Oh and by the way, not figuring onto the voting was Batting Chump Jose Reyes who won that honor by bunting for a single in his first at bat on the last day of the season, before pulling himself out of the game. He shouldn't get a trophy as much a sash, like you give to any woman who wins something.
And Congrats to the AL’s Justin Verlander, who became the first starting pitcher to win the both the Cy Young and MVP in the same season since his idol Roger Clemens did it. In that time Verlander has put together a great case as the best pitcher in baseball, Clemens has put together a case as well, but one that involves him denying being injected in the clubhouse. While most people support Verlander’s case, no one believes Clemens as the only man that was injected more often and more secretively in the clubhouse than him was Mike Piazza.
NHL
Welcome back Sidney Crosby who in his first game back had 2 goals and 2 assists. At this rate he'll finish the season with 80 goals, about 40 of which he'll remember. Sorry that I don’t mention the NHL more but I will in a few months, when it matters. But for now, given the NHL (and NBA—remember that sport) have the worst playoff system ever; these first sixty games just don’t excite me. And the playoffs aren’t much better as the hockey post season is a lot like dating. Whether it’s your goalie or a girl, either way you’re looking for a hot one that you can ride as long as you can and, if you’re lucky, it ends with you sharing something silver.
NCAA FB
While Urban Meyer denies it, he is about to be named head coach of the Buckeyes. Yeah, that’s exactly what they need, a guy that has problems with his heart to lead a team that has played without one all year.
Daddy is off to do his NFL picks… they’ll be up tomorrow AM so you can get your gamble on!!!