Sunday(s) in the Park

WHERE WE ONCE THOUGHT “THE FERTILE CRESCENT” WAS A HAND SALVE.

Eights are great(er in 2013) / Week 4 lines

Eights are great(er in 2013) / Week 4 lines

With $P@C3Pu$$y! defeating Asteroid Head (in the greatest intergalactic game since Ender’s Game), only one 8-seed from last year is winless going into week 4. In week 2, Jazzhaus had a comeback win against Balls Deep. The Rats – replacement team for Weaver’s...
Rules of the game / Week 3 lines

Rules of the game / Week 3 lines

I meant to put this up before the season, after the ref clinic. I wish I had a better reason for missing my own deadline, but I don’t. I was waiting for a response from the MLB in regards to my written request to use its logo. Request ignored. Bud Selig might or might...
Week 1 line scores, Week 2 fake lines

Week 1 line scores, Week 2 fake lines

If you were paying attention, there were some important takeaways from Week 1. For the sake of succinctness, I will harp on one, discuss another, and mention a third. How can one harp and be succinct at the same time? I just don’t know, but I’ll try my best. 1)    ...
Week 1 (Fake) Lines

Week 1 (Fake) Lines

I am planning on posting betting lines each week as part of the weekly previews, but I don’t want to end up like these guys. Just to be clear, I will say “fake” as many times as possible until I am confident I won’t be mistaken for a bookie. Each week I...
Redos, revenge, and blowouts

Redos, revenge, and blowouts

The chart below shows how teams would finish in each division based on last year’s performance against their division foes. Lines with arrows indicate actual games played, lines with no arrow mean no game was played – in those cases, I used seedings from last year to...