Mr. Wright’s Week 8 Bettor’s Guide

NFL Week 8 Bettor’s Guide
M.D. Wright
10.29.09
 
Great rivalry games coming up this week. A couple of teams could disappear from playoff contention with losses this week. The NFC East lead is at stake also. The Colts look to go 7-0 and the Rams and Lions play in the Stink Bowl. Let’s get to the picks.

Mr. Wright’s Week 8 Power Rankings

NFL Week 8 Power Rankings
M.D. Wright
10.27.09
 
More shaking at the top, but hey, that’s the NFL for ya. The best teams belong at the top, the worst at the bottom, and those with various different holes in their squads move around the most. That’s the deal.

Draft Update – Week 7

Weller and I actually drove to St. Louis and scalped tickets for the Rams-Colts clash on Sunday.  On the way, I predicted a 41-3 finish.  I wasn’t too far off when it ended 42-6.  I should have had more faith in Josh Brown.  We devised a new scoring system as well.  For every touchdown the [...]

Mr. Wright’s Week 7 Bettor’s Guide

NFL Week 7 Bettor’s Guide
M.D. Wright
10.22.09
This will be a Hit ‘n’ Run version of the picks with College Football, NBA, MLB World Series and Midnight Madness NCAA Basketball upon us at the same time. My head’s about to bust.
Let’s get right to the picks.

Friday 5 – Blown Calls

I kind of alluded to today’s Friday 5 with this post detailing the horrible umpiring that has taken place in the Major League Baseball Playoffs this season.  I’ve decided to countdown the most meaningful blown calls of all time.  Obviously, I’m not going to know all the blown calls so if your great grandpa remembers [...]

2009 NFL Ranking Formula (Week 6)

I finally got back-to-back weeks with my power ranking formula. With the Saints beating the Giants we are with one less undefeated team, which is making things more and more interesting. This also leaves us with that question that always seems to be asked: who will the last unbeaten team be? The Vikings and Broncos [...]

This Is Getting Ridiculous

I know the baseball playoffs have been largely ignored around here but it’s tough when you don’t have any rooting interest whatsoever.  Rest assured, I have been watching the majority of the games and, well honestly, it hasn’t been very exciting.
Three of the four Divisional Series ended in sweeps and both League Championship Series have [...]

Mr. Wright’s Week 7 Power Rankings

NFL Week 7 Powre Rankings
M.D. Wright
10.20.09
Big shakeup this week, but before we go overreacting (as ESPN hacks are doing), let’s keep things in proper perspective: there are 4 elite teams, 2 on-the-cusp teams, 18-20 middling squads and then the dredge of the NFL follows. The rankings dictate this.

A Fantastic Post

I read this over on 3SIB, and just had to link to it. This is a wonderfully written post, by a BAMA blogger. The fact that he is from the Crimson side of 3SIB and not the Big Orange side is certainly something to keep in mind while reading it. Here is the link:
http://www.3sib.com/2009/10/20/ruining-peoples-lives-and-eating-all-our-steak/

WaB Field Trip: The Field of Dreams

This past weekend my fiancee and I went up to a wedding in Rockford, Illinois.  I convinced her to take a small detour through Iowa to see the Field of Dreams from the 1989 film starring Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones.  It was also #2 on my Top 5 List of baseball movies.  Needless [...]