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Nothing is official yet on the 2020 MLB season, however MLB seems to be doing everything it can to find the best case scenario for players and fans. USA Today Sports reported a new a radical plan that could be used for the 2020 season. The plan would have all 30 teams return to their … Continue reading MLB Explores Radical Division Realignment for 2020: A Season Like No Other
Unfortunately, with the outbreak of Coronavirus we were robbed of one of my favorite times of year, March Madness. I've taken it upon myself to see what we could've missed this March in a season that was very unpredictable. Over the course of the season I created and developed a college basketball simulation taking into … Continue reading March Madness 2020: Simulating the Tournament 100 times
The 2020 NCAA Men’s basketball season has been complete chaos to say the least. It’s been near impossible to tell who’s good and who’s not. The chart below shows the top 15 teams in the AP Poll at three different times of this season: preseason, mid-season and currently. Pretty easy to see how much the … Continue reading March Madness Is Coming: Who to Watch and Which Teams Can Make A Run
I try to stay away from scrolling through Twitter and Facebook as I usually find it as a huge time waster and a distraction from my life, but on Sunday, I found myself continually scrolling through tweets and posts. Nearly every post was about the tragic loss of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter … Continue reading We Will Miss You Kobe
With the Divisional round games coming up this weekend, I thought it would be good to take a quick glance at each of the games. Saturday we'll see Vikings at 49ers and Titans at Ravens. Sunday we'll have Texans at Chiefs and Seahawks at Packers. Let's take a closer look at each game. Minnesota Vikings … Continue reading NFL Divisional Round Preview
MLB Free Agency is in full swing and no one has been more active than the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox haven’t made the playoffs since 2008, but based on their activity this off-season, the South-Siders are gunning for a postseason berth in 2020. The White Sox have made five signings so far: Dallas … Continue reading The White Sox are Winning 2020 Free Agency
Miami (FL) at Illinois 12/2 My Prediction: Illinois 78 Miami (FL) 68 Illinois only has one loss this year and it was on the road to a very talented Arizona team. The Illini have two post presences in Kofi Cockburn and Giorgi Bezhanishvili that will give a lot of teams trouble this year. Miami’s three losses all come againstformidable opponents (UConn, Florida and Louisville), but … Continue reading Big Ten/ACC Challenge Preview
Ever since they were swept in Oakland and LA near the beginning of August, the Cardinals have been on fire! How have they fueled this latest surge? With around average to below-average stats in all the offensive categories over the last month (21st in batting average, 24th in slugging), the answer is pitching and defense. … Continue reading Jack Flaherty Has Become the Most Dominant Pitcher in the National League
As we near the end of the season, the Cubs lead the NL Central, but the Cardinals and Brewers are within striking distance. As the race heats up, teams look to expose each other's weaknesses. Chicago Cubs 3 Big Weakness The 9th Inning The Cubs middle relief has been great. Kyle Ryan, Rowan Wick and … Continue reading 3 Big Weaknesses On Each NL Central Contender
On May 25th, I watched a Finland team with 0 NHL players defeat a loaded Russian squad in the 2019 IIHF World Hockey Championship Semi-final. Russia is a team with many NHL players and superstars like Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk. Then there was Finland; a team without a single NHL player. The … Continue reading Pulling the Goalie: Everyone Is Doing It Wrong
