There are few experiences in life as exciting as attending a baseball game in October, when the outcome of a marathon season hangs in the balance. Despite the handicap of being a Giants fan of modest means, I had seen two such games in my life prior to last year. The latter, back in 2002, …
The NFC North is a division of the National Football League’s National Football Conference. It currently has three members: the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, and Minnesota Vikings, with the Detroit Lions playing on the NFC North Junior Varsity. The Bears, Packers and Lions have been in the same division or conference since the NFL …
When you see this, you can’t wait for her to grow up and rock the figure skating world. She’s a gamechanger, right here:
And we’re down to the last week of the regular season… [Ed. Note – Did you ever wonder what “Auld Lang Syne” means? Peggy Noonan tells you, here. Update 1/2/11 after late games – Ron is 11-7-2 this week.] No – San Diego 3 1/2 DENVER The Chargers appear to be done for the year. …
[Ed. Note: Christmas time is here, as the Peanuts gang would sing, and Ron has his good-cheer spreading work cut out for him. So here it is. Update Late Wednesday Evening – Ron went 7-9 this week. It’s gonna take a miracle to break even.] Thursday: No – PITTSBURGH 14 Carolina The Steelers are beat …
[Ed. Note: The sun may be at its lowest point of the year on the Winter Solstice, but Ron hopes to be in the middle of a comeback by then. Updated Tuesday: Ron goes 10-6 this week.] Thursday Night: Yes – SAN DIEGO 9 San Francisco Which Chargers team shows up? I expect that San …
. [Ed. Note – Santa Lucia Day, December 13, is celebrated around the world in honor of an Italian saint said to bring both light and luck on her special day. Ron needs her to bring him some luck right about now, NFL Week 14. Updated Tuesday Afternoon: Santa Lucia spills Ron’s coffee and burns …
. Yet another attempt at a bounce back week: [Ed. Note – Updated Wednesday, Ron went 7-9 this week.] Thursday Night: No – PHILADELPHIA 8 Houston The Texans probably have enough offense to keep this one close. Sunday: Yes – MINNESOTA 6 Buffalo The Bills keep on playing close games, but they have to be …
. [Updated Tuesday Morning – This week Ron has gone 8 -11. – Ed.] [Friday afternoon] – Still no line on the Miami – Oakland game. I’m assuming the fact that both Henne and Marshall are game time decisions is keeping that one off. I’ve included what I can for that one. Have a great …
[Ed. Note: Ron gives you a bonus over-under pick in the Chargers-Broncos game.] [Updated late Monday evening, 11/22/2010: Ron has gone 11 – 3 – 1.] Yes – MIAMI 1 1/2 Chicago The Dolphins are down to their 3rd string QB and Jake Long is playing (if he plays) with one arm. The Bears should …
OK, interesting week upcoming. Lots of NFL divisional games. But first, the college action you’ve been cravin’ like Gator steaks at a Seminole tailgate party: [Editor’s note: Ron went an incredible 13-3 last week.] [Updated 11/15/10 – Ron went 6-10 this week, NFL Week 10.] Let’s try: No – Oregon 19 1/2 California Cal has …
“In the Philippines, he’s an obsession…”, “a greater fighter than Muhammad Ali…” . . Pacquiao Defeats Margarito to Win 8th Title in 8th Weight Class .
OK, given my record to date this year, I’m not at all sure that “bonus” is a term that can be accurately applied to any picks given, but here are a few college games this week anyway: [Editor’s note: Updated 11/9/10 to include week 9 and college scores: Ron goes an incredible 13-3] Yes – …
. Never say ugly. The always beautiful Ducklings of the University of Oregon are now the consensus No. 1 football team in the only country that plays football without a round ball. As of Halloween 2010, for the first time ever, the Ducks were on top of every poll– Harris, coaches and Associated Press– and, …
[Ed. Note on 11/1/2010 – Ron goes 8-5 in week 8. Check it out. Yay!] On the bright side, six teams have byes this week, so that’s three games I can’t get wrong: Yes – SAN FRANCISCO PK Denver Denver’s defense should fix what’s been ailing the 49ers, with SF getting the win. No – …
. If at first you don’t… Well, if at 5th, you don’t… Pittsburgh 3 MIAMI The Steelers are looking good with their full team in place. Miami doesn’t quite have the weapons here. ATLANTA 3 1/2 Cincinnati Atlanta to cover at home. KANSAS CITY NL Jacksonville KC should win by at least a FG at …
OK, hopefully rock bottom has been reached, though perfection is always possible… San Diego 8 ST LOUIS Can’t take a team that lost by 38 to the Lions. Chargers to cover. HOUSTON 4 Kansas City The Chiefs can keep it within a field goal in this one. NEW ENGLAND 3 Batimore The Ravens are a …
BALTIMORE 7 Denver The Ravens are coming off a very physical game. Denver should be able to keep it close. BUFFALO pick Jacksonville The Jags have to have a lot of confidence after beating Indy. The Bills, not so much. INDIANAPOLIS 8 Kansas City With two weeks to prepare the improving Chiefs should keep it …
Well, I was a rather poor 6-10 vs. the spread last week. We’ll see if I can do any better this time around. Lines are from Danny Sheridan’s USA link and are accurate as of Wed. PM. Home teams are in caps. TENNESSEE 6 1/2 Denver The Titans pass D is playing well and the …
[Thurs 9/23/2010, 8am Pacific Time.] This is the current line from Danny Sheridan, USA Today. Home teams in caps. The following information is provided for entertainment only. Don’t blame Ron for overleveraged bets you can’t cover. Gambler’s Anonymous may be reached via their home page: http://www.gamblersanonymous.org Chicago’s newest handicapper, Ron Swanson, will provide his weekly …
From the Huffington Post: “…In addition to describing James Carville as “a space alien,” Beck said of [Urlacher,] the 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and frequent Special Olympics volunteer, “I think this guy’s a neo-Nazi…” For the full story, click here or on the photo below.
“I moved to Chicago for Major League Baseball, I might leave for the same reason.” – Jethro Burns I skimmed The Original Curse: Did the Cubs Inspire the Black Sox by throwing the 1918 World Series against Babe Ruth’s Red Sox? by Sean Deveney in the library and it’s fabulous, a well told sports story …
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies at 80 – Yahoo! News So the ol’ goat finally kicked off. World will be a bit duller, sans doubt! I’ll never forget his greatest quote, offered up during the 1981 World Series, when I was amidst a ton of New Yorkers during my first month at Brown. That was …
From WSJ Online: “Sometimes the outcome of a game seems so improbable that it defies belief—or easy explanation. Take Super Bowl III (1969), in which the upstart New York Jets of the AFL beat the NFL’s seemingly unstoppable Baltimore Colts. To explain the Jets’ victory there was, among much else, the abysmal quarterbacking of the …