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Very Random

Posted: November 2, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, sports, Uncategorized
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I’ve been on vacation from my regular job and I thought I might be able to get a few blogs written, but as you know that didn’t happen for one reason or another. I think my biggest issue may have been that I just couldn’t pick one topic to write about; so I’m going to try to work some of it out with this post. Please bare with me.

Baseball ended kind of abruptly for me as I didn’t see San Francisco sweeping Detroit in the World Series. I thought for sure we would’ve had a fifth or sixth game in the series, but no. When Dan the man and I first started the show (Sports Time Radio) we made picks for the American and National league and I actually picked the Giants to win it all. I’m pretty sure that’s the first time in my life I’ve ever picked something like that correct. Of course my other pick was the Angels and that didn’t work out to well. Even with as long as the baseball season is I always miss it and look forward to spring training.

It’s football season for sure now; both college and pro. It’s unbelievable just how many college football games are on television. I have a basic Comcast package set up for my television viewing and I think on any given Saturday I can find up too 29 college football games on. It can be tough to keep up with just one or two of these games, but to try to follow them all would be crazy. I’m sure there are some people who can do it, but I’m not one of them. I’ve always been a fan of Notre Dame; so it’s nice to see them back in the national title picture. I wish I could get as many pro games on a Sunday as I do college games, but I don’t even get the Thursday night NFL games.

The NBA season kicked off this week and I;m trying to get back into basketball. I lost a lot of interest in the pro game when it started to be a lot of isolation plays and mostly dunks. For a while I was wondering if I would every see a guy take a jump shot that wasn’t a three pointer. I even got myself involved in a fantasy league to try to help my interest in the game. I had a chance to watch some extra games this week as I have the NBA Pass free preview. It’s nice to look around and see the other teams play. I actually watched James Harden’s debut as a Houston Rocket. I think my toughest part about watching an NBA game is you really just need to see the 4th quarter. I am improving on watching games; so will see how it goes the rest of the season. There are enough NBA games on regular television that I should be able to watch quite a few.

It should also be hockey season right now, but the NHL is still in a lock out. I’ll be very surprised if we have an NHL season this year; which is sad. I thought when the owners made their last offer at 50/50 we’d be close to seeing hockey again, but the players didn’t like the offer. I don’t know what all of the issues are, but I know splitting the revenue is one of the bigger ones. I guess the biggest thing for me is I miss hockey and I’d like them to settle this.

Thanks for putting up with my rambling. You can follow me on Twitter @Burketime

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Picks; Week 8

Posted: October 27, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Last week Dan the Man had a big 11-1 week; Mr. Fantasy nd I went 9-3. For the year I have a one game lead at 59-38, Mr. Fantasy is 58-39, Dan the Man is 55-42.

 

This week we all agree on:

San Diego over Cleveland

Indianapolis over Tennessee

New England over St. Louis

Green Bay over Jacksonville

Philadelphia over Atlanta

Pittsburgh over Washington

Chicago over Carolina

Denver over New Orleans

San Francisco over Arizona on Monday night.

Here’s where we went a different way.

Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Miami, I have the Jets

Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Detroit, I have Seattle

Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Kansas City, I have Oakland. I see a trend here.

Dan and I have the Giants, Mr. fantasy has Dallas.

Week 7; picks

Posted: October 20, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Everyone was under .500 last week. Dan and I went 5-8, Mr. Fantasy went 4-9. For the year I have the lead at 50-35, Mr. Fantasy is 49-36 and Dan the Man is 44-41.

Here we go for Week 7.

We all agree on:

Dallas over Carolina

New Orleans over Tampa Bay

The Giants over Washington

Houston over Baltimore

New England over the Jets

Oakland over Jacksonville

Chicago over Detroit on Monday Night.

Here’s the rest:

Dan and I have Minnesota, Mr. Fantasy has Arizona

Mr. Fantasy and I have Green Bay, Dan has St. Louis

Mr. Fantasy and I have Buffalo, Dan has Tennessee

Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Indianapolis, I have Cleveland

Mr. Fantasy and I have Cincinnati, Dan has Pittsburgh

Good luck!

Week 6 NFL Picks

Posted: October 13, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Last week I managed to make the best picks going 10-3 for the week. Mr. Fantasy went 9-4 and Dan the Man went 8-5. For the year Mr. Fantasy and I are tied at 45-27 while Dan is 39-33.

Here are this weeks picks.

We all have:

Indianapolis over The Jets

Cincinnati over Cleveland

Philadelphia over Detroit

Atlanta over Oakland

Baltimore over Dallas

Arizona over Buffalo

New England over Seattle

Minnesota over Washington

We’re different on these games.

Mr. Fantasy and I have Tampa Bay, Dan has Kansas City

Dan and I have Miami, Mr. Fantasy has St. Louis

Mr. Fantasy and I have the 49ers, Dan has The Giants

Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Houston, I have Green Bay

On Monday night Mr. Fantasy and Dan have Denver. I have San Diego

Week 5; picks

Posted: October 6, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports
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Last week Dan and Mr. Fantasy went 11-3; I went 9-5. Overall Mr. Fantasy has the lead at 36-23, I’m in second at 35-24 and Dan is back over .500 at 31-28.

Here we go with Week 5.

Dan and Mr. Fantasy took Philadelphia, I have Pittsburgh.

Dan and I have Green Bay, Mr. Fantasy has Indianapolis.

We all have the Giants over Cleveland.

Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Washington, I have Atlanta.

Mr. Fantasy and I have Cincinnati, Dan has Miami.

We all have Baltimore over Kansas City.

Mr. Fantasy and I have Carolina, Dan has Seattle.

Mr. Fantasy and I have New England, Dan has Denver.

We all have Chicago over Jacksonville.

We all have The 49ers over Buffalo.

We also all have Minnesota over Tennessee.

Mr. Fantasy and I have New Orleans, Dan has San Diego.

On Monday night we all have Houston over the Jets.

 

Who Ya Got; M.V.P. edition

Posted: October 4, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in baseball, sports, Uncategorized
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I’ve been waiting to do this one for a while now, but here we go.

The American League Most Valuable Player is Miguel Cabrera. There should be no real doubt about this, Not only is he a triple crown winner the real bottom line to this is the Detroit Tigers don’t win the American League Central without Cabrera. I hope the people who vote on this don’t screw it up, but I have a feeling they will. Don’t hit me up with all the other stats to try to make the guy you wan to win sound better. The Tigers win because of Cabrera.

Second on my ballot is Mike Trout. Trout had a great season and will get a ton of votes and support for this award, but he doesn’t deserve to win it this season. I’ve heard all the stats that they try to work in because ESPN really wants to see Trout win this award. Again here’s the deal; Trout couldn’t get the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim into the playoffs. Trout looks like he has many years to try and win this award; just not this year.

It’s wide open for the rest of my ballot, but at number three I’m going with Fernando Rodney. Rodney was 2-2 with and e.r.a. of 0.60 with 48 saves; yes you read that right 0.60.He gave up 5 earned runs in 76 appearances. Tampa Bay contended all season and Rodney had a lot to do with keeping them in the pennat race; so he ends up on my ballot.

Adrian Beltre ends up fourth on my ballot. I know Josh Hamilton gets a lot of the attention in Texas, but Beltre was the guy who carried them though the summer months. He ended up with a .321 batting average, 36 home runs and 102 R.B.I.s. I’m interested to see how many voters where paying attention and put Beltre on their ballots.

Last, but not least for me on my ballot is Derek Jeter; yes you read that right I said Derek Jeter. He played in 159 games this season and hit .316; he;s te leader of the best team in the American League and they’ll be a tough out in the playoffs. I know there are other guys who I could drop in this spot and I lot of people who just don’t like the Yankees, but Jeter belongs on the M.V.P. ballot this season.

Now over to the National League.

Your National League Most Valuable Player is San Fransisco Giants Buster Posey. After the leg injury last season Posey put up a .336 batting average, 24 home runs and 103 R.B.I.s while catching the majority of the game for the Giants this season. The Giants do a nice job of finding Posey extra at bats as a first baseman. After the Giants went into first place they where able to pull away from the Dodgers and ended up winning the division by 8 games. Posey came up big for San Fransisco while they where building this lead and he’s the right choice here. I didn’t even mention he ended up winning the batting title this season as well.

Second on my ballot and so, so close to winning this award. Andrew McCutchen from the Pittsburgh Pirates. I believe that McCutchen is the best player in baseball right now; sorry Mike Trout fans. I think if Pittsburgh could’ve found their way into the playoffs this season McCutchen might have even won this award. McCutchen is one of the best defensive outfielders in baseball and ended up finishing behind Posey in the batting race. I think McCutchen will end up winning this award sooner rather than later.

Put Craig Kimbrel third on my ballot. 3-1 with a 1.01 e.r.a. 42 saves 116 strikeouts and just 14 walks in 62 and 2/3rds of an inning. He’s the anchor in the Braves bullpen and is lights out when it comes to closing games. He’s the biggest reason the Braves ended up with a wild card birth and if they can turn over a playoff lead to Kimbrel they have a great shot at moving on.

Another catcher ends up on my ballot in the fourth spot. Yader Molina lead the St. Louis Cardinals into playoffs and they wouldn’t be here without him. He’s the best defensive catcher in baseball and if he’s not the best handler of a pitching staff in baseball he’s right there. His offense has improve making him even more dangerous. A batting average over .300 (.315) and 22 home runs add a much-needed bat to the St. Louis offense. So you have to find a spot for Molina on your ballot/

I have to admit that I’m not all that happy about this, but I have to include Ryan Braun in the fifth spot on my ballot. He’s put up good numbers after winning the M.V.P. last season and beating a P.E.D. suspension on top of that. He was able to put up these numbers without Prince Fielder batting behind him this season. .319 batting average. 41 home runs and 112 R. B. I.’s this season. He can ever steal a base 30 this season.

There are my ten guys. I’d love to know your’s.

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Week 4; picks

Posted: September 29, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports
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We where all under .500 last week; so here we go again.

Week 3 totals.

Dan the Man went 4-11 and is 20-25 for the season.

Mr. Fantasy went 7-8 and is 25-20 for the season.

I was also 7-8 and am 26-19 for the season.

Week 4

We all agree on:

New England over Buffalo

San Fransisco over Jets

Atlanta over Carolina

Houston over Tennessee

Green Bay over New Orleans

Giants over Philadelphia

Denver over Oakland

The rest:

Mr. Fantasy and I have Seattle, Dan has the Rams

Mr. Fantasy and Dan have Minnesota. I have the Lions.

Dan and I have San Diego, Mr. Fantasy has Kansas City.

Mr. Fantasy and I have Cincinnati, Dan has Jacksonville.

Mr. Fantasy and I have Arizona, Dan has Miami.

Mr. Fantasy and Dan have Washington, I have Tampa Bay.

On Monday Night; Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Chicago and I have Dallas.

Picks; Week 3

Posted: September 22, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in Uncategorized
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Last Week

Dan the Man went 6-9 and is 16-14 for the season

Mr. Fantasy went 9-6 and is 18-12 for the season

I went 10-5 and am 19-11 for the season

Here’s week 3’s picks.

We all agreed on:

Dallas over Tampa Bay

Indianapolis over Jacksonville

Chicago over St. Louis

San Fransisco over Minnesota

San Diego over Atlanta

Pittsburgh over Oakland

Houston over Denver

Green Bay over Seattle on Monday night.

Here’s the rest of our picks.

Mr. Fantasy and I have Buffalo, Dan has Cleveland

Mr. Fantasy and Dan have Miami and I have the Jets

Dan and I have New Orleans, Mr. Fantasy has Kansas City

Dan and Mr. Fantasy have Washington, I have Cincinnati

Dan and I have Detroit, Mr. Fantasy has Tennessee

Dan and I have Philadelphia, Mr. Fantasy has Arizona

Dan and I have Baltimore, Mr. Fantasy has New England

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Who ya got; Manager of the Year

Posted: September 20, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in baseball, sports, Uncategorized
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As I work through the awards for major league baseball this season, I found this category interesting with the way the pennant races are going this season. I’m starting in the National League and #1 on my ballot is Charlie Manuel the Philadelphia Philles manager. Now I know he won’t win this award but where this team was at the all-star break to where this team is right now, Manuel deserves to win this award. The Philles were written off by everyone and now all of a sudden they have an outside shot at grabbing one of the two wild card spots in the National League. Second on my ballot and the manager I actually think will win this award is Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals. The Nationals are in first place right now and look like they’ll make the playoffs for the first time since moving to Washington. Washington has the best record in the National League right now and Johnson has done a great job of handling the young talent on that team. Third for me is Fredi Gonzalez of the Atlanta Braves. The Braves look like they’ll end up with one of the two national League wild card spots and are five games out of first place in the National League East. I’m going to give my fourth place spot to Dusty Baker of the Cincinnati Reds. I think a lot of people had the Reds as playoff contenders, but I’m not sure anyone had them winning the National League Central. The Reds have the biggest lead out of any division leader and have clinched a playoff spot. Just a quick side note, Baker went to the hospital in Chicago yesterday and was found to have an irregular heartbeat. He’s supposed to be back with the team tomorrow and I hope he recovers quickly. Last but not least, in my fifth position is Bud Black of the San Diego Padres. No one anywhere expected this team to do anything, but they actually have an outside shot at a wild card spot. I know they have too many teams to jump and it doesn’t look like they’ll get into the playoffs but the fact that their still hanging around is enough for me to make Black number five on my list.

Over to the American League and my winner of the Manager of the Year award is Buck Showalter of the Baltimore Orioles. There are some other guys that are close in this voting, but this is Showalter’s award. The Orioles appear to be headed to a playoff spot this season. They’ve won 15 straight extra inning games and countless one run games. Bob Melvin of the Oakland A’s lands in second place for me. The A’s where another team no one had contending for a playoff spot this season. It looks like they might hang on and get one and Melvin has a whole lot to do with that. I wouldn’t even be surprised to see Melvin jump Showalter and win this award. Three for me is Joe Girardi manager of the New York Yankees. I know you can look at the Yankees and you can always expect them to do well. Their pitching staff isn’t filled with great pitchers but Girardi has managed to keep the staff together and has the Yankees in first place. Coming in at number four is Ron Washington of the Texas Rangers. Washington almost seems overlooked but the Rangers have been the best team in the American League most of the season and have the best record right now to prove it. The Rangers don’t really have an ace on their staff but Washington has handled them well and this is why he’s on this list. The fifth place manager for me is Robin Ventura of the Chicago White Sox. People were shocked when he got the job in Chicago but with no managing experience, the White Sox are in first place right now. It’s a tight race in the American League Central, so we’ll see if the White Sox can hang on to the lead in their league. Even if they don’t, I still believe that Ventura belongs on this list.

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Week 2 picks (NFL)

Posted: September 15, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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After Week 1 Dan the Man has a one game lead on Mr. Fantasy and I. Dan went 10-5; while Mr. Fantasy and I where 9-6. So here’s our picks for this week.

Here are the games we agree on.

Giants over the Buccaneers

Texans over the Jaguars

Bengals over the Browns

Saints over the Panthers

Patriots over the Cardinals

Redskins over the Rams

Chargers over the Titans

49ers over the Lions

The rest of the game we had different ideas.

Dan picks the Chiefs, Mr. Fantasy and I have the Bills

I have the Eagles, Mr. Fantasy and Dan have the Ravens

Mr. Fantasy has the Colts, Dan and I have the Vikings

Dan has the Dolphins, Mr. Fanasty and I have the Raiders

I have the Seahawks, Dan and Mr. Fantasy have the Cowboys

Dan has the Jets, Mr. Fantasy and I have the Steelers

On Monday Night; Dan has the Broncos, Mr. Fantasy and I have the Falcons

Good Luck

 

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