tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190061672024-03-13T12:06:02.453-05:00Peace, Love and Lots of Sox . . . Red Sox (cowboys and razorbacks too)A semi frequent look at games played by the Red Sox, Razorbacks, and Cowboys with other sports issues thrown in for good measure. Look for Day By Day at bottom of page.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger833125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-205912009255011382010-04-19T06:57:00.004-05:002010-04-19T07:01:24.842-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 13 - Rays vs Sox<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100419">Neimann vs Lackey </a>- game 4 of Home stand, Game 4 of Series.<br /><br />Sox are 0-3 this home stand with 7 to go, 1-5 at home this season. Ugly playing ugly.<br /><br />Marathon day / Patriot Day - <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300419102">Preview from ESPN</a>.<br /><br />11ish (yes I said 11 ish) be there or ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-79610380737957666262010-04-18T13:05:00.003-05:002010-04-18T13:10:20.677-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 12 - Rays vs Sox<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100418">Garza vs Lester</a> - game 3 of series (0-2), game 3 of 18 this year (0-2), 3rd game of home stand (0-2), 6th home game of year (1-4) and 12th game of year (4-7). <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300418102">Espn.go. com Preview</a>.<br /><br />2ish (rain delay) be there or be ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-71733238281948223682010-04-17T19:12:00.004-05:002010-04-17T19:21:37.415-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 11 - Rays vs Sox<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100417">Shields vs Buchholz</a> - after the suspended game ends +30 minutes - 2nd game of series (0-1), 2nd game of 18 for season (0-1), 2nd game of home stand (0-1), 5th game at home this year (1-3).<br /><br />Not a lot to say about the 10th game, except that if you have the bases loaded and can't score with 0 outs, well you deserve to lose the game.<br /><br /><a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300417102">Game 11 Preview</a> from Espn.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-26534873309527927192010-04-16T15:47:00.003-05:002010-04-16T15:54:55.139-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 10 - Rays vs Sox<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100416">Davis vs Beckett</a> at Fenway - Game 1 of 4 game series and 18 games overall against the Rays. 10th game of year and Sox are 2 games back of Rays in the standings.<br /><br />From<a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300416102"> espn.go.com preview </a>- The Rays will try to hand Beckett his first career April loss at Fenway Park on Friday night in the opener of a four-game series against the Red Sox.<br /><br />This is the 1st game of a ten game home stand. Sox are 1-2 at home for the season and 3-3 on the road. 7 ish be there or be ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-70186937499909357202010-04-15T09:59:00.003-05:002010-04-15T10:08:32.870-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 9 - Sox vs Twins (Sox 4-4)<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100414">Wakefield vs Liriano </a>at Target Field, third straight series where this is the rubber game. Game 3 of 3 for this series (1-1), 3rd game of 5 in season (1-1), game 6 of 6 on road trip (3-2). <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300415109">Preview</a> has this quote talking about playing time - "It's not fantasy baseball, and it's not like chess pieces," he said. "Guys need time to settle in. If I don't let them settle in, it's just going to prolong what we're going through."<br /><br />Papi will sit vs the lefty and Papi should sit. I see platoon becoming a thing for the DH on this team. 1ish, be there or be ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-90233529387967821392010-04-14T12:02:00.004-05:002010-04-14T12:06:13.597-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 8 - Sox vs Twins<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100414">Lackey vs Slowey</a> - Game 2 of 3 (0-1) series, 2 of 5 for year (0-1). <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300414109">Preview</a>.<br /><br />Sox are presently 3-4 for the year 2-2 for road trip. 1ish be there or be...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-20521495337530499302010-04-12T13:03:00.003-05:002010-04-12T13:08:27.009-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 7 - Sox Vs Twins<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100412">Lester vs Pavano</a> - game 1 of 3, 4th game of road trip (2-1), game 1 of 5 vs Twins - Opening game at the Target - Look for Papi to play today and Wednesday!!! 3ish be there or be .... (<a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300412109">espn preview</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-16926080984647853092010-04-12T13:01:00.002-05:002010-04-12T13:03:42.076-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 6 - Sox vs Royals<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100411">The Kid vs Meche </a>- yesterdays game - took the Series 2-1.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-30655520461486545142010-04-10T17:59:00.003-05:002010-04-10T18:04:06.189-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 5 of 162 - Sox VS Royals<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100410">Beckett vs Greinke</a> - Game 2 of 3 in this series, game 2 of 7 for season - KC leads 1-0. Preview for <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300410107">ESPN.Go.com</a>!!!<br /><br />The Sox need to get their crap together, 1-3 is unacceptable for this team.<br /><br />7ish be there or be...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-82928779442980444162010-04-09T16:32:00.003-05:002010-04-09T16:37:46.387-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 4 - Sox vs Royals - Game 1 of 3<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100409">Wakefield vs Davies</a> - Kaufmann Stadium - Game 4 of the season, Game 1 of 1st Road Trip, Game 1 of 3 for Series (Sox 0-1 in series), game 1 of 9 for season - <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=300409107">Espn.go.com Preview</a>!!!<br /><br />Oh yeah - 8:10 EDT - be there or be....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-73249636772936491612010-04-07T17:31:00.003-05:002010-04-07T17:35:24.955-05:00Red Sox 2010 Season Game 3<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100407">Pettitte vs Lackey</a> at Fenway! Home debut for Lackey as a Red Sox. 7ish - be there or be...<br /><br />Rubber game of the first series, 3rd of 18 for the season.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-89409447886042569302010-04-06T17:42:00.002-05:002010-04-06T17:44:33.931-05:00Red Sox 2010 Game 2 of 182 - Yankees at Sox<a href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=bos&ymd=20100406">Lester vs Burnett</a> - Game 2 - 2nd of 18 - Sox lead series 1-0, season series 1-0. 7ish be there or be square!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-39692114944810003082010-04-04T18:41:00.001-05:002010-04-04T18:43:31.730-05:00Red Sox 2010 Game 1 of 162 (1 of 18 vs Yankees)Yankees - Red Sox - the games begin!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-43436472639075869022010-01-03T07:34:00.003-05:002010-01-03T07:42:42.689-05:002009 NFL Week 17 Previewok - 4-12 last week - uGLY -<br /><br />This week is the last week and we have 113 winners going into the week - hmmm, lets see will need to go 15-1 this week just to break even - ugly - - - --<br /><br />oh well - this week we are going with Indianapolis -2.5, Jacksonville 1.5, Chicago -3.5, San Francisco -7.5, Pittsburgh -2.5, NY Giants 8.5, Atlanta -2.5, New Orleans 2.5, NE Patriots 7.5, Philadelphia 2.5, Arizona -3.5, San Diego -4.5, Tennessee -4.5, Oakland 10.5, Kansas City 12.5 and Cincinnati 9.5.<br /><br />Once again, unable to find the Madden 2010 link - will keep looking but am using the Accuscore for his picks. Oh, yeah with 128 picks you could have done worse this year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-92231514966877715962009-12-27T08:37:00.003-05:002009-12-27T08:43:43.995-05:002009 NFL Week 16 PreviewOk, we went 7-9 last week continuing a trend of very good one week followed by mediocrity the next. Good thing I live by Daddy's old rule - "Never bet on anything you can't control!!!<br /><br /><br />This weeks picks - Buffalo 8.5, Cincinnati -13.5, Cleveland -3.5, Seattle 13.5, Baltimore 2.5, Miami -3.5, NE Patriots -7.5, New Orleans -14.5, Carolina 6.5, St. Louis 13.5, Detroit 11.5, Denver 6.5, Indianapolis -5.5, Washington 6.5 and Minnesota -7.5. Was unable to find the Madden 2010 from ESPN but will look later. Meanwhile I used the <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/projections">ACCUScore Projections</a> for the ESPN.com contest.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-54352867342614343112009-12-19T01:29:00.005-05:002009-12-27T08:09:04.839-05:002009 NFL Week 15 PreviewGood week last week (finally) as we went 11-5, which means we picked 102 winners this year (wow). Oh well, would not make money this year but we still have hopes for a strong finish - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQhQR_hJsGE">YEAH BABY</a>.<br /><br />This week we are going to go with Jacksonville (trust me I picked them on Thursday night) 6.5, Dallas 7.5, NE Patriots -7.5, Arizona -10.5, Tennessee -3.5, Cleveland 2.5, Houston -9.5, NY Jets -6.5, Philadelphia -7.5, Cincinnati 6.5, Denver -13.5, Green Bay (Pittsburgh is in a tail spin) 0.5, Baltimore -10.5, Seattle -7.5, Minnesota -7.5 and NY Giants -3.5. Your Madden 10 picks <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4745751">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zQhQR_hJsGE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zQhQR_hJsGE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Yeah BabyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-78377011647868786382009-12-13T04:58:00.003-05:002009-12-13T05:04:51.773-05:002009 NFL Week 14 Preview6-10 last week, ugh, as in ugly. Not a good year if you are following my picks as I've only picked 91 correct through the first 13 weeks (as I said UGGLY) . My advice follow <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4729347">Madden 10</a> picks, at least the simulations have picked 106 winners this year.<br /><br />This weeks picks - Atlanta 9.5, Green Bay -3.5, Denver 7.5, Buffalo 0.5, NY Jets -3.5, Jacksonville -2.5, Baltimore -13.5, Houston -6.5, Cincinnati 6.5, Carolina 13.5, Tennessee -12.5, Washington -1.5, San Diego 3.5, Philadelphia 0.5, and Arizona -3.5.<br /><br />See you Thursday - unless something earth shattering happens.<br /><br />s1cUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-78109919668850817502009-12-10T18:31:00.002-05:002009-12-10T18:34:10.104-05:002009 NFL Week 14 Thursday PreviewSteelers vs the Browns - hmmm, Pittsburgh has sucked lately but this is Cleveland we are talking about - Pittsburgh - 9.5. <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4729347">Madden 10</a> also has the Steelers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-265615163918685432009-12-05T19:07:00.003-05:002009-12-05T19:14:15.097-05:002009 NFL Week 13 PreviewWow on a non losing streak as we went 8-8 following our 9-7 week in week 11. Some good games on Sunday.<br /><br />Philadelphia -4.5, Chicago -8.5, Cincinnati -13.5, Tennessee 6.5, Denver -4.5, Washington 8.5, Carolina -6.5, Houston 0.5, Pittsburgh -11.5, NE Patriots -6.5, San Diego -12.5, San Francisco .5, NY Giants 1.5, Minnesota -3.5 and Baltimore 3.5. <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4707944">Madden 10 Picks</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-42584997686159056812009-12-03T17:56:00.002-05:002009-12-03T17:58:00.265-05:002009 NFL Week 13 Thursday PreviewGoing with the Jets - 3.5. Madden has the Bills 3.5 - can see that <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4707944">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-22322862064048591192009-11-29T06:11:00.004-05:002009-12-03T17:58:29.124-05:002009 NFL Week 12 Picks9-7 last week, whoop de do.<br /><br />This week, Atlanta -11.5, Miami -3.5, Cincinnati -13.5, Seattle -2.5, Carolina 3.5, Washington 9.5, Indianapolis -3.5, San Diego -13.5, San Francisco -3.5, Arizona .5, Minnesota -10.5, Baltimore 2.5 and NE Patriots - 3.5.<br /><br />Remember to bet on my picks this year would have been suicide.<br /><a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4687271"><br />Madden 10</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-3026680386911439612009-11-25T23:55:00.002-05:002009-11-25T23:57:53.483-05:002009 NFL Week 12 Thursday PreviewsThursday games - picks - Green Bay -10.5, Oakland 13.5 and Denver 6.5. <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4687271">Madden 10 simulations.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-13777688989426914682009-11-22T04:22:00.003-05:002009-11-22T04:27:57.689-05:002009 NFL Week 11 PicksWell beat <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4663977">Madden 10</a> on Thursday night by going with the Dolphins. Maybe that is a good sign, what I do know is that Madden 10 will beat me this year. Just not enough weeks left.<br /><br />Picks for this week:<br /><br />Detroit -3.5, San Francisco 6.5, Pittsburgh -9.5, Washington 11.5, Atlanta 6.5, New Orleans -11.5<br />Jacksonville -8.5, Indianapolis .5, Minnesota -11.5, Arizona -8.5, Broncos 2.5, Bengals -9.5, NE Patriots -10.5, Philadelphia -3.5, and Houston -4.5.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-42565956399557663402009-11-15T06:25:00.004-05:002009-11-22T04:21:43.767-05:002009 NFL Week10 PicksAnother week and another losing strategy? Who knows, but I do know that Madden 10 has been pretty good against the thread. So you might want to consider that in your strategy.<br /><br />Going with the Saints -13.5, Dolphins -9.5, Lions 16.5, Jaguars 6.5, Bills 6.5, Pittsburgh -6.5, Broncos -4.5, Falcons -1.5, Chiefs 1.5, Eagles 2.5, Seattle 8.5, Packers 2.5, Patriots 2.5 and Browns 10.5.<br /><br />There you go, now off to get some sleep.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19006167.post-22398081806419746662009-11-12T18:32:00.002-05:002009-11-12T18:35:34.932-05:00Nfl Week 10 Thursday Night49ers at home vs da Bears -3.5 Niners - Going with the Niners because it is sort of homecoming for #55. <a href="http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4644702">Madden 10</a> has 49ers 21-14 over the Bears also.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0