NFL Week 6 Picks and Week 5 Results

Sunday, October 05 2008 - , , , , - 0 comments

Week 5 in the NFL proved to be a little better.  I went 8 for 14, just over 50%.

NFL Week 5 Results

  • Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panther
  • Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
  • Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
  • San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins
  • Seattle Seahawks at NY Giants
  • Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
  • Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens
  • Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos
  • Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals
  • New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers
  • Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

Week 5 Results -  8 for 14, Cumulative Results - 12 or 27

NFL Week 6 Picks and Predictions (my picks in bold)

  • Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
  • Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts
  • Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
  • Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints
  • Cincinnati Bengals at NY Jets
  • Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Bucaneers
  • St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins
  • Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans
  • Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos
  • Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals
  • Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers
  • Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
  • New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers
  • NY Giants at Cleveland Browns

Byes: Buffalo, Tennessee, Kansas City, Pittsburgh

Gruntruck - Tribe

Monday, October 06 2008 - , , , , - 0 comments

Some songs are not available on iTunes or Amazon MP3.  I wish I still have this CD; I played this song my Freshman year of High School for a school show. 

Keeneland Picks for October 5th, 2008

Sunday, October 05 2008 - , , , , - 0 comments

I am changing the format of my picks.   I will be posting my Top 3 picks for each race.

  • Race 1: Ma Rainey / Luna Vega / She'sahappycamper
  • Race 2: Peace Rock/ Crazy Coyote / Peace and Joy
  • Race 3: Brokerage House / Templar's Cup / Quackers Appeal
  • Race 4: Distinctive Dixie / Good Feeling / Gift of Gab
  • Race 5: Fine Flyer / Evade / Borobudur
  • Race 6: Il Terrazzo / Speed Limit / Pious David
  • Race 7: Bittel Road / Appalachian Trail / Giant Oak
  • Race 8: Precious Kiss / Angels' Share / Modjadji
  • Race 9: Unbridled Belle / Jibboom / Carriage Trail
  • Race 10: Brilliant Bid / Timeless Fashion / Holy Anthem

Equibase Entries for Keeneland, October 5th, 2008

Equibase Results for Keeneland, October 5th, 2008

UPDATED RESULTS (1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in bold)

  • Race 1: Ma Rainey (2nd) / Luna Vega (1st) / She'sahappycamper (3rd)
  • Race 2: Peace Rock (1st) / Crazy Coyote (8th) / Peace and Joy (2nd)
  • Race 3: Brokerage House (1st) / Templar's Cup (6th) / Quackers Appeal (4th)
  • Race 4: Distinctive Dixie (2nd) / Good Feeling (1st) / Gift of Gab (4th)
  • Race 5: Fine Flyer (3rd) / Evade (2nd) / Borobudur (1st)
  • Race 6: Il Terrazzo (5th) / Speed Limit (8th) / Pious David (9th)
  • Race 7: Bittel Road (1st) / Appalachian Trail (11th) / Giant Oak (8th)
  • Race 8: Precious Kiss (4th) / Angels' Share (2nd) / Modjadji (3rd)
  • Race 9: Unbridled Belle (9th) / Jibboom (7th) / Carriage Trail (1st)
  • Race 10: Brilliant Bid (3rd) / Timeless Fashion (1st) / Holy Anthem (7th)

 

Keeneland Picks for October 4th, 2008

Saturday, October 04 2008 - , , , , - 0 comments

Here are my picks for Satuday October 4th at Keeneland.

  • Race 1:  Awesome Moment
  • Race 2: Talkinontherun
  • Race 3: Jehan
  • Race 4: Hongkong Superstar / Troy G.
  • Race 5 (Phoenix S.): Talent Search
  • Race 6 (Woodford S.): Smart Enough
  • Race 7 (Lane's End Breeders' Futurity, G1): Terrain
  • Race 8 (Shadwell Turf Mile S., G1): Kingship / Thorn Song
  • Race 9 (Thoroughbred Club of America S., G3): Sugar Swirl / Wild Gams
  • Race 10: Sir Lowry

(Best bets in bold)

Equibase Entries for Keeneland - October 4th, 2008

Equibase Results for Keeneland - October 4th, 2008

Keeneland Picks for October 3rd, 2008

Friday, October 03 2008 - , , , - 0 comments

I am missing opening day at Keeneland this fall.  Here are some of my picks.

  • Race 1 - Pattern of the Cat - Finished 3rd. Paid 2.60.
  • Race 2 - Midianite - Finished Out of the Money.
  • Race 3 - Mr. Shortcake - Finished 1st. Paid 14.20 / 6.80 / 4.20 / Get the News - Finished 3rd. Paid 3.60
  • Race 4 - NONE
  • Race 5 - NONE
  • Race 6 - Mushka - Finished 1st. Paid 8.60 / 4.20 / 3.60 / Highest Class - Finished Out of the Money
  • Race 7 - Dixieland Rocket - Finished Dead Heat 2nd. Paid 2.60 / 3.00
  • Race 8 - Dreaming of Anna - Finished Out of the Money. / Roshani - Finished Out of the Money.
  • Race 9 - Mani Bhavan - Finished out of the Money
  • Race 10 - Sean Lafitte - Finished out of the Money

 (bolded are top three picks)

Equibase Entries

Equibase Results

NFL Week 5 Picks and Predictions

Wednesday, October 01 2008 - , , , , - 0 comments

In my 1st week of picks, I ended up doing quite horribly.  I was 4 for 13, which is pretty bad (down right dismal).
I hope I can learn from my mistakes and make this week better.

Schoonie has not updated us on how he did in Week 4.  I am fairly certain he crushed me.

Read on the 'Net: "Jets safety Eric Smith is suspended one game for trying to remove the facemask of Arizona's Anquan Boldin with his teeth." Deadspin (in all seriousness, I hope Boldin has a full recovery)

2008 NFL Week 5 Picks (predicted winners are in bold)

  • Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers
  • Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
  • Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
  • San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins
  • Seattle Seahawks at NY Giants
  • Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
  • Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens
  • Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos
  • Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals
  • New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers
  • Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys
  • Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

Sidenote: Keeneland opens today!  Stay tuned for my Keeneland Pick of the Day.

 

NFL Week 4 Results

Sunday, September 28 2008 - , , , , , - 0 comments

2008 NFL Week 4 Results (my picks in bold)

  • Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers - Delhomme was 20/29 for 294 yards with 2 Touchdown.
  • Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals - At least someone in Ohio has a win.
  • Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - A field goal in overtime sends Jacksonville ahead for the win. 
  • Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs - I had to double check this, Kansas City beat Denver?  Has hell frozen over? KC forced 4 turnovers!
  • San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints - Reggie Bush did nothing today, it was all Drew Brees.
  • Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets - Farve threw for 6 TDs today, but those were ugly throwback uniforms!
  • Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Huge defensive game.
  • Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans  - Minnesota need more help, lots more help.
  • San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders - Only 64 yards rushing for Oakland.  LT had 100+ yards and  2 TDs.
  • Buffalo Bills at St Louis Rams - Trent Green threw for 200+ yards without a touchdown.
  • Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys - Sorry Tony, 300 yards and 3 TDs isn't enough in the NFC East.
  • Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears - Being an Eagles fan I have nothing to say here. Bears defense stood strong when it needed too.
  • Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers - Another game I just couldn't pick.

Week 4: 4/13
Cumulative: 4/13

NFL Week 4 Picks and Predictions

Thursday, September 25 2008 - , , , , - 0 comments

UPDATED:  Schoonie has accepted my challege!

I have been busy for the past few weeks; I have been unable to get any NFL predictions posted.
I am going to start with Week 4; I am 0 for 0.

But first, let's see what Eli Manning is up to during his off week:

Drunk Eli Manning

2008 NFL Week 4 Predictions (predicted winners are in bold)

  • Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
  • Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
  • Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
  • San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints
  • Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets
  • Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans
  • San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders
  • Buffalo Bills at St Louis Rams
  • Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
  • Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
  • Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Byes: New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions

Blogs of the week: Kissing Suzy Kolber, Fantasy Sports Blitz

I am also issuing a challenge to my friend Schoonie to compete with my picks. What do you say Schoonie?  Start making your picks!

Walking from New York to LA, google style

Friday, September 19 2008 - 0 comments

Have you ever wanted to walk from NYC to LA?  Google can give you a map:


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