The Sports Curmudgeon®

I just got an e-mail from #2 son saying that he had purchased the turkey that we will be cooking and eating for Thanksgiving next week. That reminded me that next week’s writing schedule will be severely compressed which also reminded me that I needed to get my butt in gear and do this week’s [...]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941 was a date that will live in infamy. Clearly on a much smaller scale than the events that plunged the US into World War II, my NFL Mythical Picks for last weekend also mark a date destined to live in infamy. As you will soon see, my [...]

As I mentioned elsewhere, a selected few of these picks will evolve from “mythical status” to “reality” this weekend in Las Vegas. Therefore, let me begin today by employing a literary technique known as foreshadowing: I had better hope that I got all of the stupid picking out of my system last weekend… With that [...]

These picks are using early lines for the games since most of the writing and picking happened in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. However, since these are all Mythical Picks, that should not matter a whole lot. Here is a rundown of last week’s picks: I liked Detroit +1 against Dallas. The Lions won [...]

Last weekend was a good one in terms of NFL Mythical Picking, so I am anxious to do the quick review: I liked Seattle/Pitts to go Over 38. The game stayed Under thanks in no small measure to the Steelers pitching a shutout. Yuck! I liked the Ravens to win and cover 6 points against [...]