Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions

Looking back at my Preseason Picks I got 13 of the 16 playoff teams right. I still think Vegas will hoist the cup, but don’t think Tampa Bay makes it back to the final.

Here are my Playoff Predictions…

East Division

• Pittsburgh over the Islanders in 6
• Boston over the Capitals in 7

Boston Over Pittsburgh

North Division

• Toronto over Montreal in 5
• Edmonton over Winnipeg in 6

Toronto Over Edmonton

Central Division

• Carolina over Nashville in 5
• Florida over Tampa Bay in 6

Florida Over Carolina

West Division

• Colorado over St. Louis in 5
  
• Vegas over Minnesota in 5

Vegas Over Colorado

Final 4

• Vegas over Boston
• Florida over Toronto

Stanley Cup Finals

Vegas Over Florida

The Bat Flip Is Art

Jeff McNeil with the game tying Home Run in the 9th. There is only one way to celebrate such a feat, and that is with a great bat flip!

via GIPHY

NCAA Championship Pick

Gonzaga -4.5 Baylor

Previous Tournament Picks

• 4-4 with my Sweet Sixteen picks
• 2-2 with my Elite 8 picks
• 2-0 with My Final 4 picks

Final 4 Picks

I went 4-4 with my Sweet Sixteen picks and 2-2 with my Elite 8 picks, so if you enjoy going .500 and just losing the vig you should go with my picks in your betting app or service of choice (Where it’s legal of course).

• Baylor -5 Houston
• UCLA +14 Gonzaga

Outdoor Breakfast in the Cold!

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

2021 Baseball Predictions

Wildcard Winners

1. Mets
2. Padres

Wildcard WInners

1. White Sox
2. Blue Jays

World Series

Dodgers Over Yankees

Elite 8 Picks

After going a robust 4-4 in my Sweet Sixteen picks here are the Elite 8 picks.

• Arkansas +7.5 Baylor
• Houston -8 Oregon State
• Gonzaga -9 USC
• UCLA +7 Michigan

This Should Lead the News

CDC Director Walensky becomes emotional during today's covid briefing, saying she's ditching prepared remarks because she's scared of rising case numbers in the US. "Right now, I'm scared...I so badly want to be done...so I'm asking you to just hold on a little longer."

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 29, 2021

…but it won’t. For the first time during this pandemic the true end is in sight, but it takes time to vaccinate a country the size of the US. So of course the selfish citizenry led by some willing inept state and local governments will make sure to kill a few more people than necessary to prove a point about “freedom”.

The Best Coffee in the Right Cup

Find one of the many coffee carts around the city, throw down a $1 for a small or a $1.50 for the large, order a “coffee regular”, and you have the perfect morning cup!

Great Old School NYC Subway Ads

As someone who took the subway from birth and lived through this period they really made me laugh. After decades of neglect the city made the subway a priority and it shows. Of course like cleaning up Times Square and crime reduction these things were being done long before Rudy Gulliani became mayor, but he still gets credit for it to this day. What started under Koch took off under Dinkins (who finally started getting credit years later). Also a reminder that while the last year was tough, the subway is cleaner and safer than it was just a few years ago and there is no reason to think it won’t snap back to that those levels as we move on from COVID. All that said, major investment is needed to expand and improve the system and we have a chance to do something that has not been done in generations.