A Stat that Caught My Eye
LaTroy Hawkins went 15-3 with two saves and a 2.00 ERA in 139 relief appearances comprising 157-and-two-thirds innings for the Twins in 2002-2003. The right-hander primarily served as a setup man for southpaw “Everyday Eddie” Guardado, who made 134 appearances and logged 86 saves over those two seasons.
Source: Fangraphs - Sunday Notes
Fangraphs has a great Notes piece where they toss in a ton of random stuff. For some reason this popped today. How did both their arms not fall off?
2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Predictions
Eastern Conference
Metropolitan Division
Hurricanes (1) over Islanders (WC1) in 6
Devils (2) over Rangers (3) in 7
Atlantic Division
Panthers (WC2) over Bruins (1) in 6
Maple Leafs (2) over Lightning (3) in 5
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Devils (2) over Hurricanes (1) in 6
Maple Leafs (2) over Panthers (WC2) in 6
Eastern Conference Finals
Maple Leafs (2) over Devils (2) in 7
Western Conference
Central Division
Avalanche (1) over Kraken (WC1) in 5
Stars (2) over Wild (3) in 6
Pacific Division
Golden Knights (1) over Jets (WC2) in 6
Kings (3) over Oilers (2) in 7
Western Conference Semi-Finals
Stars (2) over Avalanche (1) in 6
Kings (3) over Golden Knights (1) in 6
Western Conference Finals
Stars (2) over Kings (3) in 5
Stanley Cup Final
Stars (2) over Maple Leafs (2) in 5
2023 NBA Playoff Predictions
Eastern Conference
Round 1
Bucks (1) over Heat (8) in 6
Knicks (5) over Cavs (4) in 6
Celtics (2) over Hawks (7) in 5
Sixers (3) over Nets (6) in 5
Round 2
Bucks (1) over Knicks (5) in 5
Sixers (3) over Celtics (2) in 7
Eastern Conference Finals
Bucks (1) over Sixers (3) in 6
Western Conference
Round 1
Nuggets (1) over Timberwolves (8) in 5
Suns (4) over Clippers (5) in 7
Lakers (7) over Grizzlies (2) in 6
Warriors (6) over Kings (3) in 5
Round 2
Suns (4) over Nuggets (1) in 5
Warriors (6) over Lakers (7) in 7
Western Conference Finals
Suns (4) over Warriors (6) in 6
NBA Finals
Bucks over Suns in 7
2023 Masters Picks
Because why not? Outside of my two picks, I think Tiger makes the Cut while Phil does not make the weekend.
Pick to win - Scottie Scheffler
Non Fav pick to win - Tony Finau
TONY FINAU WHERE HE BE NOW pic.twitter.com/xAdmsI3JGQ
— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) August 23, 2021