It’s All-Star Tuesday once again, and that means, like last year and the previous, it is time to talk about stupid stuff regarding this game. Will it be different from last year’s rants? Prolly not. But hey, it’s something to do, so whatever.
First, the winner getting home-field in the WS undermines the entire season’s goal– [...]
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“Nostrapossumus Predicts” Tally Sheet
04/01/09
☐ 1) Psycho T will totally Laettner it in the NBA.
¿? 2) Next year, Tiger will make his 2000 season look like amateur hour.
✔ 3) Calp will incur NCAA sanctions of some kind within two years of becoming coach at Kentucky.
✔ 4) We haven’t heard the last of Favre.
✔ 5) Michelle Wie will finally win a tourney.
04/29/09
✔ 6) The upcoming Caps-Pens series will not bring any new viewers to the game of hockey.
✔ 7) The new Lions logo will not intimidate Detroit opponents.
✔ 8) Al Davis will continue to de-value the Raiders franchise.
¿? 9) Finally, the WNBA will fail after this summer’s season.
06/26/09
☐ 10)Blake Griffin will perform well in LA, but it will not matter.
✔ 11) Steph Curry will make an immediate impact.
¿? 12) The Spurs will rise again (again).
09/02/09
✕ 13) A healthy Pats team means the threat of another undefeated season.
✔ 14) Ray Rice will establish himself as one of the NFL’s top backs.
✔ 15) Finally, Sergio Garcia won’t win a major next year– again.
09/14/09
☐ 16) Caroline Wozniacki just reached her last Slam final (U.S. Open '09), barring a game re-fit.
✕ 17) If McNabb misses any significant time, Kolb will struggle and Vick will replace him (after week 3).
✔ 18) Bama finds a way this year against Jesus Jones and the Florida Gators.
11/18/09
✕ 19) Steve Nash will finish either 1 or 2 in the NBA MVP race.
✕ 20) Clemson will beat Georgia Tech in the ACC championship game.
✕ 21) The New England Patriots will give the NY Jets a 2007 beat down this week.
1/02/10
✕ 22) The Mariners will win the West in the 2010 season.
✕ 23) The Lakers will not repeat as NBA champs.
✔ 24) Tiger will not miss the Masters.
4/12/10
☐ 25) Roy Halladay wins NL Cy Young award.
☐ 26) NY Yankees win 100 games.
✕ 27) Curtis Granderson has a BIG year. His numbers will be better than Damon’s last season.
¿? 28) Brian McCann has career year. He will rake.
✔ 29) Either the Spurs or Suns (or maybe both) will be in the Western conference finals.
¿? 30) Henin will get back on the major train. In fact, any time she has better than a 60 % serving percentage in a final, she will win.
✔ 31) We will start to see the decline of Roger.
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