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MLB Mid-Season Predictions - July 15 This October the National League will once again be regretting an All Star Game performance that will leave them yielding World Series home field advantage to the America League once again.  If the Phillies make it back to defend their title, they won’t be able to blame anyone else as St. Louis native Ryan Howard struck out with runners on first and third to end the 8th inning and the NL lost the game 4-3.   

Given the mid-summer classic baseball down time, it seems appropriate to now throw out my picks for who will end up playing baseball in October and November. 

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Cowboys Christmas in July - July 13 It is a Monday in the middle of summer and football season is still a stones throw away, the NBA playoffs are yesterday’s news, and we are stuck without real baseball until Thursday.  It is so bad that this afternoon DC’s Sports Talk 980 resorted to spending an hour talking about how the Redskins have had 16 kickers over the past 12 seasons.  It might be a boring sports time but today Texans have a new reason to shout, “God Bless Texas!”   Continue reading

How I Pick Em - June 16 In my first few weeks blogging this is now the second time I am writting that I am not an expert in finance.  But I do think it important for visitors to see the Bulls n Balls disclaimer and understand we are about education and entertainment here!  When we pick stocks we are therefore not providing financial advice.  I’m just a guy who decided to dig a bit deeper into the investment world after witnessing a recent market crash that led me to three conclusions:  Continue reading

NFL Convicts and Michael Vick - June 30 I love dogs.  I grew up with a Boxer named Ginger and currently have two Pugs, Emmet and Verna, that rule my house.  So when Michael Vick was convicted of running a dog-fighting racket, I was just as angry as the next guy.  But my anger was not just because of those poor pups that were abused for some random amusement.  Rather, to me Vick’s conviction was symbolic of the crime culture that seems to permeate some professional sports.  Continue reading

NBA Draft Gems - June 25 (click the post to see an awesome video)

Many thanks to my boys Shinebox and big Mit who provided some Bulls n Balls support for this post. 

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post where I challenged conventional wisdom on this year’s draft, I think there are bound to be a few hidden gems in this crop of athletes.  Below is my list of top talent that may do more than expected: Continue reading

 

The Bethpage Bully - 17 June Somewhere right now there are a handful of guys in their early twenties and they are thinking about two things; how they will acquire enough alcohol to sustain a Bethpage Black bender, and how they can best get in the head of Sergio Garcia without getting kicked off the course.

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