Tiger VS. Twins Sun. 6-16-2013

Doug Fister taking the mound today in Minnesota the AL central stays a tightly contested race.  Fister plunking a league leading 12 batters still has a great ERA and, needs hitters to hit well for him.  Hopefully, with a  win the Tigers can extend their 4 game lead in the central.  This would put the Twins about 7.5 out of first place which would be very helpful to keep them out of the race early.  The Tigers currently have the best batting average and, on-base-percentage.  However, their biggest curse is not being able to string hits together.  Having the kind of firepower that they do; it has proven to be fairly disappointing to this point in the season.  Paul E. Spors 6-16-2013

BRUINS WIN GAME #2 Stanley Cup****

Games 1 & 2 of the Stanley Cup have proven to be quite entertaining.  Game 1 was the most watched first game of "the Cup" since 1997.  This is the first time in 61 years that Game 1 and 2 went to OT.  As always goalie play was critical tonight with Tuuka Rast on the winning side for the Bruins.  Daniel Paille went on to score the winning goal in OT.  The Bruins also put their sticks where their mouth was/is putting behind them game 1.  The Blackhawks and the Bruins this year are proving to me that hockey is better than ever and, that the extra attention is deserved.  Buckle up b/c we are in for a great series still coming.  Paul E. Spors 6-16-13

Tiger "OFF" his game!!!!

On holes 2 through 6 on Saturday's play for Tiger he got 3 bogeys.  For this weekend he has 16 bogeys.  Tiger is on "par" for his worst play as a professional golfer.  Despite being ranked #1 in the world; almost with certainty will end the weekend not winning another major.  It has now been five years since he has won a major.  The big question that I have is....Since he hasn't won in so long; how long can he hold onto the #1 golfer in the world title?  Is there a new Tiger on the horizon?  Or, Will we see Tiger take the reigns and, show the world his real capabilities AGAIN?????? Paul E. Spors 6-16-2013

Detroit Red Wings closing in on a PLAYOFF Birth

In the last two games of the season the Redwings need 1 point to clinch a berth.  Despite the Redwings clearly having a down year; they still have a shot.  A shot that I personally thought was gone about 2 months ago.  I think their outstanding stick-2-it-ness should be commended regardless of a berth or not.  Hopefully they make the playoffs and, do well.  4-26-2013 Paul E. Spors

Manti Te'o

Mr. Te'O is an absolute steal in the draft now.  If you need a player at this position.  The draft is such a crapshoot in the first place.  It is a big mistake to go get him now; after the first day.  Yeah, he has downside but, everyone does.  Look at the other players that were drafted before him.  These teams are absolutely stupid if they don't draft him now.  PAUL E. Spors   4-25-2013

Underdogs in the tournament ....NOT so MUCH ***

Maybe I was the only one who was anticipating many more of the underdogs winning in the first round.  The main underdogs to win so far are 3 of the 12 seeds.  The only exception to not win was Akron who played VCU.  VCU appears to be very dangerous and, Michigan had better be ready to play.  They look like a team to be reckoned with.  Their defense and, offensive penetration look solid as well as spectacular.  Maybe just maybe we will see a few more upsets this afternoon.  The main potential I see left today are Minnesota over UCLA and, Colorado over Illinois.  However, to some degree they wouldn't be considered upsets b/c of how close they are in seeding.  Anything outside of these would be considered a "real" upset though.  Get ready for a wild weekend.  The great teams are just getting ready to fight for there lives.  I'd like see Indiana, MSU, VCU and, Louisville keep rolling.  They play great ball and, provide great entertainment.

Paul E. Spors
3-22-2013

NCAA Bracket Busting!!!!

This college basketball season has proved to be the outlier of all outlying years.  Some have described the parity amongst the NCAA division 1 as freakish, scary, and, even unbelievable.  Entering the tournament with no clear cut number 1 that is certain to make the final four this should be a tournament for the ages.  The one question that I am most curious about is...."Is this the year that the lowest seeded team (of all time) will win the tournament?"
The lowest seeded team to win the NCAA tourney to this point is Villanova in 1985.  They were an 8 seed. With so much instability amongst the top ranked teams; there is plenty of room for  a deep run from teams like Creighton, Gonzaga, and, Belmont.  It is quite possible that we may have too many Cinderellas at the dance.  With that in mind it might be possible for a very low seed to win "it".
Among all of the excellent to good middle bracket teams.  The really excellent teams like IU have not been able to seperate from the pack.  IU lost 3 of its last 6.  Kansas and Louisville have both lost 3 in the row in the not too distant past.  Since the brackets came out today we will have to wait a couple of days to let the games begin.  But, come Wednesday....."Let's get it on."

Paul E. Spors
3-17-2013