by Wally Andre Ethier of the LA Dodgers extended his hitting streak to 28 games last night vs the Cubbies, so he is now halfway to reaching Joe DiMaggio's "unbreakable" 56 game hitting streak of 1941. So ... two questions for all you fans out there: 1) How high will Ethier go on this run before it comes to an end? How many games? 2) Is Joe D's 56 game hitting … [Read more...] about Questions of the Day
HELP WANTED!
by Wally "Nobody ... and I mean NOBODY .... circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills!!", according to ESPN's Chris Shelly Berman. Well, in the opinion of many, Nobody ... and we mean NO-BODY ... needs as much HELP as the Buffalo Bills! (OK, the Carolina Panthers are in a pretty sad state, too, but who cares about them anyway?) So, Bills faithful, who will your team … [Read more...] about HELP WANTED!
Casual Friday … Welcome to (even more) Insanity
by Wally So why is this man smiling? It's simple. He just signed a 7 year contract with the Boston Red Sox for $154 million. HFC!!!! (that's Holy Friggin' Cow). That's $22 mill a year!!! How can ANY team justify that kind of coin for a career .284 hitter who's averaged about 105 RBIs over ~6 seasons and plays first base???? SERIOUSLY??? Adrian Gonzalez … [Read more...] about Casual Friday … Welcome to (even more) Insanity
Wally’s Wednesday … the Houston Homestretch
by Wally The race to crown a national basketball champion is in its homestretch as the four finalists and hordes of media have gathered in my (new) hometown of Houston. It's a great time of the year down here ... lots of sun and still not "hot" ... daytime highs between 70-80 ... not too muggy. Astros haven't lost a game (yet) and the Rockets are making a run at the … [Read more...] about Wally’s Wednesday … the Houston Homestretch
Super Bowl Sunday
by Wally The pursuit of pro football's holy grail will end tonight around 9pm (for those of us lucky enough to be in the Central time zone). At this point, it's simply time for predictions from our esteemed panel of "experts" here on the Pine. Tell us who will win, what the score will be, and a little bit about why it will turn out that way. I'll go first. The … [Read more...] about Super Bowl Sunday