Okay, I went 3-2, and my season record is 26-12 -- at least I am back on even numbers. The Reapers and the Wolves pulled off upsets on me. Damn Kraken and their 6 points, I thought there was no way they could lose 3 in a row. When you lose 9-6, aren't you proud of your defense and pissed at your offense? I know I would be. Fire the OC!! Just kidding... On to my picks.
1. Minnesota Mafia (6-4) vs Coronado Boltz (6-4). Should be a good game, both teams have the same record, similar effective levels. This is the third game in a row that I am either picking for or against the Mafia, in Minnesota. If it were the Mafia in Chicago, I would be less likely to pick against them. I am just not sure that when I think of Minnesota, I think of hitmen, Valentine's Day massacres, Al Capone and the like. Are they like the Sopranos up there in Minnesota? I doubt that as well. They may extort ice fishermen, snowplow drivers, and people who sound an awful like Canadians, but the level of intimidation is ratcheted down just a notch, if you know what I mean, eh? With that said, I think the Mafia handle their business and put the cement shoes on the Boltz. SHOW ME YOUR LIGHTNING BOLT, CHULA VISTA!! If you can...
2. Dublin Fighting Irish (5-5) vs Moscow Musketeers (5-5). Both teams have the same record, but I think the team from Russia with the French mascot wins. Instead of slicing a Z in their opponent's (like Zorro), do the Musketeers slice MM in theirs? The Irish befuddle me, with all their CPU players, they must have some plan for the future. For now, I expect them to be skewered by the M&M's.
Side note (and a long one) -- remember the Princess Bride movie? My brother-in-law, who is a complete tool, looks like Wallace Shawn (Vizzini), and this is my favorite scene from that movie, for your enjoyment.
Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.
Vizzini: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You've made your decision then?
Vizzini: Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.
Man in Black: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Vizzini: Wait til I get going! Now, where was I?
Man in Black: Australia.
Vizzini: Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You're just stalling now.
Vizzini: You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.
Vizzini: IT HAS WORKED! YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING AWAY! I KNOW WHERE THE POISON IS!
Man in Black: Then make your choice.
Vizzini: I will, and I choose - What in the world can that be?
Vizzini: [Vizzini gestures up and away from the table. Roberts looks. Vizzini swaps the goblets]
Man in Black: What? Where? I don't see anything.
Vizzini: Well, I- I could have sworn I saw something. No matter.First, let's drink. Me from my glass, and you from yours.
Man in Black, Vizzini: [Vizzini and the Man in Black drink ]
Man in Black: You guessed wrong.
Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...
Vizzini: [Vizzini stops suddenly,his smile frozen on his face and falls to the right out of camera dead]
Buttercup: And to think, all that time it was your cup that was poisoned.
Man in Black: They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.
3. Blood Leopards (9-1) vs Atlantis Stormriders (9-1). This would normally be the game of the day, but on this day, it is not. It is for first place in the conference, and the #1 seed in the playoffs, but I just don't think it is the best game of this particular day. Furthermore, I think the Leopards take down the Riders of the Storm convincingly. How cool was that song from the Doors (Riders of the Storm)? Jim Morrison went to UCLA, by the way. Morrison was 27 when he died, born in 1943, died in 1971. He must have lived by the motto, "It is better to burn out, than to fade away!!" Does anyone know the movie that quote is from?? It is a cult classic, and if you have not seen it, you should slap yourself.
4. Brussels Buckeyes (9-1) vs T.B. Tarheels (9-1). Game of the day. The Buckeyes were wanting some love recently, but how can I put gimmes in my predictions, where is the fun in that? I will say that a few of their games were closer than I would expect, but they must be putting on a front, a smoke screen to confuse future playoff opponents. Clearly, the Buckeyes are a formidable foe and are using a barrage of tactics to make themselves appear to be weaker than they really are. I think it really may not matter, because I am not sure anyone in this league can truly play with these guys once the playoffs come around, and things get serious. Of course, they will want revenge against the KC DD's, and the Buccaneers may beat them as well, in the regular season. Oh, I predict the Tarheels to make this game close, but the Buckeyes will win.
PS -- I want to see the Buccs vs the Buckeyes simply because if both teams game plan, we may have an epic match-up. I promise no lame jokes, such as, "the Bucc stops here", or Buck wild!!, or kiss my Bucking a**.
UCLA Jeremy is out,
and UCLA is out of March Madness as well, what the hell is up with that Ben Howland?
1. Minnesota Mafia (6-4) vs Coronado Boltz (6-4). Should be a good game, both teams have the same record, similar effective levels. This is the third game in a row that I am either picking for or against the Mafia, in Minnesota. If it were the Mafia in Chicago, I would be less likely to pick against them. I am just not sure that when I think of Minnesota, I think of hitmen, Valentine's Day massacres, Al Capone and the like. Are they like the Sopranos up there in Minnesota? I doubt that as well. They may extort ice fishermen, snowplow drivers, and people who sound an awful like Canadians, but the level of intimidation is ratcheted down just a notch, if you know what I mean, eh? With that said, I think the Mafia handle their business and put the cement shoes on the Boltz. SHOW ME YOUR LIGHTNING BOLT, CHULA VISTA!! If you can...
2. Dublin Fighting Irish (5-5) vs Moscow Musketeers (5-5). Both teams have the same record, but I think the team from Russia with the French mascot wins. Instead of slicing a Z in their opponent's (like Zorro), do the Musketeers slice MM in theirs? The Irish befuddle me, with all their CPU players, they must have some plan for the future. For now, I expect them to be skewered by the M&M's.
Side note (and a long one) -- remember the Princess Bride movie? My brother-in-law, who is a complete tool, looks like Wallace Shawn (Vizzini), and this is my favorite scene from that movie, for your enjoyment.
Man in Black: All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead.
Vizzini: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You've made your decision then?
Vizzini: Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.
Man in Black: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Vizzini: Wait til I get going! Now, where was I?
Man in Black: Australia.
Vizzini: Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder's origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You're just stalling now.
Vizzini: You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong, so you could've put the poison in your own goblet, trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied, and in studying you must have learned that man is mortal, so you would have put the poison as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Man in Black: You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.
Vizzini: IT HAS WORKED! YOU'VE GIVEN EVERYTHING AWAY! I KNOW WHERE THE POISON IS!
Man in Black: Then make your choice.
Vizzini: I will, and I choose - What in the world can that be?
Vizzini: [Vizzini gestures up and away from the table. Roberts looks. Vizzini swaps the goblets]
Man in Black: What? Where? I don't see anything.
Vizzini: Well, I- I could have sworn I saw something. No matter.First, let's drink. Me from my glass, and you from yours.
Man in Black, Vizzini: [Vizzini and the Man in Black drink ]
Man in Black: You guessed wrong.
Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...
Vizzini: [Vizzini stops suddenly,his smile frozen on his face and falls to the right out of camera dead]
Buttercup: And to think, all that time it was your cup that was poisoned.
Man in Black: They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.
3. Blood Leopards (9-1) vs Atlantis Stormriders (9-1). This would normally be the game of the day, but on this day, it is not. It is for first place in the conference, and the #1 seed in the playoffs, but I just don't think it is the best game of this particular day. Furthermore, I think the Leopards take down the Riders of the Storm convincingly. How cool was that song from the Doors (Riders of the Storm)? Jim Morrison went to UCLA, by the way. Morrison was 27 when he died, born in 1943, died in 1971. He must have lived by the motto, "It is better to burn out, than to fade away!!" Does anyone know the movie that quote is from?? It is a cult classic, and if you have not seen it, you should slap yourself.
4. Brussels Buckeyes (9-1) vs T.B. Tarheels (9-1). Game of the day. The Buckeyes were wanting some love recently, but how can I put gimmes in my predictions, where is the fun in that? I will say that a few of their games were closer than I would expect, but they must be putting on a front, a smoke screen to confuse future playoff opponents. Clearly, the Buckeyes are a formidable foe and are using a barrage of tactics to make themselves appear to be weaker than they really are. I think it really may not matter, because I am not sure anyone in this league can truly play with these guys once the playoffs come around, and things get serious. Of course, they will want revenge against the KC DD's, and the Buccaneers may beat them as well, in the regular season. Oh, I predict the Tarheels to make this game close, but the Buckeyes will win.
PS -- I want to see the Buccs vs the Buckeyes simply because if both teams game plan, we may have an epic match-up. I promise no lame jokes, such as, "the Bucc stops here", or Buck wild!!, or kiss my Bucking a**.
UCLA Jeremy is out,
and UCLA is out of March Madness as well, what the hell is up with that Ben Howland?
Edited by UCLA Jeremy on Feb 26, 2010 23:31:16
