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Recent Posts by MeatSaber
June 24, 2013
2013 SpoFi Stanley Cup Pickem - Final Standings: That was a great Finals, even if it ended one game too soon. Final standings inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 11:44 PM - 8 comments
June 09, 2013
2013 SpoFi Stanley Cup Pickem - Finals edition: When the NHL added six teams in 1967, it brought an end to the Original 6 era. No two Original 6 teams have faced each other in the Stanley Cup Finals since then...until now. Result after the conference finals and picks for the Finals inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 02:00 AM - 19 comments
May 29, 2013
2013 SpoFi Stanley Cup Pickem - Conference Finals edition: There's still an outside shot at an Original Six matchup in the Finals. Results after round 2 inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 11:14 PM - 21 comments
May 14, 2013
2013 SpoFi Stanley Cup Pickem - Conference Semis edition: After one of the better first rounds in a while, I can still give a crap about the playoffs. First round results and picks inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 12:49 AM - 17 comments
April 29, 2013
2013 SpoFi Stanley Cup Pickem - first round edition: This is the last time you'll see the Wings and Blue Jackets play 10:30 playoffs games..OK, just the Wings, but I, for one, will not miss them...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 09:46 PM - 23 comments
June 22, 2012
Brandon Jacobs repays 6-year-old fan...and then some: This offseason, the Giants released Jacobs and he signed with the 49ers. It was a development that six-year-old Giants fan Joseph Armento wanted to avoid, and it explains why he sent Jacobs $3.36 so the team could afford to keep him in New York.
posted by MeatSaber to football at 08:59 PM - 0 comments
June 12, 2012
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Pickem, Final standings: I quit betting against the Kings after round 2, shoulda done the same with MrFrisby...final results inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 12:03 AM - 8 comments
May 25, 2012
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Pickem, Stanley Cup Finals Edition: Yes, this was the matchup everyone had before the playoffs started... Anyway, post your picks inside...but make sure you read the initial post first...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 11:24 PM - 20 comments
May 13, 2012
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Pickem, Conference Finals Edition: When your team was knocked out of round 1 in 5 games, it gets harder and harder to pay attention. But if, I can do it, so can you...so suck it up and get those picks in...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 02:57 AM - 18 comments
April 27, 2012
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Pickem, Round 2: Canadian? Go home, eh. Original Six with a Cup in the last decade? GTFO. Never won a Cup? Welcome to the Western Semifinals. So, c'mon and get your picks in for round 2, and feel free to trash-talk the results of round 1...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 12:37 AM - 17 comments
April 08, 2012
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Pickem: After an almost interminable preseason, it feels goos for the NHL to finally get their regular season underway...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 12:16 PM - 21 comments
January 06, 2012
NHL re-alignment halted by NHLPA: "It is unfortunate that the NHLPA has unreasonably refused to approve a plan that an overwhelming majority of our clubs voted to support, and that has received such widespread support from our fans and other members of the hockey community, including players," Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said in a statement.
posted by MeatSaber to hockey at 10:10 PM - 6 comments
June 15, 2011
2011 Stanley Cup Pickem: Final Standings: Congrats to the Bruins and Flint, MI's own Tim Thomas. Better luck next time Nucks. Final standings inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 11:14 PM - 6 comments
May 28, 2011
2011 Stanley Cup Pickem: The Final Chapter: Original 6 vs. Canada's Last Hope...make your picks inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 01:52 PM - 21 comments
May 13, 2011
2011 Stanley Cup Pickem, Conference Finals Edition: So once again, we are assured of not seeing an Original Six matchup in the Finals. Frankly, I blame Gary Bettman, but then I blame him for everything. Post your picks inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 01:44 AM - 23 comments
April 27, 2011
2011 Stanley Cup Pickem: Part Deux!: Game 7s! Overtime! Suspensions! Don Cherry jackets made from old curtains! Round 1 had everything. Get your picks in for round 2 here...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 10:42 PM - 29 comments
April 11, 2011
The 2011 Stanley Cup Playoff Pickem is here!: Get your picks in early, first round starts Wednesday.
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 05:33 PM - 28 comments
March 26, 2011
If it’s March 25, Marc-Andre Fleury is shutting someone out: Fleury backstopped the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 1-0 win in the shootout last night to continue one of the NHL's quirkiest and impressive streaks: He's never lost a game or given up a goal on March 25 during his pro career.
posted by MeatSaber to hockey at 02:47 PM - 0 comments
November 22, 2010
Sidney Crosby: The Most Underrated Player in the NHL: "Crosby has become to his sport what Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is to his: underappreciated."
posted by MeatSaber to hockey at 01:15 PM - 19 comments
July 26, 2010
Matt Garza gets Rays first no-hitter: He is the first pitcher to no-hit the Tigers since 1990. Garza faced only 27 batters, with a walk in the 2nd the only blemish. He also threw 6 Ks on 120 pitches...
posted by MeatSaber to baseball at 09:53 PM - 9 comments
July 05, 2010
Red Wings and Blackhawks enforcer Bob Probert is dead.: He collapsed in a boat on Lake St. Clair today, and was rushed to the hospital with no vital signs. He was 45.
posted by MeatSaber to hockey at 05:32 PM - 14 comments
June 25, 2010
The Season's 4th no-hitter belongs to Edwin Jackson: Jackson walked 8 Rays, and threw 149 pitches in his first career no-no.
posted by MeatSaber to baseball at 10:50 PM - 11 comments
June 10, 2010
2010 NHL Playoff Pickem Final Results: Congrats to the Blackhawks for ending their 49 year drought. Condolences to Leafs fans for moving up to first place on the longest drought list. Results inside...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 12:50 AM - 18 comments
June 04, 2010
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden has died: He won 10 titles, more than twice what any other coach has won. He was 99.
posted by MeatSaber to basketball at 11:06 PM - 18 comments
May 24, 2010
Stanley Cup Finals Pickem 2010: Will we ever again see an all-Original 6 Finals? Will a 7-seed beat a 2-seed? Will garfield get his picks in before the Conn Smythe winner is named? Check inside to see, and make your own picks as well...
posted by MeatSaber to fantasy at 09:43 PM - 44 comments