View From The Pine
Sports as seen from the sidelines.
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NFL Survivor Week 8 – One More
I have a chance at a verified winning streak after Buffalo came through for me in Week 7. Going back to last weeks picks. Let’s keep the good times rolling…
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NFL Survivor Week 7 – Let’s Start a Streak
Finally got a game that I didn’t have to sweat down to the end this week. Is this the start of an epic winning streak? Maybe. Is it likely a…
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NFL Survivor Week 6 – The Kiss of Death
We’re back baby! After a brief interruption where the Texans were able to outlast the Jaguars in week 4, my kiss of death returned. This time the recipient was the…
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NFL Survivor Week 5 – We Did It!
Survivor Picks Week 5 Ladies and gentleman, we did it! It took until week four, but we finally successfully picked one single team to win a game correctly. Thank you…
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NFL Survivor Week 4 – Hang in There
I’m on whatever the opposite of a heater is. Through 3 weeks, I’ve made 3 picks all on heavy favorites and they have all lost. At this point we’re just…
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NFL Survivor Week 3 – Can Favorites Win?
According to Pardon My Take the last time the largest favorites for week 1 and week 2 both lost was in 1980. That stat can now be updated to 2024…
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Notes From The Pine – 002
We’re back for episode 2 of Notes From The Pine. We just watched the Eagles absolutely blow a game on Monday Night Football. Let’s get into some takeaways from week…
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NFL Survivor Week 2: Buyback Season
In week 1 I gave you four games to avoid and four picks to consider for your survivor pool. Of those four games to avoid, three could have swung either…
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Notes From The Pine – 001
Let’s get in to the first View From The Pine newsletter. We’ll figure out the format of this as we go through the season. For now we’ll start off with…
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NFL Survivor Week 1
The days are getting cooler, every coffee shop is starting to pummel you with pumpkin spice, and wives across the land are dusting off the fall decorations. That can only…
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Watching Steph Curry Shoot Basketballs is Fun
I’m not typically a big basketball watcher. I tend to lean more toward the sports I once played, partially due to having a more solid understanding of their ins and…
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The Rays Are Good At Baseball.
The Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team in baseball as they’re off to a 10-0 start and are just demolishing teams. Their 10th win in a 1-0 victory over…
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The 2023 Season Begins
We’re 4 days into the season. Trayce Thompson and C.J. Cron are leading the league in homers with 3. Thompson is on pace for 324 RBIs. Jacob deGrom has a…
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Trivia #1
Think you know baseball? Test your knowledge on the opening games of the 2023 season in this 4 question quiz covering Jordan Walker’s historic start, the Rays perfection through 10…
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Crossword #1
Test your knowledge of the opening games of the 2023 season with this View From The Pine crossword puzzle.
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World Series Predictions – 2018
We’re down to the final 2 team in the MLB Postseason. The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers battle for the World Series title. Find out who we…
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MLB League Championship Series Predictions – 2018
The MLB postseason is down to 4 teams vying for their shot at hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy. Find out who The Bench has advancing from the League Championship Series.
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MLB Division Series Predictions – 2018
With the Wild Card round in the bag we move on to the MLB #postseason Division Series. There’s some tough matchups in both leagues. Here’s our picks from The Bench.
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MLB Wild Card Round Predictions – 2018
The MLB Wild Card games are here. We’ve got the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs battling in the NL. While the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees play in…
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MLB Picks Recap: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Way back 162 games ago we made some predictions. Some were good. Some were just bad. Some were awful. Let’s take a look back at how we did.