Monday,
October 25, 2010
Site Update/NFL Picks
There were some technical
difficulties this weekend on this site, so I apologize for not getting the
football picks posted.
Good Monday
Morning everyone!
Before I get too
far, I am currently unable to post at the normal site (www.SethSpeaks.net).
So this morning, I am only posting here. I’m not sure what’s going on there,
and I hope that it is something I can figure out soon.
But I did want
to touch base with the readers today. Last week was a tough week. I think I
only posted twice on SethSpeaks.net, hosted a podcast and posted once on StarTribune.com’s TwinsCentric blog.
I won’t get into too much, but I did go to the ER twice, once on Monday
morning, and once on Friday night. As of right now (Sunday evening), everything
is fine, and I hope that remains to be the case. (I could write a blog
about my ER experiences!! But I don’t want to bore people too much!) But please
understand that some of the lack of content was for that reason.
For instance, I
got football picks from most of our panelists, and I have them all figured out.
I just was not able to post them on Friday or Saturday, and when I tried on
Sunday, it wasn’t working. But do know that the panel did send in its picks.
By the way,
those of you who pre-ordered your TwinsCentric
Offseason GM Handbook should either have received your copy or will be
receiving it very soon. Obviously I’ve had a chance to review it, and it is
something that we are really proud of. This is the publication that, a year ago
with its first version, really opened up a lot of tremendous
opportunities for TwinsCentric. This year’s
version is really exciting, and yet really different. Last year, we didn’t know
how much the payroll would go up, so we could project and contemplate adding
the likes of JJ Hardy, or keeping Carl Pavano, or
adding someone like Felipe Lopez… or Orlando Hudson. This year, things are
different. Payroll will not go up by 50% again this year. There are a lot of
free agents and arbitration-eligibles. There are a
lot of question marks. What’s going to happen? Well, hopefully the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook will help navigate
you through this offseason. For those that have not ordered it yet, you can
still go to TwinsCentric.com and pick up last year’s Handbook for FREE,
and when the World Series is complete, you can order your copy of the 2010-11 TwinsCentric GM Handbook.
Of course, we do want to thank you for all of your support.
Speaking of the
offseason, the Zack Greinke rumors are already
in full gear. Apparently the Twins are among the teams that Greinke
would accept a trade to. There is talk that due to his social anxiety
disorder, he would prefer to stay in a small market. Travis Aune or TravisTwinsTalk.blogspot.com tells me that he
has heard rumors of a potential deal involving Greinke
and David DeJesus coming to the Twins in exchange for
Kevin Slowey, Delmon Young
and Aaron Hicks. Very interesting in theory. But of
course, we don’t know what’s really going on in any negotiations, or
frankly, if there have been any discussions
between the Twins and Royals. Remember, it was only days after the conclusion
of last year’s World Series that the Twins and Brewers consummated their
Hardy/Gomez trade. Things can start happening quickly, and although I don’t
know a percent-likelihood that Greinke is in a
Twins uniform in 2011 (and 2012), but it definitely sounds like there is a
legitimate chance.
ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE UPDATE
The Peoria
Saguaros have played pretty poorly as a team. Most of the Twins minor leaguers
on their roster understand a team playing poorly. But here is a quick update of
how the seven Twins players have done in the first two weeks:
Each of the four
pitchers has ERAs over 9.00 or higher. Obviously that isn’t ideal, but when the
most innings any has pitched is six, obviously we
can’t make too much of the numbers.
WORLD SERIES THOUGHTS
I am completely
in shock that MLB and the FOX executives allowed a situation where the Yankees
and Phillies, or at least one of them, isn’t in the World Series. Fortunately
for the Rangers’ fans, their team just dominated Game 6, and despite the
Yankees tying the game 1-1 on another bad umpire call, the Rangers came up with
some huge hits down the stretch.
The Giants
continued to get strong pitching in Game 6 even with a bad, short start by
Jonathan Sanchez. And they got just enough hitting to beat the Phillies, a team
that seemingly forgot how to hit for these six games.
The Phillies seemed
to forget how to hit in the NLCS. The Yankees seemed to forget how to hit in
the ALCS. The Giants have great pitchers in Tim Lincecum
and Matt Cain. The Rangers have a great pitcher in Cliff Lee. But as we
continue to learn in playoff series, it’s often the other guys who help propel
a team in the playoffs. Guys like Colby Lewis and Cody Ross are not great
players. They’re solid big leaguers, but they got this opporunity
and they came through. Josh Hamilton was horrible in the ALDS. He was terrific
in winning the ALCS MVP. Mark Teixeira went 2-27 in this year’s playoffs before
he pulled a hamstring and could not play the last two games.
So, who is going
to win the World Series? Who knows? It will be fun to watch, and that’s
all that matters. Because as I’ve heard somewhere… the
playoffs are unscripted. CJ Wilson could be MVP. Juan Uribe could be MVP. You just don’t know. So, again,
hopefully we get to watch some good ball games.
With that, I am
going to get some sleep. By the way, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians finale was awesome! And, how about those Brad
Childress comments directed at Brett Favre after last night’s penalty-filled
loss to the Packers. Things could get interesting at Winter Park!
Have a great
week!! Hopefully I’ll be able to keep posting!! And as always, if you have any
questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me at sethspeaksnet@hotmail.com.
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Jacksonville @ Kansas City |
Philadelphia @ Tennessee |
Buffalo @ Baltimore |
Cleveland @ New Orleans |
Washington @ Chicago |
Cincinnati @ Atlanta |
Pittsburgh @ Miami |
San Francisco @ Carolina |
St. Louis @ Tampa Bay |
Arizona @ Seattle |
New England @ San Diego |
Oakland @ Denver |
Minnesota @ Green Bay |
NY Giants @ Dallas |
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Seth Stohs |
SethSpeaks.net |
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Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Dolphins |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Dan Slowey |
Blogonoscopy |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Kevin Slowey |
Twins Pitcher |
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Jeff Manship |
Twins Pitcher |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Cardinals |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Alex Burnett |
Twins Pitcher |
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Matt Fox |
Red Sox Pitcher |
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Kyle Waldrop |
Twins RP
Prospect |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Giants |
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Kyle Gibson |
Twins SP
Prospect |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Bengals |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Chris Parmelee |
Twins 1B
Prospect |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Steve Blevins |
Twins RP
Prospect |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Nate Hanson |
Twins IF
Prospect |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Bengals |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Cardinals |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Dan Osterbrock |
Twins SP
Prospect |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Bengals |
Dolphins |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Danny Rams |
Twins C Prospect |
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BJ Hermsen |
Twins SP
Prospect |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
Panthers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Matt Schuld |
Twins P Prospect |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Bengals |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Cardinals |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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LaVelle
Neal |
Star Tribune |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Howard Sinker |
Star Tribune |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Phil Mackey |
1500ESPN.com |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Bengals |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Darren Wolfson |
Twins Wrap |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Kelly Thesier |
TwinsBaseball.com |
Jaguars |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
Panthers |
Buccs |
Cardinals |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Anthony Maggio |
FSNorth.com |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Judd Spicer |
City Pages |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Dolphins |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Seth Kaplan |
Fox 9 - TV (Twin
Cities) |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Cory Hepola |
WROC-TV,
Rochester, NY |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Chargers |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Vic Quick |
KOTA-TV Rapid
City, SD |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Jack Michaels |
ESPN 710am,
Bismarck |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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John Bonnes |
Twins Geek |
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Josh Johnson |
Josh's Thoughts |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Cardinals |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
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Dan Wade |
BB Daily Digest |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Roger Dehring |
Twinkie Town |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
Panthers |
Buccs |
Cardinals |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Giants |
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Cody Christie |
NoDak
Twins Fan |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Travis Aune |
Travis Twins
Talk |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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John Meyer |
Twins MVB |
Chiefs |
Eagles |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Topper Anton |
Curve for a
Strike |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Kirsten Brown |
K-Bro Baseball |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Giants |
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Andrew Kneeland |
Twins Target |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Dolphins |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Cowboys |
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Shawn Berg |
On the Road with
Shawn |
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Emily Jipp |
Cheap Seats
Chatter |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Blake Meyer |
Twins Cards |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Andrew Bryz-Gornia |
Off the Mark |
Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
Panthers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Packers |
Giants |
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Louie Schuth |
Hitting the Eephus |
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Missy Lien |
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Jaguars |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Bears |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Buccs |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Giants |
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Mike Brasel |
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Chiefs |
Titans |
Ravens |
Saints |
Redskins |
Falcons |
Steelers |
49ers |
Rams |
Seahawks |
Patriots |
Broncos |
Vikings |
Cowboys |
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Summary |
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Chiefs 34-2 |
Titans 25-11 |
Ravens 36-0 |
Saints 36-0 |
Bears 19-17 |
Falcons 31-5 |
Steelers 32-4 |
49ers 32-4 |
Buccs 19-17 |
Seahawks 30-6 |
Patriots 28-8 |
Broncos 36-0 |
Vikings 21-15 |
Cowboys 22-13 |