Scott’s Top 20 Music Releases of 2006

No business model seems to be more in a state of flux than the music industry. Each year the idea of selling a traditional record is less likely to happen, as downloading music on to MP3 players is the new mechanism. While Youtube and Myspace were around prior to 2006, it was during [...]

Will Carroll’s Top 10 Music Releases of 2006

Well look who’s back, thejuiceblog’s originator, ESPN and Baseball Prospectus’ Will Carroll. This is our 3rd annual year-end Best of Music list. I have split up my picks from Will’s this year, as my post is too long. Look for mine, tomorrow.
WILL CARROLL’s TOP 10
1) Tom Waits — Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and [...]

NFL Picks

Mr. NFL consistency, with a 6-1 record 2 weeks ago, followed by a 0-6 record last week. Which Scott will show up. Kind of like figuring out the Jacksonville Jaguars. Here we go.
4 star Pittsburgh(+6) Cincy
3 star Tennessee(+3) New England
3 star Oakland(+13) NY Jets
3 star Buffalo(+9.5) Baltimore
3 star Atlanta(+9) Philly
Dogs have been [...]

College Bowl Game Selections

It’s finally time for me to weigh in on the College Bowl season. This season my college choices have been a shiny, happy 35-25, with a plus 22 number on the star basis. They are listed in order of when they are played. They are 2-star selections, unless noted.
Florida St.(+4) UCLA
Okla St.(-2) [...]

Happy Holiday to Our Readers

I hope the season turns out well for you. Hopefully you didn’t follow any of the selections by America’s Worst NFL Handicapper (See below…6 BIG Losers…Ouch Babe.) If you did, please disregard my holidays greetings. Of course, the positive of this happening right before Christmas, you can take back all your gifts and get [...]

America’s Top NFL Handicapper Weighs In

So after having a remarkable week picking games last week, what will Scotty the Sleek offer up? (Hey, this is my last chance to gloat after last week.) Try not to be greedy, try not to be greedy.
4 star Pittsburgh(-3) Baltimore
The Steelers are playing as well as anyone besides the Chargers in the whole [...]

Reality Music Stars Part 2: Rock Star Supernova, plus Sexy Photos

The other 2006 reality music show, Rock Star Supernova, has released its debut release. As I mentioned from the outset, whoever they chose better be able to write hit songs, as none of the members of the supergroup had any bankable track record in songwriting. Producer Butch Walker seems to have left a [...]

File Taylor Hicks’ New Release Under the Karaoke Category

Time to do a short review of the debut releases from the 2 break-out stars of last season’s American Idol. Taylor Hicks was polished and has a friendly persona, but the guy always seemed so calculated in his choices. It won him enough votes from the Clay Aiken audience to win the show, but it [...]

Gloating, Plus Letterman Parody Clip

So let’s go over how my big NFL picks weekend turned out.
Game of the year choice on Bucs almost won outright. Both 4 star picks won handily, with Tennessee winning outright. 3 star double digit underdog Redskins win outright. 3-star Colts destroy Bengals. 2-star Browns cover versus overrated Ravens. Only [...]

Best NFL Week So Far (Plus 2006 NFL Pick of the Year)

I haven’t seen a schedule all year that sets up better than this week. Even have my first 5 star release of the year. Here we go.
5 star Tampa Bay(+14) Chicago
While Devin Hester continues to save the Bears on offense, something has been happening to the formerly stout D. It began when big [...]