Batgirl Returns

And to think you would never see Batgirl at a blog again.  Keeping the hallways free of crime.
 

The 20 Candy Bars that Should Be on the Shelves

Following up my latest Please Explain piece, here are the 20 that I think should be in your candy bar aisle. They are in no particular order because sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup
Snickers
Butterfinger
M&M’s
Heath Bar
Twix
Kit Kat
Nestle Crunch
100 Grand
Milky Way
3 Musketeers
Rolo
Junior Mints
Raisenets
Sugar Babies
Whoppers
Payday (Hard to find in midwest, but [...]

Halloween Edition of Please Explain: Some Candy Bars

Just like the fat that it is them, the candy bar market is completely oversaturated. When there should be at tops, 20 different low-end candy bars, there are 100’s. Truthfully, I don’t get why many of them still exist, taking away more space that should go to the Snickers or M&M’s that are [...]

Will the Rockies Go Down as a Great Trivia Question

A couple weeks back, I spitballed the idea of has there ever been a World Series participant who didn’t wind up with a Hall of Famer in their dugout? I went through the history of the modern game (1903-present), with the help of baseballreference.com, and found only a few potential teams that could fit [...]

Football Picks are at a Medium Heat

California (+3) Arizona St. (4-star)
Hawaii/New Mexico St. (under 80)
Texas A&M (+3) Kansas
Michigan (-23) Minnesota
USC (+3) Oregon (4-star)
This week features my Pac-10 parlay of the year! Cal needs this win to have a chance at going to a major bowl, while ASU hasn’t played anyone that good, until now. I don’t do college unders, [...]

There Is Only One October

It’s hard to think of one person that would be more unpopular to defend than the guy I’m going to attempt to explain. Meet Dane Cook.
Let me start by saying that I’m not defending Dane, the actor. I couldn’t really tell you how good/bad he is, as I’ve never seen one of his [...]

World Series Pick and More

I like the Red Sox to win in 6.  Yes, once again agreeing with my buddy, Cliff Corcoran. My playoff picks so far would tell you that this makes the Rockies a lock, but I will stick with my pre-season champ, the Red Sox.  I just can’t see the Rockies starting staff being good enough. 
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My [...]

The Greatest Sports Broadcaster

In my continuing series on the best behind the mic, the easiest category for me to fill is greatest sports broadcaster of all-time. To be the best broadcaster just in one sport is a great achievement, but to be the all-time best in 3 different sports is mind-blowing. Who is the greatest play-by-play [...]

Football Picks for the Weekend

So my college picks finally struggled last week, going 2-4.  Victory for my only NFL selection, with the underdog Vikings winning outright.  
College Picks
Alabama (PK) Tennessee
Cincinnati (9.5) Pittsburgh
C. Michigan (+17) Clemson
Colorado (+4) Kansas
Michigan St. (+18.5) Ohio St.
NFL Picks
Minnesota (+9.5) Dallas
Detroit (-2) Tampa Bay
San Francisco (+9) NY Giants
Chicago (+5.5) Philly
Arizona (+8.5) Washington
(All picks are 3 stars)
 
 

The Juice Blog’s Top 3 Baseball Broadcasters (Current)

I offered up my Top 3 of all-time list, so now I will list the broadcasters I would use for a national telecast today.
Play by Play

Sean McDonough
Josh Lewin
Dan Schulman

All 3 of these broadcasters bring intelligence, wit, and are willing to bring a more modern (sabermetrical) approach to the booth.
McDonough was a big-time broadcasting star for [...]