It's that time again -- time to reveal our players' picks in this week's segment of the charity pro football underdog pool. Lots of our players are throwing in with the 'Skins and the Saints:
13 JACKSONVILLE at Green Bay - Gary, Coastal Storm, MickeyMacNYC
7.5 CAROLINA at Chicago - Bob, Rudie
7 ST. LOUIS vs. New England - Pdxmick, Paul, Eric W.
6.5 TAMPA BAY at Minnesota (Thursday, winner) - Broadway Joe
6.5 ARIZONA vs. San Francisco (Monday) - Pete Rozelle, Ted, Dr. D
6 NEW ORLEANS at Denver - PDXileinOmaha, Bayou Baby, Jeremy, Biggest Cubs Loser, Juicen, Cinderella Story, Grizfan, John Cr., John Ch., Tung
5 WASHINGTON at Pittsburgh - Lucas, Michael K., Carol, NoPoGuy, JMH, Ricardo, Will, Gordon, Usual Kevin, DB Cooper, Annie, Bad Brad, genop, Drewbob
3 CLEVELAND vs. San Diego - Tinknocker
2.5 SEATTLE at Detroit - Sola, Dave A., Pete Rose, genop's gal
Please note: As usual, these are the picks as of earlier this morning, several hours before the deadline. (This post is being triggered by a robot.) If additional picks have come in (or changes have been made) after this post was written but before the deadline, they will be added to this post as soon as we can get to it later today.
Good luck, players. Enjoy the games and the rest of the day.
UPDATE, 12:25 p.m.: This morning's picks by genop, genop's gal, Eric W., Drewbob, and MickeyMac added.
UPDATE, 1:15 p.m.: No winners in the early games. Indy prevails, but none of our players went there.
UPDATE, 2:41 p.m.: Correction! Cleveland provided some rare cleavage in its game with San Diego. Three points for Tinknocker.
UPDATE, 8:50 p.m.: The Saints ain't even close, leaving just two players scoring so far this weekend. The standings, with three contestants (marked by asterisks) picking tomorrow night's game, are:
DB Cooper 21
Ted 19.5*
Pdxmick 19
Broadway Joe 18.5
Annie 18
Michael K. 17
Tinknocker 17
Ricardo 16.5
Will 16
Juicen 15
George 14
Pete Rose 14
genop 13
Paul 13
PDXileinOmaha 13
Tung 12
NoPoGuy 11.5
Pete Rozelle 11.5*
John Ch. 11
Bayou Baby 10
Drewbob 10
Eric W. 10
Grizfan 10
Biggest Cubs Loser 9.5
Bad Brad 9
Bob 9
Cinderella Story 9
Jeremy 9
Usual Kevin 9
Gordon 8.5
Coastal Storm 8
JMH 8
Dave A. 7
MickeyMacNYC 6
Dr. D 5*
John Cr. 5
Lucas 5
Rudie 5
Carol 3.5
genop's gal 3.5
Gary 0
Sola 0
Comments (10)
Win or lose, I've got good company with my Washington pick!
Looks like the Panthers may have blown their chance. Bears 25 yd. INT return for a TD with 6:44 left in the game -- CAR 19, CHI 20 (xtra pt yet to come).
Whoa! Panthers get a FG, up 22-20 with just over 2 mins. left. Game for the Bears now riding on Cutler. Panthers defense need to hang on for Coach Ron Rivera, former '85 SB XX Champion LB.
Atlanta beat the Eagles as I predicted, and Miami beat the Jets, too, but no one was interested in just 1 pt., so no pick ups there. And Oakland is up 13-6 and near the KC goaline in the 3rd Q, with KC QB knocked from the game in the 1st half. Another good 1 pt. pickup opportunity passed on. There's half a season still left, don't forget -- plus the post-season. Tortise vs. Hare....
As a season ticket holder with the Raiders, I have to say that today they looked like a team playing disciplined football. Only two penalties today for 20 yards - a low for a game this season; and only one interception. This coming week's game against Tampa Bay will be a good matchup.
Charamba, Douro 2008
Horse Heaven Hills, Cabernet 2010
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio 2011
Avignonesi, Montepulciano 2004
Lorelle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Villa Antinori, Toscana 2007
Mercedes Eguren, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Lorelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2011
Purple Moon, Merlot 2011
Purple Moon, Chardonnnay 2011
Abacela, Vintner's Blend No. 12
Opula Red Blend 2010
Liberte, Pinot Noir 2010
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells Red Blend 2010
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2011
King Estate, Pinot Noir 2011
Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Columbia Crest, Les Chevaux Red 2010
14 Hands, Hot to Trot White Blend
Familia Bianchi, Malbec 2009
Terrapin Cellars, Pinot Gris 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2009
Campo Viejo, Rioja, Termpranillo 2010
Ravenswood, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2010
Waterbrook, Reserve Merlot 2009
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills, Pinot Grigio 2011
Tarantas, Rose
Chateau Lajarre, Bordeaux 2009
La Vielle Ferme, Rose 2011
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio 2011
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir 2009
Lello, Douro Tinto 2009
Quinson Fils, Cotes de Provence Rose 2011
Anindor, Pinot Gris 2010
Buenas Ondas, Syrah Rose 2010
Les Fiefs d'Anglars, Malbec 2009
14 Hands, Pinot Gris 2011
Conundrum 2012
Condes de Albarei, Albariño 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2007
Penelope Sanchez, Garnacha Syrah 2010
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2007
Atalaya do Mar, Godello 2010
Vega Montan, Mencia
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2009
Portuga, Rose 2011
Revelation, Chardonnay, Pays d'Oc 2010
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 2005
Monte Alto, Tinto Reserva 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2009
Espiral, Vinho Rose
Vin-Koru, Pinot Gris 2011
14 Hands, Hot to Trot Red 2009
Rodney Strong, Cabernet, Sonoma 2009
Abacela, Vintner's Blend #11
Portuga, White 2010
La Bourgeoisie, Red 2009
Januik, Red 2009
Three Rivers, River's Red 2008
Kirkland, Alexander Valley Merlot 2008
Muga, Rioja Rose 2010
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
The Occasional Book
Neil Young - Waging Heavy Peace
Mark Bego - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (2012 ed.)
Jenny Lawson - Let's Pretend This Never Happened
J.D. Salinger - Franny and Zooey
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
Timothy Egan - The Big Burn
Deborah Eisenberg - Transactions in a Foreign Currency
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Slaughterhouse Five
Kathryn Lance - Pandora's Genes
Cheryl Strayed - Wild
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Road Work
Miles run year to date: 21
At this date last year: 52
Total run in 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (10)
Win or lose, I've got good company with my Washington pick!
Posted by Bad Brad | October 28, 2012 11:00 AM
I'd have to give Coastal Storm the edge today.
Posted by Newleaf | October 28, 2012 11:53 AM
Looks like the Panthers may have blown their chance. Bears 25 yd. INT return for a TD with 6:44 left in the game -- CAR 19, CHI 20 (xtra pt yet to come).
Posted by Mojo | October 28, 2012 12:51 PM
St. Louis Lambs get broiled in London. Oh well.
Posted by Mojo | October 28, 2012 12:58 PM
Whoa! Panthers get a FG, up 22-20 with just over 2 mins. left. Game for the Bears now riding on Cutler. Panthers defense need to hang on for Coach Ron Rivera, former '85 SB XX Champion LB.
Posted by Mojo | October 28, 2012 1:06 PM
Cleveland won an early game, Jack.
Posted by Paul Hamann | October 28, 2012 2:19 PM
Well, there ya go. Apologies to Tinknocker.
Posted by Jack Bog | October 28, 2012 2:40 PM
Atlanta beat the Eagles as I predicted, and Miami beat the Jets, too, but no one was interested in just 1 pt., so no pick ups there. And Oakland is up 13-6 and near the KC goaline in the 3rd Q, with KC QB knocked from the game in the 1st half. Another good 1 pt. pickup opportunity passed on. There's half a season still left, don't forget -- plus the post-season. Tortise vs. Hare....
Posted by Mojo | October 28, 2012 2:49 PM
39 of 41 players separated by just 17.5 pts. going into this week.
Posted by Mojo | October 28, 2012 2:54 PM
As a season ticket holder with the Raiders, I have to say that today they looked like a team playing disciplined football. Only two penalties today for 20 yards - a low for a game this season; and only one interception. This coming week's game against Tampa Bay will be a good matchup.
Posted by Dave A. | October 28, 2012 10:34 PM