Baseball Fever, Catch It, NCAA and NFL Picks, and Week 4 Win or Die Picks

I want to believe. They have earned my belief with their play on the field, their close to 50 come from behind wins (leading the majors), and their erasing a 7 game deficit in the last two weeks. But I just cannot get past the fact that we are in Philadelphia, the city that last won a championship one score and four years ago, with a baseball team that has been tantalizingly close several times this decade only to fall agonizingly short every single time. So, despite the Met fans' utter panic right about now, I am not at all confident that this 2007 Phillies team will be playing into next week. I am hopeful. I am enthusiastic. And I will be watching every last pitch. But I am definitely not singing!


This is shaping up as the most exciting weekend in baseball in a while, with exactly ZERO playoff spots secured in the National League with three games to go. You have teams that are on fire (Phillies, Padres, and the 11-in-a-freaking-row Colorado Rockies), teams that are ice cold (Mets, Cubs (swept by Florida), and sort of the D-backs, after all anyone that loses a series to Pittsburgh should automatically be called cold), and one team that seems to have no idea what to do right abot now (Milwaukee; ummm, 5 errors in a must win game last night guys?). Sunday may be so exciting that we actually mix in some baseball with the NFL, a rarity for a Sunday. So let the games begin....


Now many of you are probably thinking I should cancel my weekly pick section, but I disagree. I am due to get red hot baby! And you can be a part of it. Unless you think this weill contionue, in which case, play against me. Here we go for this week:


NCAA (Last Week: 1-4; Season, 2-13 (13.3%, which is hard to do)):

• South Florida (+7) vs. West Virginia. FRIDAY NIGHT GAME. This team is good. The country, at least those not watching baseball, finds out how good. I say very.
• Duke (+24) at Miami. The Devils almost won this game last year, and they are better this year.
• North Carolina (+18.5) at Va Tech. Va. Tech has not looked right all year.
• Indiana (+11) at Iowa. Indiana is better than they looked last week, Iowa is not as good.
• Miami (OH) +1 vs. Syracuse. See Iowa above.
• Cal (+6.5) at Oregon. Outzen stadium is very tough place to play, but Cal at least keeps it close.
• Alabama (+2) at Florida St (in Jacksonville). Bama will bounce back after a tough loss to Georgia last week. FSU is not very god as long as Derew Weatherford is leading them.
• Penn St (-3) at Illinois. I couldn't take all underdogs
• Notre Dame (+22.5) at Purdue. Too many points in a rivalry game, I think....

NFL (Last week: 3-3 (with one push), Season: 7-10, 41.2%)

• Atlanta (+3) vs. Houston. The Texans are missing their best weapon, Atlanta has to win one sometime
• Detroit (+3) vs. Chicago. If they have any pride after last week. Plus, Brian Griese is no big upgrade over Rex.
• Minnesota (+2) vs. Green Bay. This Packer team is just not good enough to be laying points on the road, and Brett Favre does not play well at the Metrodome.
• Buffalo (+3.5) vs. New York Jets. Sorry Stitz. Just not feelin' it this weekend. (Note: I have to be honest; I had no earthly idea Losman was out and they were starting a rookie QB this week. Which I guess is evidence that a) I have no idea what I'm talking about and b) follow me at your own peril. SO SCRAP THE GAME FOR RECORD PURPOSES.)
  
• Arizona (+5.5) vs. Pittsburgh. Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm know enough the Steelers' personnel to keep this one close.
• Cincinnati (+7.5) vs. New England. They just might win this one outright. I'm serious.
  

Win or Die Week 3 Picks:

This is either going to be a week in which a ton of people keel over or almost nobody, with 79% of the picks on San Diego or Dallas.....

Pick Breakdown (*Click to enlarge*):

Individual Picks:

4 Rings 1 Dallas
4 Rings 2 San Diego
4 Rings 4 San Diego
A Keiser Dallas
Abela 1 Miami
Abela 2 Dallas
Abshear 1 San Diego
Abshear 2 Indianapolis
Adin 3 San Diego
A-Hole Jets Fan 1 Dallas
A-Hole Jets Fan 2 NY Jets
A-Hole Jets Fan 3 Miami
A-Hole Jets Fan 4 Indianapolis
A-Hole Jets Fan 5 San Diego
A-Hole Jets Fan 6 Houston
AJ Fratoni 1 Dallas
Akshon Barclay 1 Dallas
Akshon Barclay 3 Indianapolis
Alberto Escobedo 2 Dallas
Alex Coates San Diego
Alistair Campbell Indianapolis
Amol Dixit 1 Dallas
Amol Dixit 3 San Diego
Amol Dixit 4 Indianapolis
Andre Logan Houston
Andrea Modlin San Diego
Andrew Robinson San Diego
Andy Smukler 1 San Diego
Andy Smukler 2 San Diego
Andy Smukler 3 San Diego
Andy Smukler 6 Miami
Andy Smukler 7 Miami
Andy Smukler 8 San Diego
Angel Dallas
Anthony Albanese 1 San Diego
Anthony Albanese 3 Dallas
Anthony Albanese 4 Indianapolis
Anthony Aq 3 NY Jets
Anthony Aq 5 San Diego
Anthony Aq 6 Baltimore
Antony Joffe 1 Baltimore
Antony Joffe 2 San Diego
ARX 2 San Diego
Aubrey Galloway San Diego
Bailey/Holstad 1 Dallas
Bailey/Holstad 2 San Diego
Bakke 3 Dallas
Bambi 1 San Diego
Bambi 2 NY Giants
Ben Kunkel San Diego
Ben Levitt San Diego
Ben Stewart Dallas
Bernard Chua San Diego
Big Blue San Diego
Bill D'Elia Dallas
Bill Webster Dallas
Billy Bredt San Diego
Bob Feinstein 1 Houston
Bob Feinstein 2 Pittsburgh
Bob Landow Dallas
Bob Van Nortwick Dallas
Bob Wallace 2 Miami
Bob Wright San Diego
Boisi/Leahy 6 NY Jets
BP 1 Dallas
BP 2 San Diego
Brad Frey 1 San Diego
Brad Stuart 2 Dallas
Brady Boss 1 San Diego
Brent Bryant 2 San Diego
Brian Duffy 1 Pittsburgh
Brian Duffy 2 San Diego
Brian Fenlin 2 San Diego
Brian Fitzgerald Dallas
Brian Harris 1 San Diego
Brian Harris 3 NY Jets
Brian McAndrews Dallas
Brian Murphy 1 San Diego
Brian Silverio Dallas
Brian Wallace 2 San Diego
Broadway Joe Willie Stitzer San Diego
Bryan Sullivan Green Bay
Buck/Kent Dallas
C Ooyen Dallas
CAM Dallas
CAP 1 San Diego
Charles Warren San Diego
Charlie Piccirillo 1 San Diego
Charlie Piccirillo 2 Indianapolis
Chas Kulbok 1 San Diego
Chris Agrios San Diego
Chris Bassi 2 Dallas
Chris Dopp 1 San Diego
Chris Dopp 3 NY Jets
Chris Dopp 4 Dallas
Chris Johnston 1 San Diego
Chris Moseley 1 San Diego
Chris Nangle 1 Dallas
Chris Parliman Dallas
Chris Pentes 2 San Diego
Christine McCracken 1 Pittsburgh
Christine McCracken 2 San Diego
Christman 1 San Diego
Clark/Joffe 1 San Diego
Clark/Joffe 2 Indianapolis
Clint Mead 2 San Diego
Colleen Miller 2 New England
Coltndarby Dallas
Connvac 2 Dallas
Connvac 3 Dallas
Connvac 4 San Diego
Coop 1 Dallas
Coop 2 San Diego
CP 2 Dallas
CP 3 San Diego
Craig Borgen Dallas
Cris Sherman San Diego
Cronin 1 Dallas
Cronin 2 San Diego
D Bank 1 Dallas
D Froney 1 Dallas
Damon DeVito Dallas
Dan Ferry San Diego
Dan McDonald San Diego
Dan/Steve Gold 1 San Diego
Dan/Steve Gold 2 San Diego
Dan/Steve Gold 3 San Diego
Dan/Steve Gold 4 San Diego
Dan/Steve Gold 5 Indianapolis
Dan/Steve Gold 6 Indianapolis
Dan/Steve Gold 7 Dallas
Daniel Hopson 2 Dallas
Darin Lieber/Steve Marlowe San Diego
Darren Dahlman 1 Dallas
Darren Dahlman 2 Indianapolis
Dave Bryla Dallas
Dave Hutchinson San Diego
Dave Kay 1 Dallas
Dave Kay 2 San Diego
Dave Mehall 3 Green Bay
Dave S 1 San Diego
Dave S 2 Dallas
Dave Silbert Dallas
Dave Wisemiller San Diego
David Kennedy San Diego
David Louis Stitzer Indianapolis
Denver Brown 1 Dallas
Dick A 1 Dallas
Dirk 1 Dallas
Dirk 2 San Diego
Dirk 3 San Diego
Dirk 4 San Diego
Dirk 6 San Diego
Dirk 7 San Diego
Dirk 8 Dallas
DLA 1 San Diego
DLA 2 Carolina
Donald Woodin San Diego
Doug Cron NY Jets
Doug Livingston 1 San Diego
Doug Sargeant 2 Dallas
Doug Stovall San Diego
DSG 1 Dallas
DSG 3 San Diego
Duckboy 1 San Diego
Duckboy 2 Indianapolis
Dunlavy 1 Dallas
Dunlavy 2 San Diego
E Haber 3 Dallas
EAP San Diego
Ed Ramirez 1 Indianapolis
Ed Ramirez 2 Indianapolis
Ed Ramirez 3 San Diego
Ed Samocki 1 Indianapolis
Ed Samocki 2 Dallas
Ed Smeltzer Pittsburgh
Ed Welsh 1 San Diego
Ed Welsh 2 NY Jets
Ed Welsh 3 Green Bay
Ellis NYC 3 Dallas
Ellis NYC 5 Houston
Emory 1 Dallas
E-Nak 2 San Diego
Enio Bencosme 2 Dallas
Enio Bencosme 3 San Diego
Eric Haron 2 Dallas
Eric Heuerman 1 San Diego
Eric Heuerman 2 Dallas
Eric Kern 2 San Diego
Eric McNutt 1 San Diego
Eric Meyers 1 San Diego
Eric Meyers 3 Dallas
Eric Yungner 2 San Diego
Falcon 1 Dallas
Falcon 2 San Diego
Falcon 4 San Diego
Falcon 6 Dallas
Falcon 7 NY Jets
Falcon 8 San Diego
Fenlin/Stern 2 Dallas
Flum 2 San Diego
Flum 3 San Diego
Frank G 1 San Diego
Frank G 2 Indianapolis
Gabe Bodhi 1 Dallas
Gabe Bodhi 2 Dallas
Gabe Bodhi 3 San Diego
Gary Jonas 1 Indianapolis
Gatorswonitall 1 San Diego
Gatorswonitall 2 Dallas
Getson 1 Dallas
Getson 2 Chicago
Getson 3 San Diego
Gianna Cooper San Diego
Glenn Busfield San Diego
Goldstein - Levine Indianapolis
Grant K Dallas
Greenlaw 1 NY Jets
Greenlaw 2 San Diego
Greg Heff 1 San Diego
Greg Heff 3 Dallas
Greg M 1 Cleveland
Greg Marks Indianapolis
Greg Zabawa San Diego
Gregg 1 Miami
Gregg 2 Dallas
Gretchen Liersaph 1 Dallas
Griffin/Richmond/Gibbs 1 Dallas
Griffin/Richmond/Gibbs 2 Indianapolis
Harris Roth 1 San Diego
Harris Roth 3 San Diego
Harris Roth 4 Indianapolis
Harris Roth 5 Dallas
Howard Goldberg Dallas
Howard Smith 1 San Diego
Iceman 3 San Diego
Iceman 4 San Diego
Iceman 5 Dallas
Iceman 6 Dallas
Iceman 7 San Diego
Iceman 8 San Diego
Ike Royster Indianapolis
Izak Ondre 1 Miami
Izak Ondre 2 Dallas
Izak Ondre 3 San Diego
J Taylor 1 NY Jets
J Taylor 2 Dallas
Jack Adler 1 San Diego
Jack Marshall 2 Baltimore
Jack P San Diego
Jackie Obeso San Diego
Jaco 1 Dallas
Jaco 2 Dallas
Jaco 3 San Diego
Jaco 4 San Diego
Jaco 6 San Diego
Jaco 8 Green Bay
James Mills 2 Dallas
Jay Soroko 1 Dallas
Jay Soroko 2 New England
Jay Soroko 3 San Diego
Jay Soroko 4 Dallas
JD 1 Dallas
JD 3 San Diego
JDMS 2 Dallas
Jeff Berman San Diego
Jeff Goldman 2 San Diego
Jeff Resnick 1 Dallas
Jeff Resnick 2 Dallas
Jeff Rich 1 Dallas
Jeff Rich 2 San Diego
Jeff Saito 1 San Diego
Jeff Saito 2 Dallas
Jeff Siemon 3 San Diego
Jeff Tiede 1 San Diego
Jeremy Hare 1 Dallas
Jeremy Hare 2 San Diego
JG 3 San Diego
Jim Butler Dallas
Jim Ferry 1 San Diego
Jim Foo 1 San Diego
Jim Foo 2 Dallas
Jim Harley 2 San Diego
Jim Rudofker 1 Indianapolis
Jim Rudofker 2 San Diego
Jimbo Conbo 2 Dallas
Jimmy B 2 San Diego
Jimmy Bredt Dallas
Joe Cavucci 2 Dallas
Joe Cavucci 4 San Diego
Joe Dansky 3 Dallas
Joe David 4 Carolina
Joe David 5 Oakland
Joe Fagan San Diego
Joe Hochauser 1 San Diego
Joe Hochauser 2 Carolina
Joe Hochauser 3 Dallas
Joe Pucillo 2 Indianapolis
Joe Pucillo 3 San Diego
Joe Pucillo 4 Dallas
John Rice San Diego
John Winfield San Diego
Jon Kessler Houston
Joon Lee San Diego
Joseph Beedon 1 Pittsburgh
Joseph Beedon 2 Green Bay
JPL San Diego
Juice 2 Dallas
Juice 3 Indianapolis
Juice 4 Dallas
Juice 5 Indianapolis
Juice 6 Dallas
Juice 7 Dallas
Juice 8 San Diego
Juris Dr. DRE San Diego
K Moran 1 San Diego
K Moran 2 NY Jets
K Moran 4 Dallas
K New 1 Dallas
Kaplan - Levine 2 Dallas
Karen Gatz 2 San Diego
Kay Lee Dallas
Kaz 1 San Diego
Keith Berger 1 Dallas
Keith Heier Dallas
Keith Spill 1 San Diego
Keller 1 San Diego
Keller 2 Indianapolis
Keller 3 Indianapolis
Kelly Krenger 1 San Diego
Kelly Krenger 2 Indianapolis
Kelly Lanham 1 Dallas
Kelly Lanham 2 San Diego
Kelsey Lee San Diego
Kim P 1 Indianapolis
Kim P 2 Dallas
Kipp Crisman 1 San Diego
Kmart 1 San Diego
Kmart 2 NY Jets
Kohrig 1 San Diego
Kohrig 2 San Diego
Kohrig 3 San Diego
KP Dallas
Kris Kershaw 2 San Diego
Kris Wagoner Dallas
Krug 1 San Diego
Larry King 1 Houston
Larry King 2 San Diego
Larry Levin 1 Dallas
Larry Levin 2 Dallas
LFP 1 San Diego
LFP 2 San Diego
Littman 5 Dallas
Liza K Dallas
LML Dallas
Lori Devereaux San Diego
Lou Cerota 2 Dallas
Lubart 2 New England
Lubart 3 Dallas
Lulu Cheng 2 Dallas
LZHBBS 1 New England
M Lacerenza JPS Dallas
M Lacerenza M Dallas
M Watson 1 Miami
M Watson 3 San Diego
Marc Skloff San Diego
Mariusz Misiec 2 San Diego
Mark Loftus San Diego
Marshall Dostal 2 San Diego
Marshall Dostal 3 Dallas
Mary Lou Baldwin San Diego
Matt Biskner 1 San Diego
Matt Biskner 2 Dallas
Matt Biskner 4 Indianapolis
Matt Bottiglieri 2 San Diego
Matt Bottiglieri 3 NY Jets
Matt Bottiglieri 4 Houston
Matt Brill 1 San Diego
Matt Brill 2 NY Jets
Matt Warren 2 Houston
Matt Warren 3 Baltimore
Matt Wilson 1 Pittsburgh
Matt Wilson 2 Dallas
Matthew Kunkel Dallas
Max 23 Dallas
Max Haber 1 Dallas
Max Haber 3 San Diego
Max Haber 6 Houston
Max Haber 7 Dallas
Max Haber 8 San Diego
Max Valencia San Diego
May Lee 3 San Diego
May Lee 6 Indianapolis
May Lee 7 Dallas
May Lee 8 Dallas
Meghann Baltimore
Michael Koffler 1 Indianapolis
Michael Koffler 2 Dallas
Michael Koffler 3 San Diego
Mike Darling San Diego
Mike Ferry 1 San Diego
Mike Ferry 2 Indianapolis
Mike Hovermann Dallas
Mike Nachman San Diego
Mike Piken 2 San Diego
Mike Row 1 San Diego
Mike Row 2 San Diego
Mike Row 3 San Diego
Mike Row 4 San Diego
Mike Row 5 San Diego
Mike Row 6 San Diego
Mike Row 7 San Diego
Mike Row 8 San Diego
Mike Ryan 1 San Diego
Mike Ryan 2 Dallas
Mike Tynan 1 Dallas
Mike Zechmeister 2 San Diego
Mitch Watson Dallas
Mizerny 2 Dallas
1 Indianapolis
2 Indianapolis
Neil Weiner 1 Dallas
Neil Weiner 2 San Diego
Neil Weiner 3 Green Bay
Nelson Ranco Dallas
Newsome 1 Dallas
Newsome 2 San Diego
Nick Roby San Diego
Nickel B Dallas
Nickel C San Diego
Nicola Espie 1 Dallas
Nicola Espie 2 San Diego
Niemeyer 1 Dallas
Niemeyer 2 San Diego
Niemeyer 3 Indianapolis
Nina K Indianapolis
Nitin Singhal 1 Indianapolis
No Money San Diego
Nomanerz Too Indianapolis
Norm Cooper Dallas
Nussbaum/Schmolka 1 Dallas
Nussbaum/Schmolka 2 Dallas
Old Home 2 Dallas
P Ramos 1 San Diego
PA 1 Dallas
PA 3 Indianapolis
PA 4 San Diego
Paul Malmud 2 San Diego
Paul Manno 1 San Diego
Paul Manno 2 San Diego
Paul Stitzer Dallas
Pete Lupetti Dallas
Phil Hollrah Dallas
Phil London 1 San Diego
Phill Schwab San Diego
Pierre Brown 1 Dallas
Piv 1 San Diego
Piv 2 San Diego
Piv 3 Miami
Poag Mahone San Diego
R Ooyen San Diego
Raivetz 1 Dallas
Randy Byron 1 San Diego
Randy Byron 2 Miami
Randy/Gene 2 San Diego
Randy/John Dallas
Randy/Randy C Dallas
Ray Attiyah 1 Indianapolis
Ray Attiyah 2 San Diego
Ray Wright 2 San Diego
Richard Stanley 3 Dallas
Richard Stanley 5 San Diego
Rick Hartman San Diego
Rick Kaiser 1 Dallas
Rick L 1 San Diego
Rick L 5 Dallas
Rick L 6 Indianapolis
Rick L 7 Dallas
Rick Woods 2 Dallas
Ritter 1 San Diego
Ritter 2 San Diego
Ritter 3 Dallas
Ritter 6 Dallas
Ritter 8 San Diego
Rob Kaiser 1 Dallas
Rob Kaiser 2 Dallas
Rob Mitchell 1 San Diego
Robin Mitchell Dallas
Roger Levine 1 San Diego
Roger Levine 2 Dallas
Ron Mexico 1 Indianapolis
Ron Mexico 2 San Diego
Ron Mexico 3 San Diego
Ron Mexico 4 San Diego
Ron Mexico 5 Indianapolis
Ron Mexico 6 San Diego
Ron Wick San Diego
Rose Irene Stitzer San Diego
Ross Novie 1 Dallas
Rudo 1 Dallas
Rudo 2 Indianapolis
Ryan Carey 2 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 1 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 2 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 3 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 4 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 5 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 6 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 7 Dallas
Ryan Doheny 8 Dallas
S Cordes 1 NY Jets
S Cordes 2 EAGLES
S Cordes 3 San Diego
Sam Chevadisaikul 1 Dallas
Sam Chevadisaikul 2 San Diego
Saratoga Joey San Diego
Scherby 1 San Diego
Scherby 3 San Diego
Scherby 4 San Diego
Scherby 8 Indianapolis
Scott & Jay Goldsleger 1 Dallas
Scott & Jay Goldsleger 3 San Diego
Scott & Jay Goldsleger 4 Dallas
Scott Lease 1 San Diego
Scott Lease 2 Dallas
Scott Lease 3 Indianapolis
Scott Libby 1 San Diego
Scott Nurick San Diego
Shane Kent 3 San Diego
Shane Kent 4 San Diego
Shawn Marshall Dallas
Silver Fox 1 San Diego
Silver Fox 2 Dallas
Silverman 3 NY Jets
Simonque San Diego
Sonnenberg 2 Dallas
Sonnenberg 4 San Diego
Sozbolt Dallas
Stacey Tracton 1 Indianapolis
Stacey Tracton 2 San Diego
Stacey Tracton 3 Dallas
Stephen Moss 1 Dallas
Stephen Sosangelis 2 NY Jets
Steve Abramowitz San Diego
Steve Stovall 2 Dallas
Steve Whiteford San Diego
Steven Immergut 1 Dallas
Steven Immergut 3 San Diego
Streetsmart Dallas
Stuart Chase 1 Dallas
Stuart Chase 3 Dallas
Stuart Erickson 1 San Diego
Stuart Erickson 2 Indianapolis
Susan Walters Dallas
Sword Dallas
Ted Millstein 1 Pittsburgh
Ted Millstein 4 Miami
Ted Price 2 San Diego
Ted Price 3 Dallas
The Bandits Dallas
The Hanford Dixon Experience Dallas
The Hanford Dixon Redux Dallas
The Swami San Diego
Three's Company NY Jets
Timmy Gatz 1 Dallas
Timmy Gatz 3 San Diego
Todd & Regan 1 Dallas
Todd & Regan 2 San Diego
Todd & Regan 3 New England
Todd & Regan 4 Indianapolis
Todd Kelly 1 Miami
Todd Kelly 2 Carolina
Todd Kelly 4 San Diego
Todd Turchin 1 Indianapolis
Todd Turchin 2 San Diego
Todd Turchin 3 San Diego
Todd Turchin 4 Dallas
Tom Barr San Diego
Tom H 1 Dallas
Tom Huang 2 San Diego
Tom Huang 3 Indianapolis
Tom Huang 4 Dallas
Tom Hughes 2 San Diego
Tom Keegans 2 Indianapolis
Tom Nagel San Diego
Tom Speranzo San Diego
Tom Treanor San Diego
Tony Buglak 1 San Diego
Tony Sollenbarger Dallas
Tony Zabawa San Diego
Touchdown Tommy Dallas
True Dat 1 Dallas
True Dat 2 Dallas
True Dat 3 Dallas
Up Uhrs San Diego
Val Brochard 3 San Diego
Val Brochard 4 Dallas
Vernon Lee 2 San Diego
Von 1 Indianapolis
Von 3 Dallas
Wanna Bee's San Diego
Wayne Kimmel 1 Dallas
Wayne Kimmel 2 San Diego
Wells/Bartos/Sudman 1 Dallas
Wells/Bartos/Sudman 2 San Diego
WJO 2 Dallas
WJO 3 San Diego
WJO 4 Dallas
Yacker 1 Dallas
Yodster 3 Houston
Yodster 4 EAGLES
Zack Kramer 1 San Diego
Zack Kramer 2 San Diego