Second Hand Roids Bracket

Lets see if I can pick the winners of all the games from the Sweet Sixteen to the finals and win $1M from Yahoo!

SWEET SIXTEEN

North Carolina v Washington St--UNC will roll here. I don't think they will top the 100 point mark against this stingy defense, but I also don't think Washington State can hang with the boys from North Carolina. My pick--UNC.

Tennessee v Louisville--Louisville will win in a close one. Louisville is just playing too good right now. I think they will give anybody a run for their money at this point. My pick--Louisville.

Kansas v Villanova--'Nova's run will end here. KU is a very balanced team that is playing very well right now. My pick--KU.

Wisconsin v Davidson--I think this will be a real close game. Stephen Curry will once again prove to be too much for his opponent. Davidson will win this one in either OT or towards the end of regulation. My pick--Davidson.

Memphis v Michigan State--Memphis will shoot over 50 free throws and only make about 25-30 of them. Memphis will be the first 1-seed to falter and go home. My pick--Michigan State.

Texas v Stanford--Stanford and it's twin towers, the Lopez brothers, will hold off a very good Texas team. Once again Brook Lopez hits the winning shot from the baseline. My pick--Stanford.

UCLA v Western Kentucky--UCLA will roll the Hilltoppers back to Kentucky. This one shouldn't even be close. My pick--UCLA.

Xavier v West Virginia--This will be the best game of the Sweet Sixteen. Both teams are playing extremely well. Joe Alexander will have a great game, but Xavier will pull it out in the end. My pick--Xavier.

ELITE EIGHT

North Carolina v Louisville--I think Louisville has actually been playing better as a team this tournament. Rick Pitino will lead yet another team to the Final Four. This will be the game of the Elite Eight. My pick--Louisville.

Kansas v Davidson--Stephen Curry will go off, but the Wildcats will not be able to stop Kansas. Kansas will win this game before the second half is half over. My pick--Kansas.

Stanford v Michigan State--Stanford shoots free throws better than Memphis and Michigan State will foul a lot, as is their style, and Stanford will use those free throws to advance into the Final Four. My pick--Stanford.

UCLA v Xavier--UCLA has not looked very good since the first round. Xavier will outlast the Bruins and advance to the Final Four. My pick--Xavier.

FINAL FOUR

Kansas v Louisville--Kansas will prevail here in an OT battle. Look for a last second winner from Chalmers. My pick--Kansas.

Stanford v Xavier--Stanford's twin towers will keep Xavier in check and Stanford will advance to the Finals in another squeaker. My pick--Stanford.

FINALS

Kansas v Stanford--Kansas' outside shooting will be too much for Stanford. The Lopez brothers will keep Stanford in this game to the end, but KU will prevail. My pick--Kansas.

Well, there you have it. My revised NCAA tournament picks. Hopefully I will do better than my first two rounds.

ROIDS

Roids conducted it's draft this past Saturday. My team is Roid Rage and I was late to the draft so the first 10 rounds or so were auto-drafted for me by the computer. The teams are:

Roid Rage--Me
Fever Pitch--The wifey
Sonsof Bitches--friend
chicksdigthelongball--friend
Mattingly23--friend
tbd--friend


Round 1
1. Álex Rodríguez Roid Rage
2. Jimmy Rollins SonsOf Bitch...
3. Johan Santana chicksdigthe...
4. Hanley Ramírez Mattingly23
5. Josh Beckett Fever Pitch
6. José Reyes tbd

Round 2
1. Albert Pujols tbd
2. C.C. Sabathia Fever Pitch
3. David Wright Mattingly23
4. John Smoltz chicksdigthe...
5. Chase Utley SonsOf Bitch...
6. Matt Holliday Roid Rage

Round 3
1. Miguel Cabrera Roid Rage
2. Jake Peavy SonsOf Bitch...
3. Ryan Braun chicksdigthe...
4. Prince Fielder Mattingly23
5. Troy Tulowitzki Fever Pitch
6. Ryan Howard tbd

Round 4
1. Alfonso Soriano tbd
2. David Ortiz Fever Pitch
3. Carl Crawford Mattingly23
4. Carlos Beltrán chicksdigthe...
5. Dan Haren SonsOf Bitch...
6. Grady Sizemore Roid Rage

Round 5
1. Vladimir Guerrero Roid Rage
2. Jonathan Papelbon SonsOf Bitch...
3. Roy Halladay chicksdigthe...
4. Brandon Phillips Mattingly23
5. Manny Corpas Fever Pitch
6. Ichiro Suzuki tbd

Round 6
1. B.J. Upton tbd
2. Manny Ramírez Fever Pitch
3. Carlos Lee Mattingly23
4. Andruw Jones chicksdigthe...
5. Francisco Rodríguez SonsOf Bitch...
6. Mark Teixeira Roid Rage

Round 7
1. Lance Berkman Roid Rage
2. Erik Bedard SonsOf Bitch...
3. Brandon Webb chicksdigthe...
4. Curtis Granderson Mattingly23
5. Gary Sheffield Fever Pitch
6. Magglio Ordóñez tbd

Round 8
1. Víctor Martínez tbd
2. Kazuo Matsui Fever Pitch
3. Álex Ríos Mattingly23
4. Jeff Francoeur chicksdigthe...
5. Trevor Hoffman SonsOf Bitch...
6. Brian Roberts Roid Rage

Round 9
1. Russell Martin Roid Rage
2. Derrek Lee SonsOf Bitch...
3. Chipper Jones chicksdigthe...
4. Justin Morneau Mattingly23
5. Garrett Atkins Fever Pitch
6. Aramis Ramírez tbd

Round 10
1. Adam Dunn tbd
2. Derek Jeter Fever Pitch
3. Bobby Abreu Mattingly23
4. Vernon Wells chicksdigthe...
5. Carlos Zambrano SonsOf Bitch...
6. Chone Figgins Roid Rage

Round 11
1. Carlos Guillén Roid Rage
2. Ryan Zimmerman SonsOf Bitch...
3. Todd Helton chicksdigthe...
4. Cole Hamels Mattingly23
5. Eric Byrnes Fever Pitch
6. J.J. Putz tbd

Round 12
1. Hunter Pence tbd
2. Nick Markakis Fever Pitch
3. Joe Nathan Mattingly23
4. Rafael Furcal chicksdigthe...
5. Orlando Cabrera SonsOf Bitch...
6. Daisuke Matsuzaka Roid Rage

Round 13
1. John Lackey Roid Rage
2. Torii Hunter SonsOf Bitch...
3. Brian McCann chicksdigthe...
4. Joe Mauer Mattingly23
5. Chris Young Fever Pitch
6. Justin Verlander tbd

Round 14
1. Takashi Saito tbd
2. Aaron Harang Fever Pitch
3. José Valverde Mattingly23
4. Pat Burrell chicksdigthe...
5. Matt Kemp SonsOf Bitch...
6. Joba Chamberlain Roid Rage

Round 15
1. Tim Lincecum Roid Rage
2. Billy Wagner SonsOf Bitch...
3. Mariano Rivera chicksdigthe...
4. Scott Kazmir Mattingly23
5. Chris Young Fever Pitch
6. Roy Oswalt tbd

Round 16
1. Francisco Cordero tbd
2. Félix Hernández Fever Pitch
3. Bobby Jenks Mattingly23
4. Kelly Johnson chicksdigthe...
5. Travis Hafner SonsOf Bitch...
6. Yovani Gallardo Roid Rage

Round 17
1. Ian Snell Roid Rage
2. Pedro Martínez SonsOf Bitch...
3. Javier Vázquez chicksdigthe...
4. Kelvim Escobar Mattingly23
5. Jorge Posada Fever Pitch
6. Brett Myers tbd

Round 18
1. Fausto Carmona tbd
2. Ben Sheets Fever Pitch
3. James Shields Mattingly23
4. Jeff Francis chicksdigthe...
5. Brad Penny SonsOf Bitch...
6. Francisco Liriano Roid Rage

Round 19
1. Phil Hughes Roid Rage
2. Aaron Rowand SonsOf Bitch...
3. Huston Street chicksdigthe...
4. Rich Hill Mattingly23
5. Matt Cain Fever Pitch
6. Chad Cordero tbd

Round 20
1. A.J. Burnett tbd
2. Brad Lidge Fever Pitch
3. Matt Capps Mattingly23
4. John Maine chicksdigthe...
5. Kenji Johjima SonsOf Bitch...
6. Chad Billingsley Roid Rage

Round 21
1. Carlos Mármol Roid Rage
2. Kosuke Fukudome SonsOf Bitch...
3. Jason Isringhausen chicksdigthe...
4. Rafael Soriano Mattingly23
5. Joakim Soria Fever Pitch
6. Dustin McGowan tbd

Round 22
1. Robinson Canó tbd
2. Carlos Peña Fever Pitch
3. Ian Kinsler Mattingly23
4. Miguel Tejada chicksdigthe...
5. Joe Borowski SonsOf Bitch...
6. Corey Hart Roid Rage

Round 23
1. Michael Young Roid Rage
2. Todd Jones SonsOf Bitch...
3. Stephen Drew chicksdigthe...
4. Jason Bay Mattingly23
5. Adrián González Fever Pitch
6. Brad Hawpe tbd

Round 24
1. Paul Konerko tbd
2. Hideki Matsui Fever Pitch
3. Dan Uggla Mattingly23
4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia chicksdigthe...
5. Willy Taveras SonsOf Bitch...
6. Édgar Rentería Roid Rage

Round 25
1. Nick Swisher Roid Rage
2. Tim Hudson SonsOf Bitch...
3. Alex Gordon chicksdigthe...
4. Adrián Béltre Mattingly23
5. Howie Kendrick Fever Pitch
6. Rickie Weeks tbd

Round 26
1. J.J. Hardy tbd
2. Mike Lowell Fever Pitch
3. James Loney Mattingly23
4. Ken Griffey Jr. chicksdigthe...
5. J.R. Towles SonsOf Bitch...
6. Dustin Pedroia Roid Rage

Round 27
1. Jered Weaver Roid Rage
2. Carlos Delgado SonsOf Bitch...
3. Aubrey Huff chicksdigthe...
4. Ted Lilly Mattingly23
5. Chien-Ming Wang Fever Pitch
6. Jeremy Bonderman tbd

I have a very good offensive club, but my pitching is a little thin at this point. I added Eric Gagne and Rafael Betancourt and dropped Jered Weaver and Chad Billingsly. Both of which will help in my saves and holds category. Jered and Chad I have put on my watch list in case they start doing exceptionally well. I will keep you posted on the happenings in this league.

Busted Bracket League

If you would like to join my busted bracket league just follow this link, or if you prefer, just register on Yahoo and enter this group ID--1709 and leave the password field blank. Here are my busted bracket picks. HA! I will post these on Thursday after the games start. Here is a recap of what I picked in the full bracket league.

EAST
UNC v Wash St--UNC
Louisville v Tennessee--Louisville

UNC v Louisville--UNC

MIDWEST
KU v Clemson--KU
USC v Davidson--USC

KU v USC--KU

SOUTH
Memphis v Pittsburgh--Pittsburgh
Stanford v Texas--Stanford

Stanford v Pittsburgh--Pittsburgh

WEST
UCLA v Drake--UCLA
Xavier v West Virginia--Xavier

UCLA v Xavier--Xavier


Of course not all of those games are the teams that are actually playing, but those are the ones I officially picked when the brackets closed last Thursday.