NBA Power Rankings – Round 1

Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. All right, no faffing about, let's get to it! Atlanta took out Cleveland and New Orleans eventually dispatched the Paul George-less Clippers, so we have our 8-seeds and are ready to roll. We'll start in the East. #1 Miami Heat vs. #8 Atlanta Hawks Miami is tough, well coached, and really…

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NBA Play-in Final Predictions

The 1946 Buffalo Bisons, who would eventually become the Atlanta Hawks. Part one of the play-in is in the books. How did I do? Pretty good! The only game I missed was the San Antonio/New Orleans match-up. The other three went as I thought they might, and what we have left now is the final phase of this opening round. Contest number one pits…

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U2 – Acrobat

This week's Is This Song Good? podcast features the U2 deep cut Acrobat from 1991's Achtung Baby. Tune in to find out what makes this song worth a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R06rOYOqyI

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NBA Power Rankings – Play-in Round

Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. The NBA regular season has just ended and tonight we begin the play-in round. Let's briefly look back at the regular season, remind ourselves how the play-in rounds actually works, and then make some predictions! First up, the regular season. Not too many surprises at the end here; the Suns kept…

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Off-season Review: Detroit Tigers

Baseball is back, so let's see what the Tigers got done this past off-season. This winter was a weird one for baseball. The collective bargaining agreement between the players' union had expired at the end of the 2021 season, December 2nd to be precise. The owners decided to execute a preemptive lockout on that day to force a swift agreement. This was slightly undercut…

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