The final week of the NFL regular season was unpredictable as expected, and once again my record was a mediocre 8-8, which means I fell short of my goal to keep the “wrong” side of the ledger out of triple digits. The final record was a respectable 152 right and 103 wrong. Here are the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is an “alternate” logo of baseball’s New York Mets, used officially from 1963 until 1970, known as Mr. Met. The logo was popular with young fans, and eventually became a team mascot. He is a familiar site around the stadium at Met games today. He was the first “live” human mascot seen at games, … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
This 1975 Topps baseball card of George Brett, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , is the Hall of Fame third baseman’s “rookie” card, which makes it a valuable one. Brett played 21 years in the major leagues, all for the Kansas City Royals. In 1985, Brett had an outstanding World Series, and his clutch hitting helped the Royals … Read More
NFL – Buffalo Bills Season Report Card
The Buffalo Bills have now completed another dismal losing season, and it’s time to grade them as an organization, from top to bottom. The grade has to be a failing one when a team wins just 4 of 16 games, but we’ll also take into account how the team has progressed in certain areas and … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a hockey team from the defunct World Hockey Association, the San Diego Mariners, who played in the league beginning in 1974 and continued until folding prior to the 1977 season. They were owned by San Diego Padres owner and McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc in their final season, but drew poorly at the box … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1989 Topps hockey card of former National Hockey League player Pat Verbeek, who played 20 years in the league for various teams, mainly the New Jersey Devils and the old Hartford Whalers. Known for his aggressiveness, he is the only player in NHL history to total 500 goals and 2,500 penalty minutes in his career. He retired … Read More
NFL – Bills’ Game Review
When it was announced that Ryan Fitzpatrick’s injured knee would keep him out of Buffalo’s season finale against the New York Jets, the game, for all intents and purposes, became the opening preseason exhibition game for the 2011 season, a game for player evaluation rather than winning or losing. With that being the case, a number … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Jacksonville Bulls football team, a short-lived franchise in the United States Football League for 2 seasons – 1984 and ’85. The franchise was a big hit at the box office – drawing the only two 70,000+ crowds in the USFL’s short history. They were coached by Lindy Infante, who would go on to … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1955 All American football card of the famous “Four Horsemen” backfield of Notre Dame. Consisting of Elmer Layden, Don Miller, Harry Stuhldreher and Jim Crowley, they played three seasons under legendary coach Knute Rockne. The nickname was coined by the era’s poetic sportswriter, Grantland Rice, in their final season, 1924. Notre Dame lost only 2 games in the … Read More
NFL – Week Seventeen Predictions
For the second straight week, rayonsports.com was at the .500 mark in picking games, going 8-8. The season record is now 144 right and 95 wrong. The goal going into the final week of the regular season is to try to keep the “loss” column out of triple figures, but that’ll be difficult since the … Read More