I hope you guys have a great Christmas this year and an awesome holiday season. Spring training is only 7 weeks away!
December 25, 2018
October 29, 2018
September 30, 2018
New Skinz Champion 2018!!!
The 2018 skinz season mirrored the 2018 Major League Baseball season in many ways. April, with it`s record number of rainouts and postponements, felt clunky and disorganized. It had the feeling that perhaps the future of the league may be in jeopardy.
Luckily though, those early worries turned out to be nothing more then worries and the season ended up being one of the more enjoyable ones in years.
Much like the Seattle Mariners, Chris took and early lead and by the time the end of May came about, it seemed like a sure bet that they would both be sitting pretty come the end of September, but if there is one thing we can always count on in baseball, it`s that the summer months bring about an entirely different game.
As June rolled around so did Nick`s eventual come back, a lead that he would hold onto for the majority of the summer. Though unlike the Mariners, whose second half performance was so poor that it knocked them out of the running by the start of September, Chris decided instead to take after another team in the Mariners division.
You see, the Oakland Athletics, who had finished last in their division the three previous seasons, were two games under five hundred in mid June, right around the time Mr. Artrip lost his lead. Nobody expected the Athletics to be not only be in the wild card race but to also be challeging the reigning World Series champs for the division.
Chris, whose last couple of seasons had been lost on the last weekend of the year, may have been feeling like all had been lost once again, but instead of giving up, he, much like those Oakland Athletics, kept on plugging away and by the time September came around, he had not only closed the gap between him and Nick, he took it from him.
September is a wild month of call-ups and roster expansions. In some ways, it is a sister-month to April in the way that you sometimes do not know what is going to happen.
This year was different though.
Unlike most September`s, this year was more like the Biff Tannen`s Sports Almanac where it seemed like most games were already pre-determined.
The disparity in baseball this season was at an all-time high this year, which translated to higher then usual scores for the boys. All of a sudden four and five points were the norm and sometimes the only path to victory was with a perfecto, for which there were many.
September`s lead for Chris was instantly lost by a Nick winning streak and with three weeks to go, Nick lead 81-73, a score that most thought was a foregone conclusion that would lead to another Nick victory. Though much like those Athletic`s once more, Chris toughed it out and not only over came that 8 point deficit, but he took the lead and on the final Saturday night in September, with the score tied 4-4, it all came down, in ironic fashion, to 2018`s most disappointing team, the Seattle Mariners.
With Nick done for the day, losing the Pirates and Braves, Chris already had four points, only losing his gamble pick with the Orioles. With the Mariners up 4-1 in the top of the ninth, only the last place Texas Rangers stood in his way towards the finish line. Those Rangers, so lackluster all season long made Chris sweat all the way till the end, but in the end, he came out on top, not letting a Dee Gordon error or a mid June collapse stand in his way of victory.
So in the end, I congratulate Mr. Artrip on the 2018 skinz championship, one that he truly earned and deserved. May the holidays pass quickly and the winter be kind, because regardless of the coming six months, we both know, that no matter what may transpire, skinz will always be there waiting for us. With our phone`s always on the ready for 2019`s first `Skinz Yo` text not being too far away.
September 29, 2018
September 29th, 2018
Chris leads 91-89. Single skinz for Saturday 9/29. Good luck sir. If you win today we will have to discuss tie breaker scenarios for Sunday.
September 28, 2018
September 27, 2018
September 26, 2018
September 26th, 2018
Chris leads 89-88. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for Wednesday, 9/26.
September 25, 2018
September 25th, 2018
Nick leads 88-87. Double skinz for today. Make your very important, possibly season deciding picks for Tuesday, 9/25.
September 24, 2018
September 23, 2018
September 22, 2018
September 21, 2018
September 20, 2018
September 19, 2018
September 19, 2018
Score tied at 85-85. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for Wednesday, 9/19.
September 18, 2018
September 17, 2018
September 16, 2018
September 15, 2018
September 15th, 2018
The race to 91 begins! Tie ballgame at 83-83. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for Saturday, 9/15.
September 14, 2018
September 13, 2018
September 12, 2018
September 11, 2018
September 10, 2018
September 9, 2018
September 8, 2018
September 7, 2018
September 6, 2018
September 5, 2018
September 4, 2018
September 3, 2018
Labor day/September 3rd, 2018
Nick leads 81-73. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for Monday, 9/3.
September 2, 2018
September 1, 2018
August 31, 2018
August 30, 2018
August 29, 2018
August 28, 2018
August 27, 2018
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August 25, 2018
August 24, 2018
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August 1, 2018
July 31, 2018
July 30, 2018
July 29, 2018
July 28, 2018
July 27, 2018
July 26, 2018
July 25, 2018
July 24, 2018
July 24th, 2018
Nick leads 58-53. Triple skinz on the line today. Make your pickeroos for Tuesday, 7/24.
July 23, 2018
July 22, 2018
July 21, 2018
July 20, 2018
July 19, 2018
July 15, 2018
July 14, 2018
July 13, 2018
July 12, 2018
July 11, 2018
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July 1, 2018
June 30, 2018
June 29, 2018
June 28, 2018
June 27, 2018
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June 25, 2018
June 24, 2018
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June 22, 2018
June 21, 2018
June 20, 2018
June 19, 2018
2018 Bold Predictions
We usually do this around day 50 but we are waayy later than that. In theory we should be able to get more right this time. Below is the list we have done for the last few years. Good Luck.
- Every division winner
- Pennant winners
- WS Champion
- Both Cy youngs
- Both Batting Champs
- Both MVPs
- Both RoYs
- Anything else you can think of...
June 18, 2018
June 17, 2018
June 16, 2018
June 15, 2018
June 14, 2018
June 13, 2018
June 12, 2018
June 12, 2018
Tie ballgame at 37-37. Double skinz for today. Remember to makes your picks for Tuesday, 6/12.
June 11, 2018
June 10, 2018
June 9, 2018
June 8, 2018
June 7, 2018
June 6, 2018
June 5, 2018
June 4, 2018
June 3, 2018
June 2, 2018
June 1, 2018
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
Tie ballgame at 31-31. Double skinz for today. Make peace with your picks for Thursday, 5/31.
May 30, 2018
May 29, 2018
May 27, 2018
Memorial Day
Chris leads 31-29. Single skinz for today. Enjoy the holiday and make your picks for Monday, 5/28.
May 26, 2018
May 25, 2018
May 24, 2018
May 23, 2018
May 22, 2018
May 21, 2018
May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018
Chris leads 29-23. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for Sunday, 5/20, the 20 Year Anniversary of the release of Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick and that sweet Puff Daddy Led Zeppelin song.
May 19, 2018
May 18, 2018
May 17, 2018
May 16, 2018
May 15, 2018
May 14, 2018
May 13, 2018
May 12, 2018
May 11, 2018
May 10, 2018
May 9, 2018
May 8, 2018
May 7, 2018
May 6, 2018
May 5, 2018
May 4, 2018
May 3, 2018
May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018 - Julie`s Birthday
Chris leads 19-15. Single skinz for today. Make your picks for Wednesday, 5/2.
May 1, 2018
April 30, 2018
April 29, 2018
April 28, 2018
April 27, 2018
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April 25, 2018
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April 1, 2018
March 31, 2018
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March 28, 2018
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