johnmulpas.com » Sports http://johnmulpas.com The writings on John Mulpas. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Better Late Than Never http://johnmulpas.com/2010/01/20/better-late-than-never/ http://johnmulpas.com/2010/01/20/better-late-than-never/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:30:48 +0000 john http://johnmulpas.com/?p=932 Greg Swartzentruber and I traveled to Los Angeles over the weekend to visit a worship minister candidate. We hardly did any sightseeing, but we had to see one important landmark. I guess it’s better late than never. Go BUCKS!

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Check out my new poll on the right-hand column. Baseball is in the air! Let me know your thoughts on the Cleveland Indians this year. Will this be the year? Personally, I’m not holding my breath.

LET’S GO TRIBE!  

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Five years in a row. Wow! If you’re a Michigan fan, please understand that we have to revel in this while we can. I’m sure the tables will be turned soon.

Click here for all the highlights.

GO BUCKEYES!

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Girl: So, have you been on a lot of blind dates?

Guy: Um, well, this would make one. (nervous laughter)

Girl: Oh, me too…

Go Buckeyes!

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On Thursday nights I play in a golf league at Riceland. I’ve been playing pretty well this year. My nine-hole handicap is down to a three (3). I was feeling good about that until this past Thursday. How things can change! I shot my worst score of the summer. I totally duffed two tee shots. I shanked a fairway shot. Luckily it hit a tree and bounced back into play. It was borderline embarassing. I was humbled. I had three double bogeys on my way to a 44. Uggh!

I did manage to pull off one good shot. On hole #4, a par 3, I hit my tee shot to within 2 feet of the hole. I tapped in for birdie. I guess it could have been worse!

Have you been humbled lately?     

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This weekend my family traveled to Defiance, Ohio to visit my Dad and his wife. One of the cool things about being at their house was cable TV. We don’t have that. That meant I got to watch the NFL Draft on ESPN Saturday and Sunday. I didn’t watch all of it (20+ hours total), but I did pay special attention to the Cleveland Browns picks. I’m a Browns fan going all the way back to Brian Sipe and the Kardiac Kids. There have been a lot of heartbreaking losses (e.g. The Drive, The Fumble), but I’ve hung in there. After “The Draft” this past weekend, I’m optimistic the Browns have turned a corner. I like the Joe Thomas pick. They really didn’t have much of a choice given the condition of their offensive line. Trading up to get Brady Quinn was good too. However, I would have been happy if they had selected another offensive lineman like Joe Staley or Ben Grubbs. In my opinion the game is won or lost upfront (i.e. offensive and defensive line). I think if you gave Charlie Frye time in the pocket, he would be a good quarterback. Add to that a good running game, which again begins upfront, and Frye is even better. With that said, selecting Quinn brings more excitement. Drafting two offensive lineman in the first round would have been pretty boring. Overall I’m pleased with the Browns selections and I’m excited for football season to start. Go Browns!

What are your thoughts? Any football fans out there?

Click here for a summary of the NFL Draft. Cleveland Rocks!

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Give me your picks.

]]> http://johnmulpas.com/2007/04/07/the-masters/feed/ 0 Bracketology http://johnmulpas.com/2007/03/28/bracketology/ http://johnmulpas.com/2007/03/28/bracketology/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:24:05 +0000 john http://johnmulpas.com/2007/03/28/bracketology/ Two of the best weekends in sports are forthcoming. This weekend is the Final Four and next weekend is The Masters golf tournament. I’ve got to brag a little and say that I picked all of the final four teams correctly. I sure messed up a lot of other games, but I got the final four right. I’ve got UCLA and Ohio State in the final game with Ohio State (not surprisingly) winning it all. Go Bucks!

Who do you think will win the NCAA Basketball Championship?

Who do you think will win The Masters?

I’d love to hear from you.

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The Buckeyes basketball team also reminds me of the National Championship football team back in ‘02. They won a lot of close games and eventually won it all. Could the same thing happen in basketball this year? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. What say you?

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Do you think the Buckeyes will wake up and win the national championship? Let me know your thoughts.

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