Tag: Sports Blog
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Pride of Detroit: The Story of the “Gritty Tigs”
It’s August 10th, 2024. The Detroit Tigers just lost by a score of 3-1 to the San Francisco Giants. Detroit’s record is 55-63, and they hold a 0.2% chance of making the American League (AL) playoffs, which begin on October 1st, 2024. Less than two weeks earlier, just prior to the MLB trade deadline, the…
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Super Bowl LVIII Preview and Prediction
The climax of the long, grueling 2023 NFL season: Super Bowl LVIII in Sin City. This year’s heavyweight bout will feature the reigning Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the team who many considered to be the best team in football for a majority of the season, the San Francisco 49ers. Can the…
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The MVP Blog’s Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024
Welcome to the 3rd annual Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Blog! To begin, let’s briefly explain our Hall of Fame, and how it differs from Cooperstown. The classes of 1936-2021 are the same. Everyone who was already in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame will remain, nobody gets the boot. From 2022 onwards,…
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2024 NFL Conference Championship Round: Previews and Predictions
The MVP Blog is proud to present our previews and predictions for the Conference Championship Round of the NFL Playoffs. Last week, in the Divisional round, Ben correctly predicted the winner in all 4 games, while Ryan correctly predicted the winner in 2 of the 4 games (incorrectly picking the Bucs and Bills to win…
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2024 NFL Divisional Round: Previews and Predictions
The MVP Blog is proud to present yet another round of previews and predictions for the NFL Playoffs. Last week, in the Wild Card round, Ben correctly predicted the winner in 5 of the 6 games (incorrectly taking the Browns over the Texans) while Ryan correctly predicted the winner in 4 of the 6 games…
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2024 NFL Wild Card: Previews and Predictions
Welcome back to the MVP Blog. Did you miss us? We know we’ve been away for a while, but unlike your favorite sports team, we always come back when you need us most. The NFL Playoffs kick off this afternoon with a 6 game slate of Wild Card matchups, so we’ve decided to return to…
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2023-24 NBA City Edition Jerseys Ranked from Worst to Best
The inaugural NBA in-season tournament is in full swing. Teams are vying for the coveted (?) trophy and $500,000 per player. As part of the promo material for the in-season tournament, NBA fans have been treated to another installment of the league’s “City Edition” campaign, complete with hideous new courts and flashy new jerseys that…
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2023-24 NBA Twitter Hashtags: Ranked from Worst to Best
30. Houston Rockets #Rockets (Ryan – 30, Ben – 30, Avg – 30.0) Ben: If you click on this hashtag in 2023 and expect to see posts about your favorite Houston-based professional basketball player, you must not be reading the news. Ryan: It doesn’t get any less creative than just using your team’s name. 29.…
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2023 NFL Preview: Analysis and Predictions for All 32 NFL Teams
The NFL is finally back, and we at the MVP Blog can’t hide our excitement. So, feel free to kick your feet up, grab a drink, and read our analysis and predictions for all 32 teams for the 2023 season. Ryan will break down the AFC, while Ben will dissect the NFC. We’ll keep things…
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2023 Fantasy Football Love/Hate
Fantasy football is much like the game of golf. You love it. You hate it. You get excited over a rushing touchdown like you get excited about a drive striped down the fairway. You get angry at a dropped pass like you get angry at a missed putt. After a rough season, you swear that…
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