#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #68

#69 is here.

#68 December 19, 1971 NFC West Champs

'71 was Candlestick's first year for the Niners; this was the last game of the regular season - a win over the Lions and the Niners would make playoff appearances in consecutive years for the first time in franchise history.

John Brodie threw for 3 TD passes and, down in the 4th qtr, ran for the game winning TD.  San Francisco won 31-27 and were NFC Champs in their inaugural Candlestick season.

#67 is tomorrow.

College Football Picks - Week 9

Last week is here. I'm 29-31-1.

Houston +7 Rutgers win
S Alabama -2.5 Tex St.loss

30-32-1

#FarewellCandlestick: The 100 Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History #69

#70 is here.

#69 September 28, 1993 Giants Win 100



In late July the Giants lead on the NL West was 10 games.  Over the next 43 games, San Francisco was a respectable 24-19 - and lost the entire advantage, trailing the Braves by a game on September 11.

The deficit got as large as 4 games, but on the 28th, the Giants not only won their 7th straight and 100th game of the year, but they caught Atlanta with a 6-4 win over the Rockies.  Will Clark and Steve Scarsone both homered. A 24 year old Rod Beck pitched in every game of the winning streak and got the save here.

#68 is tomorrow

2013-14 NBA Picks

I pick Heat/Spurs every year; I'll do it one more time.  I'll put the Vegas win total in parentheses next to my projection.  

East

1.       Heat 57 (61.5, under, baby, Simmons goes under)

2.       Bulls 52 (56.5, so an under makes sense, Simmons says lock over)

3.       Pacers 51 (55.5, an under, Simmons says under)

4.       Nets 51 (52)

5.       Pistons 45 (40, an over, Simmons says over)

6.       Hawks 43 (39.5, so an over makes sense, Simmons went under)

7.       Knicks 42 (49.5, well under, Simmons says under)

8.       Cavs 37 (40)

9.       Wizards 37 (38.5)

10.   Raptors 35 (36)

11.   Bucks 31 (28.5, over, Simmons says over and called it a lock)

12.   Celtics 29 (28.5)

13.   Bobcats 28 (26.5)

14.   Sixers 22 (16.5, over, Simmons went under and called it a lock)

15.   Magic 23 (23.5)

West

1.       Spurs 58 (55.5)

2.       Clips 56 (55.5)

3.       Thunder 54 (53.5)

4.       Rockets 54 (55)

5.       Grizzlies 49 (51.5)

6.       TWolves 46 (41, over, Simmons goes under)

7.       GSW 46 (52, yes, my beloved Warriors are overrated, Simmons goes under)

8.       Nuggets 44 (46.5)

9.       Mavs 42 (43.5)

10.   Blazers 40 (38.5)

11.   Pelicans 39 (40.5)

12.   Lakers 35 (35.5)

13.   Jazz 33 (25, over, Simmons goes under)

14.   Kings 29 (32)

15.   Suns 20 (21)

2013 World Series Pick

I'll take the Cards in 5.

Assuming it's true that Allen Craig is returning, that's too many bats to handle; given how well Wacha is pitching, he teams with Wainwright to give the Cards the arm advantage too.  I don't have any rooting advantage at all in the series, but I think St Louis is the side.