Great White Hope's D/E NIT Predictions

1 Blazers vs Venom - Blazers
2 Assault vs Irish Swagger - Irish Swagger
3 Bright Horizon vs Detroit Riot - Horizon
4 XFACTOR vs Cocks - XFACTOR
5 Aftermath vs Mushsportz - Aftermath
6 Pipe vs Big Gamers - Gamers
7 D Nation vs Sand Baggers - Sand Baggers
8 Blue Crush vs Apex - Blue Crush
9 Perkins vs Motown - Perkins
10 Drama vs Phillies - Drama
11 Trust MARIO vs Blazers - Trust
12  Irish Swagger vs TNT - TNT
13 Bright Horizon vs XFACTOR - XFACTOR
14 Syndicate vs Aftermath - Aftermath
15 Kings vs Big Gamers - Kings
16 Blue Crush vs Sand Baggers - Blue Crush
17 Perkins vs Mush - Perkins
18 DO vs Drama - DO
19 Riot vs Cocks - Cocks
20 D Nation vs Apex - Apex
21 Big Gamers vs MushSportz - Big Gamers
22 Mush vs Venom - Mush
23 Drama vs Assualt - Drama
24 Motown vs Blazers - Blazers
25 Phillies vs Irish Swagger - Phillies
26 Pipe vs Syndicate - Syndicate
27 Sand Baggers vs Cocks - Sand Baggers
28 Bright Horizon vs Apex - Apex
29 Trust vs TNT - TNT
30 Aftermath vs XFACTOR - XFACTOR
31 Kings vs Blue Crush - Blue Crush
32 Perkins vs DO -  DO
33 Big Gamers vs Sand Baggers - Sand Baggers
34 Mush vs Drama - Mush
35 Phillies vs Blazers - Phillies
36 Apex vs Syndicate - Apex
37 Trust vs Sand Baggers - Trust
38 Aftermath vs Mush - Mush
39 Phillies vs Kings - Phillies
40 Perkins vs Apex - Perkins
41 TNT vs XFACTOR - TNT
42 Blue Crush vs DO - DO
43 Trust vs Mush - Mush
44 Phillies vs Perkins - Perkins
45 Blue Crush vs Mush - Mush
46 Perkins vs XFACTOR - XFACTOR
47 TNT vs DO - TNT
48 Mush vs XFACTOR - Mush
49 Mush vs DO - Mush
50 Mush vs TNT - Mush
51 Mush vs TNT - Mush is your champion in the IF game.


Great White Hope

Softball Guy's D/E NIT Predictions

06/23/11
D/E NIT Predictions

Game 1: Blazers v. Motor City Venom
Winner: Blazers

Game 2 Detroit Assault v. Irish Swagger
Winner: Irish Swagger

Game 3: Bright Horizon v. Riot
Winner: Riot

Game 4: Motor City Cocks v. XFactor
Winner: X Factor

Game 5: Aftermath v. MushSportz.com
Winner: Aftermath

Game 6: Northwest Pipe v. Represent/Big Gamers
Winner: Northwest Pipe

Game 7: D-Nation v. Sand Baggers
Winner: D-Nation

Game 8: Apex v. Blue Crush
Winner: Blue Crush

Game 9: Motown Raiders v. Perkins
Winner: Perkins

Game 10: Detroit Drama v. Detroit Phillies
Winner: Drama

Game 11: Trust v. Blazers
Winner: Trust

Game 12: Irish Swagger v. TNT Softball
Winner: Irish Swagger

Game 13: RIOT v. X-Factor
Winner: XFactor

Game 14: Aftermath v. Syndicate
Winner: Aftermath

Game 15: Kings v. Northwest Pipe
Winner: Northwest Pipe

Game 16: D-Nation v. Blue Crush
Winner: D-Nation

Game 17: MushReloaded v. Perkins
Winner: Perkins

Game 18: Drama v. DO/Mush
Winner: Drama

Loser Game 19: Bright Horizon v. Motor City Cocks
Winner: Motor City Cocks

Loser Game 20: Sandbaggers v. APEX
Winner: APEX

Loser Game 21: MushSportz v. Kings
Winner: Kings

Loser Game 22: Cocks v. Blue Crush
Winner: Blue Crush

Loser Game 23: Assault v. DO/Mush
Winner: DO/Mush

Loser Game 24: Motown Raiders v. Blazers
Winner: Raiders

Loser Game 25: Phillies w. Irish Swagger
Winner: Irish Swagg

Loser Game 26: RIOT v. APEX
Winner: APEX

Loser game 27: Represent/BG v. Syndicat
Winner: Syndicate

Game 29: Trust v. TNT
Winner: Trust

Game 30: XFactor v. Aftermath
Winner: XFactor

Game 31: Northwest Pipe v. D-Nation
Winner: D-Nation

Game 32: MushReloaded v. Drama
Winner: MushReloaded

Loser Game 33: MushSportz v. Bluecrush
Winner: Blue Crush

Loser Game 34: Perkins v. DO
Winner: DO/Mush

Loser Game 35: Raiders v. Irish Swagger
Winner: Irish Swagger

Loser Game 36: APEX v. Syndicate
Winner: Syndicate

Loser Game 37: TNT v. Blue Crush
winner: Blue Crush

Loser Game 38: Aftermath v. DO/Mush
Winner: DO/MUSH

Loser Game 39 Northwest Pipe v. Irish Swagger
Winner: Northwest Pipe

Loser game 40: Drama v. Syndicate
Winner: Drama

Game 41: Trust v. XFactor
Winner: Trust

Game 42: D-Nation v. MushReloaded
Winner: MushReloaded

Loser Game 43: BlueCrush v. DO/Mush
Winner: DO/MUSH

Loser Game 44: Northwest Pipe v. Drama
Winner: Drama

Loser Game 45: D-Nation v. DO/MUSH
Winner: D-Nation

Loser game 46: XFactor v. Drama
Winner: Drama

Loser Bracket semifinal game 48: D-Nation v. Drama
Winner: Drama

Game 47: Trust v. MushReloaded
Winner: MushReloaded

Loser Bracket Final Game 49: Trust v. Drama
Winner: Trust

Final: MUSHRELOADED v. TRUST
Winner: Trust

If game and tournament champion: MushRELOADED!

SOFTBALL GUY

Buddha's C, D and E Rankings

Top 5 in C

 

Following suit with Hoss, I'm leaving Linedrive out of the rankings and wish them the best of luck playing a full conference schedule

 

1.  TG/TPS  -  Not their best showing this season, but still gonna be as tough a team as any to beat over the long run

 

2. R & L  -  Have been kind of low key lately but fact of the matter is they have won their last 2 tourneys entered, and could give TG a real run

 

3.  Mayhem  -  Based more on 2-1 record against Korody at #4, Mayhem is still struggling to find the great tournament they really need to get over the hump

 

4. Korody  -  Improving a little with each tournament, they could start making some noise come August.  Don't sleep on these guys making a great run

 

5. Plumbers  -  Back in action at the Windy City Major, there's alot to be said for an NSA team to go out to a U-Trip major and win a game or 2.  Solid top 5 team

 

Surprise of the week  -  Pure Divine

They surprised everyone this week, including the teams they played.  They had been a virtual "look through", but teams are gonna have to take them seriously now.

 

Didn't really have a disappointment this week.  Great week for C ball

 

 

Top 5 in D

Same as last week.  No changes, upsets, stunning moves to speak of

1. Mush Reloaded

2. Drama

3. Blue Crush

4.DO/Mushtube

5. Sandbaggers/Apex

 

 

Top 5 in E

 

1. Trust/Wicked  -  Took a weekend off, but still by far and away the team to beat in E

 

2. X Factor  -  A solid run for them this weekend, playing in a full field and beating some good teams along the way

 

3. Dooley's  -  Yeah it's a huge leap but the fact is they ran the table in a large E field.  This is the team I expected to see in April and May

 

4. Trust Sports/Repo Monkey  -  A split on the season so far.  Trust is moving up this week for a good 3-2 finish.  Repo slips for their 2nd tourney in a row finishing middle of the pack

 

5. Aftermath  -  Another great tourney for the guys from Aftermath.  Defense and young talent will carry these guys for a lot of games

 

Surprise of the week  -  Dooley's

I know it shouldn't be because they were turning a corner 2 weeks ago, but 6-0 in an NIT was an awesome tourney

 

Disappointment of the week  -  Mushsportz

I hate to do it to a group of guys I like alot, but they just did not look ready to play ball this weekend.  I have a good feeling they'll bounce back to the top 5 before the season is out, but this was a bad weekend

 

~ Buddha

Big Hoss Rankings for C, D and some E talk as well.

C Rankings:

With the continue rumor of Line Drive being bumped up to B, I will leave them out of this week’s C Rankings.

1.     1,  TG/TPS- Even though the struggled this past weekend, they still finished 3-2 and have been the most consistent team outside of Line Drive in C this year. I am positive they will bounce back nicely in their next tournament.

2.       2. R&L Concrete- Yeah I continue to keep them in the Rankings for Michigan teams, they play a lot of tournaments here in Michigan and have a few Michigan guys on their team as well. They have been one of the hotter teams in C, it will be interesting to see if the time off effects that at all.

3.    3,    Korody- Korody keeps getting better every weekend they play and their last tournament they played in they made a very nice run, beating some really good teams in the process, I believe they have taken the next step to really compete in C locally this year.

4.     4.   Mayhem- Rough tournament for the Mayhem guys last weekend, but they have shown that they can compete in C, even winning a tournament on the year. Once they get more consistent, which I believe they will, watch out for this team heading into the Big 3.

5.    5.    Plumbers- Still have Plumbers in my top 5, they have a very talented roster and can hit with any team in C. Definitely a team nobody should sleep on.

Surprise Team of the Week:

                Pure Divine: They had a great tournament this past weekend finishing 4-2 with very impressive wins over GLX and TG this past weekend and both of their losses came to the hands of RAC who ended up winning this past weekend’s tournament.  Hopefully they can build on this momentum moving forward and make some noise in the C Division.

D Rankings:

1.     1.  Mush Reloaded- They continue to be the top of the D class here in Michigan. They made it to another championship game this past weekend, before getting double dipped by RAC late Saturday Night. This team is just on a whole other level right now than the rest of the D teams.

2.      2. Blue Crush- The 2-5 spot is very wide open, but Blue Crush had a very impressive tournament a couple of weeks back at the D/E NIT. They finished 4-2 in that tournament and all 6 games they played were against D teams that weekend. Their only losses were to Mush Reloaded and Jim’s Beef who finished 1^st and 3^rd that weekend.

3.    3,    Drama- They get a slight edge of DO/Mushtube and Perkins because they beat them the last time they went out and played. This team will only get better as the season goes along, just like they did last year.

4.      4.  DO/Mushtube.com- They have struggled in their past two tournaments, but they have been missing some key pieces as well. Mushtube still has a winning record versus D teams on the year and they have beaten Mush Reloaded already on the year, once they find those couple of missing pieces they will be just fine.

5.      5.  Perkins- Definitely a veteran group that can hit with anyone and D and as they have shown already on the year beat anyone as well.

Surprise Team of the Week:

                Jim’s Beef- This is from a couple of weekend’s ago, but Jim’s Beef who mainly plays NSA definitely surprised some teams that weekend and finished 3^rd in the D/E NIT. I would love to see them come out and play more UTrip this year, it will definitely make D more competitive.

E Talk:

Mushsportz: Even though they finished 0-2 this past weekend, you have to be impressed with how Mushsportz has been playing on the year, not only are they beating the teams they are suppose to, but they are upsetting some teams in the process. Definitely a fun team to watch and I think once they get their core guys their consistent instead of plugging in guys here and there it will only make them better.

Kings: A lot of talk about the Kings a couple of weeks ago after they went 0-2 in the D/E, but I think they showed this past weekend when they hit the ball consistently they are a very dangerous team and can compete with anyone in E. Nice Run by the Kings this past weekend.

Dooley’s: You could see it the D/E a couple of weekends ago that they were turning things around and they definitely proved that they are a very legit team this past weekend, by not only winning this past tournament, but pretty much dominating it. Great weekend out of Dooley’s.

Aftermath and X-Factor: These two teams never get the credit that they deserve, but all they do is compete week in and week out and win more games than they lose. Both teams have a core of young talent that they can build on for years to come and X-Factor definitely does have the X-Factor with Chaffin pitching, he keeps you in pretty much every game he pitches. Great weekend by both of these two teams.

Big Hoss

Softball Guy's E Rankings

E Rankings

1. Trust/Wicked/Mario:  Took the weekend off but as long as they’re in E, I don’t see them budging from the 1st place spot. 
2. Aftermath/red-eye sports/Hal's/rri:  They’ve been an extremely scrappy team all season.  They have talent at the plate, in the field, and can keep composed under pressure games and seem to have a blast while they do it. Now that they put up a 5-2 run this weekend, I’m glad to put them in the top 5. 
3. XFACTOR/TAYLOR FORD:  It’s been a while, but I am truly glad to see that they have seemed to put it together.  A good mix of young guys and veterans makes this team tough to beat late in the day.  Hope to see them stay for a while.
4. Dooleys/Pole Position/lv financial:  An impressive 6-0 finish and a tournament win with all of the “big dogs” except Trust/Wicked/Mario in it catapults Dooley’s into 4th place this week.  A miserable start to the season kept them out of the top 3 presently, but I hope to see them carry this momentum into the rest of summer.
5. Trust Sports Softball: They went 3-2 this weekend w/ wins coming off of Blazers, Represent/Biggamers, and Repo.  All of them were close games.  They need to win a bigger tournament if they’re going to stay in the top 5.  It was a true toss-up between Repo and Trust here.

(Pleasant) Surprise of the week: Kings.  Behind the scenes, I’m rooting for these guys.  They seem to have the tools to put it together and win a few games, and I hope they keep it up.  They went 4-2 this weekend, making me eat my words, predicting an 0-2 finish while imploding.  Way to defeat the odds.

Flop of the Week: MushSportz.com.  They lost to Yardbirds and Off in the Shower.  I predicted them to keep the momentum from last week, improve, and go to the Championship this past weekend and they disappointed.  They are not a two-and-que team, so expect them to bounce back, but this was tough to watch.

-Softball Guy

The Great White Hope's C and D Rankings

C Rankings

1. LineDrive - LD takes #1 this week after another impressive showing in the conference tournament in Chicago. I really hope they stay in C to represent Michigan in Florida come Worlds. They translate well from the Majors back to C using their homeruns wisely and being able to hit gaps.

2. TG - While they may not have had their normal weekend they played well enough to finish 3-2. This weekend saw the return of Randy Temple to TG. Yet another great ballplayer on a team of outstanding talent. Looking forward to more Tg/LD matchups in the months to come.

3. GLX - Dominating win over TG gets them this spot. Lots of young talent coupled with veteran leaderhsip should translate to more victories. They just haven't put it together yet. And with Billy Barrett still not there this team is only going up in the rankings.

4. Korody - Played NSA this past weekend. Not sure how they did so based on the last C NIT they played everyone tough losing by 3 to LD and sending Mayhem home after losing to them to fall into the loser's bracket. They'll play spoiler the rest of the year cause I just don't see them beating TG or LD consistently to jump up here.

5. Mayhem - Poor showing this past weekend finishing 1-2 barely beating a D team with their 1 win. I see these guys also playing spoiler the rest of the year.

Surprise of the Week

Pure Divine - Had some impressive wins over TG and GLX knocking both out and only losing to eventual champion RAC. Let's see if they can do it on a regular basis.

Flop of the Week

Mayhem - Too much talent and chemistry to go 1-2.

D Rankings

1. Mush Reloaded - Surprise surprise they are still here at 1. Getting double dipped never looks good but I believe RAC was the better team. Looked good all weekend and have for the year. Don't fix what's not broken.

2-5 is wide open and I don't have valid reasoning for each so I'll just list them.

2. Drama
3. DO
4. Blue Crush
5. Apex

Flop of the Week
Detroits Own - Even with it being a C/D I expected more out of this team. They continue to struggle on the mound but I've heard that's changed. They didn't seem to hit as a team at all and just look dejected on the field. Let's hope next time they take the field there ready to win.


Surprise of the Week 
No real surprise here in D.


- The Great White Hope

Buddha's E NIT Predictions

Round 1

 

Team Turmoil vs Northwest Pipe  -  Winner: Turmoil

 

Detroit Assault vs Blazers  -  Winner: Assault

 

Bright Horizon vs Reloaded  -  Winner: Bright Horizon

 

Represent/Big Gamers vs All Bizness  -  Winner: Represent/Big Gamers

 

Rock Bottom vs Aftermath  -  Winner: Aftermath

 

MI Assassins vs MC Cocks  -  Winner: MC Cocks

 

Dooley's vs Off in the Shower  -  Winner: Dooley's

 

Mushsportz vs Yardbirds  -  Winner: Mushsportz

 

Irish Swagger vs Avenue/Jamboozies  -  Winner: Irish Swagger

 

Tanel/Vivio's vs MC SWAT  -  Winner: Tanel 360

 

 

Round 2

 

Team Turmoil vs Detroit Riot  -  Winner: Team Turmoil

 

Assault vs Trust Sports  -  Winner: Trust Sports

 

Bright Horizon vs Represent  -  Winner: Represent

 

Aftermath vs Syndicate  -  Winner: Aftermath

 

Repo Monkey vs MC Cocks  -  Winner: Repo Monkey

 

Dooley's vs Mushsportz  -  Winner: Dooley's 

 

Irish Swagger vs X Factor  -  Winner: X Factor

 

Tanel 360 vs Kings  -  Winner: Kings

 

 

3rd Round

 

Turmoil vs Trust Sports  -  Winner: Trust Sports

 

Aftermath vs Represent  -  Winner: Aftermath

 

Repo Monkey vs Dooley's  -  Winner: Repo Monkey

 

X Factor vs Kings  -  Winner: X Factor

 

 

4th Round

 

Trust Sports vs Aftermath  -  Winner: Aftermath

 

Repo Monkey vs X Factor  -  Winner: Repo Monkey

 

 

Winner's Final

 

Repo Monkey vs Aftermath  -  Winner: Repo Monkey

 

 

Loser's Bracket Round 1

 

Reloaded vs All Bizness  -  Winner: Reloaded

 

Off in the Shower vs Yardbirds  -  Yardbirds

 

 

Round 2

 

Rock Bottom vs MC Cocks  -  Winner: Rock Bottom

 

Mushsportz vs Reloaded  -  Winner: Mushsportz

 

Irish Swagger vs Northwest Pipe  -  Winner: Irish Swagger

 

Blazers vs Tanel 360  -  Winner: Tanel 360

 

Avenue vs Riot  -  Winner: Riot

 

MC Swat vs Assault  -  Winner: Assault

 

Bright Horizon vs Yardbirds  -  Winner: Bright Horizon

 

MI Assassins vs Syndicate  -  Winner: Syndicate

 

 

Round 3

 

Rock Bottom vs Mushsportz  -  Winner: Mushsportz

 

Irish Swagger vs Tanel 360  -  Irish Swagger

 

Riot vs Assault  -  Winner: Riot

 

Bright Horizon vs Syndicate  -  Winner: Bright Horizon

 

 

Round 4

 

Mushsportz vs Turmoil  -  Winner: Mushsportz

 

Represent vs Irish Swagger  -  WInner: Irish Swagger

 

Riot vs Dooley's  -  Winner: Dooley's

 

Bright Horizon vs Kings  -  Winner: Kings

 

 

Round 5

 

Mushsportz vs Irish Swagger  -  Mushsportz

 

Dooley's vs Kings  -  Winner: Dooley's

 

 

Round 6

 

X Factor vs Mushsportz  -  Winner: X Factor

 

Dooley's vs Trust Sports  -  Winner: Dooley's

 

 

 

Round 7

 

X Factor vs Dooley's  -  Winner: X Factor

 

 

 

Losers Bracket Final

 

Aftermath vs X Factor  -  Winner: X Factor

 

 

Finals

 

Repo Monkey vs X Factor  -  Winner: Repo Monkey

 

~ Buddha

Big Hoss E NIT Predictions

Winner's Bracket


1st Round:


Turmoil vs. Northwest Pipe: Northwest Pipe has some talent on their roster, but just hasn't gotten it going yet. Turmoil is one of those teams that are really scrappy and can hang with and beat most of the teams in this field when they play good defense.


Winner: Turmoil


Assault vs. Blazers: Blazers and Assault both have been struggling on the year, but Assault did get the best of the Blazers last weekend in a very close game. I don't think we have seen Assaults best softball yet of the year.


Winner: Assault


Bright Horizon vs. Reloaded: Bright Horizon is one of those young teams that competes every weekend they go out there. They just need to learn how to close out games and win those close ones to take it to the next level.


Winner: Bright Horizon


Big Gamers vs. All Bizness: Represent had a very nice weekend last weekend, earning their world berth in the process. This team has always been a team that always surprise you when you least expect it and they did it again last weekend.


Winner: Big Gamers


Rock Bottom vs. Aftermath: Aftermath is the team I would watch out for this weekend, every weekend they go out and play all they do is improve as a team. Rock Bottom has played together in a long while, so they could start off slow in this game.


Winner: Aftermath


Assassins vs. MC Cocks: Assassins even though improved from last year, still have been struggling as of late, this would be a huge win for them against the Cocks. Cocks have been very consistent on the year and they keep adding key pieces that are going to make them a threat when it counts.


Winner: MC Cocks


Dooley's vs. Off in the Showers: Dooley's had a very nice weekend last weekend, I look for them to build on that and continue their winning ways this weekend. This team will be extremely dangerous once their bats become more consistent, because their defense is top notch.


Winner: Dooley's 


Mushsportz vs. Yardbirds: The RETURN OF THE YARDBIRDS!! If it is the same core of players from the last couple of years, they are definitely a group that surprises teams at times, but Mushsportz has been the surprise team of the year so far and I don't think they will lose to a team that they are pretty familiar with in the 1st round.


Winner: Mushsportz


Irish Swagger vs. Jamboozies: Irish Swagger's main thing that has hurt them all year long is starting the tournament off slow and have to fight their way through the loser's bracket. I hear they have made some real nice pick ups, but we will have to wait to see how those pick ups gel in with the core of the team.


Winner: Irish Swagger


Tanel 360 vs. MC SWAT: Tanel 360 tends to be in every game that they play in and there is a reason for that, they play pretty good defense and usually play the game the right way, they are definitely going to be a tough out for anyone in this tournament.


Winner: Tanel 360


2nd Round:


Detroit Riot vs. Turmoil: Riot is one of those teams that you can't sleep on, you look up and down their roster and you don't really see anyone you recognize, but before you know they are winning games and going deep into tournaments, I do think they will have their hands full against Turmoil in this first game.


Winner: Turmoil 


Detroit Assault vs. Trust Sports Softball: These two teams played earlier in the year and Trust Sports came from behind and one a close one in the late innings. Assault is a team you don't want sticking around, close in the late innings, because they can surprise, but I do think Trust wins this game.


Winner: Trust Sports Softball


Bright Horizon vs. Big Gamers: Big Gamers trying to build on last week's momentum will face a team with lots of speed and grit, they have faced each other once on the year and Bright Horizon won that game pretty big, I do think this game will be a lot closer, but end with the same result.


Winner: Bright Horizon


Detroit Syndicate vs. Aftermath: ***UPSET SPECIAL*** Syndicate played great last weekend in the D/E NIT and should want to build on that momentum, but I do have this game as my UPSET SPECIAL OF THE WEEK, these two teams are familiar with each other and Aftermath got the best of them at Strawberry Fest, plus I am hearing Syndicate might be a little short handed this weekend as well.


Winner: Aftermath


Repo Monkey vs. MC Cocks: Repo better not get off to a slow start against the Cocks or they could be in trouble in this game, but I don't think they will, I believe they will be up for this tournament and will make a very deep run in this tournament.


Winner: Repo Monkey


Dooley's vs. Mushsportz: I see this game being very low scoring and not decided to the later innings of the game. Both teams have very solid pitchers and both teams have played very good defense on the year.


Winner: Dooley's


X-Factor vs. Irish Swagger: I know the popular pick here would be Irish Swagger with their new pick ups, but I really like what X-Factor has done over the past month after losing a key piece to there team all they did was pick each other up and make nice runs in every tournament they have played in since.


Winner: X-Factor


Tanel 360 vs. Kings: This could be another low scoring game, neither of these teams are really known for their offense, but the Kings do get streaky every once in a while and when that happens they are a tough team for anyone to beat. They just need to find that line up that makes that a consistent occurance.


Winner: Kings


3rd Round:


Trust Sports vs. Turmoil: If Trust Sports looks past Turmoil, they will lose this game. Turmoil is a team that usually don't beat themselves, so you have to go out and beat them. If Trust Sports offense shows up this weekend they will be a tough out in this tournament.


Winner: Trust Sports Softball


Aftermath vs. Bright Horizon: Two teams that no one really knows a whole lot about, both teams are young and very talented, this game could go either way, but I really like the leadership of Gaf on Aftermath, I think he has this team heading in the right directions. Aftermath in a close one.


Winner: Aftermath


Repo Monkey vs. Dooley's: This winner of this game could be considered the favorite to win this tournament. Repo seemed really flat last tournament for whatever reason, I am sure Dooley's will see a different Repo team this time around, but I still think Dooley's will sneak it out in the end in a nail biter.


Winner: Dooley's


X-Factor vs. Kings: The last time I seen X-Factor play against a 4 man outfield, they absolutely ate it up and I really think that is where the Kings are going to struggle all year against some of the top teams who know how to hit against the 4 man. Plus Chaffin for X-Factor is a difference maker when he is one pitching.


Winner: X-Factor


Winner's Semi-Finals:


Trust Sports Softball vs. Aftermath: Aftermath won the last meeting between these two teams in a real low scoring game. I don't know if Trust took them lightly, but Aftermath is definitely a team that shouldn't be taken lightly. Again, if Trust offense is going they should win this game.


Winner: Trust Sports Softball


Dooley's vs. X-Factor: This should be another real close game between two very good teams, I expect a lower scoring games between these two and the winner of the game might be decided on the coin flip and whoever wins the hammer.


Winner: Dooley's


Winner Bracket Finals:


Trust Sports Softball vs. Dooley's: This is definitely the best team Trust has faced to this point in this tournament. Another game that could go either way, but I think Baker will be the difference in this game, I think he will have a lot of the Trust hitters off balance most of the game.

Winner: Dooley's


Loser's Bracket


1st Round:


Reloaded vs. All Bizness:
Winner: Reloaded


Off in the Shower vs. Yardbirds:
Winner: Yardbirds


2nd Round:


Rock Bottom vs. Cocks
Winner: Cocks


Mushsportz vs. Reloaded:
Winner: Mushsportz


Northwest Pipe vs. Irish Swagger:
Winner: Irish Swagger


Blazers vs. Tanel 360:
Winner: Tanel 360


Avenue vs. Detroit Riot:
Winner: Detroit Riot


SWAT vs. Assault:
Winner: Assault


Big Gamers vs. Yardbird
Winner: Big Gamers


Assassins vs. Syndicate:
Winner: Syndicate


3rd Round:


MC Cocks vs. Mushsportz: This should be a very good game, both teams are very similiar, but Mushsportz are the hot team right now and keep finding ways to win.

Winner: Mushsportz




Irish Swagger vs. Tanel 360: If Swagger is on and hitting they are a tough team for anyone in this tournament to beat and if it is true that they have found another good pitcher then they should make a deep run through the loser's bracket.

Winner: Irish Swagger


Detroit Riot vs. Detroit Assault: Should be another close game, Both teams are pretty similiar, but Riot has found ways to win games that is something Assault needs to start doing.

Winner: Detroit Riot

Big Gamers vs. Detroit Syndicate: Another game that will be very close with two teams that are pretty similar to each other. Who ever makes the less mistakes defensively in this one will win this game.

Winner: Detroit Syndicate


4th Round:


Turmoil vs. Mushsportz: The last time these two played each other the game was easily won by Mushsportz, I do think this game will be a lot closer, but again Mushsportz will find a way to win this game.

Winner: Mushsportz


Irish Swagger vs. Bright Horizon: Another game that will be closer this time around than when they first met, but I still think Irish Swagger has enough to get by Bright Horizon in this one.

Winner: Irish Swagger


Detroit Riot vs. Repo Monkey: Repo will bounce back nicely in this game and be poised to make a run toward the championship game.

Winner: Repo Monkey


Detroit Syndicate vs. Kings: The last time these two teams played it went extra innings, before Kings had one of there "streaky" innings offensively and opened up. I believe this game will be another close one, but I was guaranteed that the Kings are coming out this weekend with a edge this weekend after being the laughing stock all week.

Winner: Kings


5th Round:


Mushsportz vs. Irish Swagger: I think this is where Mushsportz run for the weekend ends by losing a close one to a very gritty Irish Swagger team. Oh, yeah I heard Irish Swagger made pick ups ;)

Winner: Irish Swagger


Repo Monkey vs. Kings: This definitely would be the biggest win of the year for Kings, but they are going to have to hit and hit a lot of they plan on beating Repo in this game. I think both Repo pitchers could keep Kings off balance to have them struggle enough offensively for Repo to win this game.

Winner: Repo Monkey


6th Round:


X-Factor vs. Irish Swagger: A match up from earlier in the tournament, which I predicted X-Factor to win, but with Irish Swagger rolling through the loser's bracket and X-Factor being a bit cold, I think Irish Swagger wins this game.

Winner: Irish Swagger


Repo Monkey vs. Aftermath Softball: There are a few teams that I don't think Aftermath is quite on their level yet, and Repo Monkey is one of them. They will play them tough, and will play good D, but Repo should win this game.

Winner: Repo Monkey


Loser Bracket Semi-Finals:


Repo Monkey vs. Irish Swagger: I actually think this game could be quite interesting and could get a bit chirpy on both sides, neither team will back down and both have plenty of experience that it should make for a very entertaining game.

Winner: Repo Monkey


Loser Bracket Finals:


Repo Monkey vs. Trust Sports Softball: Trust does have a lot of talent, not sure if all that talent has gelled   together yet and Trust did have a very nice draw to get to this point of the tournament. Repo definitely is the best team Trust will have faced to this point in the tournament and Trust will have to jump on Repo early if they want to win this game.

Winner: Repo Monkey


CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:


Repo Monkey vs. Dooley's: I do believe this championship match up will go to an "IF" game with Repo winning the first game. The second game I expect a very close and heated game, but I do think Repo will be double dipping Dooley's.

CHAMPION: REPO MONKEY


Well, I am glad I usually only do the D and higher predictions, because I really forgot how long this did take. I will see everyone Saturday and hopefully everyone has Fun and please BE SAFE!

Big Hoss

Softball Guy's E NIT Predictions

Softball Guy
06/09/11
E NIT Prediction

Game 1: Team Turmoil v. Northwest Pipe/Johnny III  This should be a good matchup for Northwest.  They need to win a few to make a name for themselves and through Turmoil, they could do so.  

Winner: Northwest Pipe

Game 2: Detroit Assault v. Blazers  Assault is a solid team, talent wise, and Blazers have struggled since their inception.  Assault easily here.
Winner: Detroit Assault

Game 3: Bright Horizon v. Reloaded  Bright Horizon needs to get out in front early this tournament and they could make a surprising run.
Winner: Bright Horizon

Game 4: Represent/Big Gamers v. All Bizness I don’t know much about All Bizness so I’m going to give this one to Rep/BG.
Winner: Represent/Big Gamers.

Game 5: Rock Bottom Softball v. Aftermath/Red-Eye Sports Aftermath is a pretty good team if they can hit.  Their defense should be ok, they just need 3 or more hits per inning and should be good in this one.
Winner: Aftermath

Game 6: MI Assasins v. Motor City Cocks The Cocks are a talented and deep team, I’d like to see them shake things up in E this summer, especially with those new snazzy uniforms.
Winner: Motor City Cocks

Game 7: Dooleys/Pole Position v. Off in the Shower Yes I’m going to say it, Dooley’s beats off in the shower quickly here.  Haha
Winner: Dooleys

Game 8: MushSportz.com v. Yardbirds This should be a good matchup from last year but I don’t think the Yardbirds are remotely similar to last year’s squad.  MushSportz.com by a landslide here, they’ve impressed me lately.
Winner: MushSportz.com

Game 9: Irish Swagger v. Avenue/Jamboozies Rumor has it that Irish Swagger just picked up a solid pitcher so I’m going with Swag here.
Winner: Irish Swagger

Game 10: Tanel 360 v. Motor City S.W.A.T.  If Tanel 360 can lock up their pitching they should be good here.
Winner: Tanel 360

Game 11: Detroit Riot v. Northwest Pipe Even though I like Northwest Pipe, I feel that RIOT has to come out of it’s shell sooner or later.
Winner: Detroit RIOT

Game 12: Assault v. Trust Sports Softball Trust barely beat Assault a while back and I think Assault will try to make a run.
Winner: Assault.

Game 13: Bright Horizon v. Represent/Big Gamers
Winner: Bright Horizon

Game 14: Aftermath v. Detroit Syndicate Syndicate is missing a few guys this weekend, including SS, and Pitcher, but I think they fill the void.
Winner: Detroit Syndicate

Game 15: Repo Monkey v. Cocks
Winner: Repo Monkey

Game 16: Dooleys v. MushSportz.com
Winner: MushSportz.com

Game 17: XFactor v. Irish Swagg
Winner: Irish Swagger

Game 18: Tanel 360 v. Kings
Kings have pretty much imploded this year.  They went 0-2 last weekend and I don’t see them improving much.
Winner: Tanel 360

Loser Bracket Game 19: Reloaded v. All Bizness
Winner: Reloaded

Loser Bracket Game 20: Off in the Shower v. Yardbirds I’ll say it again Yardbirds beat off in the shower to bounce them
Winner: Yardbirds

Loser Bracket Game 21: Rock Bottom Softball v. Motor City Cocks
Winner: Cocks

Loser Bracket Game 22: Turmoil v. XFactor
Winner: Turmoil

Loser Bracket Game 23: Blazers v. Kings
Winner: Kings

Loser Bracket Game 24: Avenue/Jamboozies v. NW Pipe
Winner: NW Pipe

Loser Bracket Game 25: SWAT v. Trust Sports
Winner: Trust Sports

Loser Bracket Game 26: MI Assasins v. Aftermath
Winner: MI Assasins

Loser Bracket Game 27: Reloaded v. Dooleys
Winner: Dooleys

Loser Bracket Game 28: Represent/Big Gamers v. Yardbirds
Winner: Represent/Big Gamers

Game 29: RIOT v. Assault
Winner: RIOT

Game 30: Bright Horizon v. Syndicate
Winner: Syndicate

Game 31: Repo Monkey v. MushSportz.com
Winner: MushSportz.com

Game 32: Irish Swagger v. Tanel 360
Winner: Irish Swagger

Loser Bracket Game 33: Cocks v. Dooleys
Winner: Dooleys

Loser Bracket Game 34: Turmoil v. Kings
Winner: Turmoil

Loser Bracket Game 35: NW Pipe v. Trust Sports
Winner: Trust Sports

Loser Bracket Game 36: Represent/Big Gamers v. MI Assasins
Winner: Represent/Big Gamers

Loser Bracket Game 37: Assault v. Dooleys
Winner: Assault

Loser Bracket Game 38: Bright Horizon v. Turmoil
Winner: Turmoil

Loser Bracket Game 39: Repo Monkey v. Trust Sports
Winner: Repo Monkey

Loser Bracket Game 40: Tanel 360 v. Represent/Big Gamers
Winner: Tanel 360

Game 41: RIOT v. Syndicate
Winner: Syndicate

Game 42: MushSportz.com v. Irish Swagger
Winner: MushSportz.com

Loser Bracket Game 43: Assault v. Turmoil
Winner: Turmoil

Loser Bracket Game 44: Repo Monkey v. Tanel 360
Winner: Repo Monkey

Loser Bracket Game 45: Irish Swagger v. Turmoil
Winner: Irish Swagger

Loser Bracket Game 46: RIOT v. Repo Monkey
Winner: Repo Monkey

Game 47: Syndicate v. MushSportz.com
Winner: MushSportz.com

Loser Bracket Final Game 48: Syndicate v. Repo
Winner: Repo Monkey

Championship game 49: REPO Monkey v. MushSportz.com
WINNER: Repo Monkey

Championship “IF” Game 50: Repo Monkey v. MushSportz.com
Winner: Repo Monkey

REPO COMPLETES THE DOUBLE DIP ON AN IMPRESSIVE MUSHSPORTZ.com RUN.

 SOFTBALL GUY

Softball Guy's C/D NIT Predictions

Softball Guy
06/09/11
C/D NIT Prediction

Game 1: Pure Divine v. Rochester Athletic Club (RAC) I expect to be impressed from RAC coming all the way from NY to play.

Winner: Rochester Athletic Club

Game 2: GLX v. Motown Raiders I’m hoping GLX proves me right here, there need some help

Winner: GLX

Game 3: KHAOS v. Sand Baggers Sand Baggers impressed me a few weeks ago, they could do big things.

Winner: Sand Baggers

Game 4: DO/MUSHtube.com v. Joe’s Tavern Joe’s is coming from OHIO and they have a ton of talent.

Winner: Joe’s Tavern

Game 5 Mayhem v. RAC  Good matchup here, expect a hard hitting game.

Winner: RAC

Game 6: TG v. GLX TG in 5

Winner: TG

Game 7: MushReloaded v. Sandbaggers MushReloaded will be too much coming off their win last week.
Winner: MushReloaded

Game 8: D-Nation v. Joe’s Tavern I was promised that D-Nation will come out hard this weekend, but I don’t think they have enough to beat Joe’s.
Winner: Joe’s Tavern

Loser Bracket Game 9: KHAOS v. Mayhem
Winner: Mayhem

Loser Bracket Game 10: DO/Mushtube.com v. GLX
Winner: DO/Mushtube.com

Loser Bracket Game 11: PureDivine v. Sandbaggers
Winner: SandBaggers

Loser Bracket Game 12 Raiders v. D-Nation
Winner: D-Nation

Game 13: RAC v. TG This will be a very fun game to watch, I hope I can see it.
Winner: TG

Game 14: MushReloaded v. Joe’s Tavern Expect a very loud game here on a show-diamond.
Winner: MushReloaded

Loser Bracket Game 15: Mayhem v. Do/Mushtube.com
Winner: DO/Mushtube.com

Loser Bracket Game 16: Sandbaggers v. D-Nation
Winner: D-Nation

Loser Bracket Game 17: DO/Mushtube.com v. Joe’s Tavern
Winner: Joe’s Tavern

Loser Bracket Game 18: D-Nation v. RAC
Winner: RAC

Game 19: TG v. MushReloaded
Winner: TG

Loser Bracket Game 20: Joe’s Tavern v. RAC
Winner: RAC

Loser Bracket Final Game MushReloaded v. RAC
Winner: MushReloaded

Championship: TG v. MushReloaded

Winner: TG no “IF” game needed.

Softball Guy