The Wisdom of The Matty

This year’s Triple Crown has been one of the most interesting in recent memory, and the final leg is no exception. Always one of my favorite races due to the hilarity of the distance (very few other dirt races in America are ever run over 1 1/2 miles), this year’s Belmont Stakes poses several unanswered [...]

I know that the posts haven’t been drawn yet, but I’m going to have to give this an early try anyway. I’m pleased to report that I am leaving for a ten night cruise to Southern Italy and Greece tomorrow afternoon, so I won’t be able to complete a full analysis- it’s even possible that [...]

Wow! Well that’s an entire week of my life that I’ll never get back. Since I know I am not alone here on my handicapping analysis of the Derby winner, and because I’m man enough to admit when I am very, very wrong, here’s what I wrote three days ago about Mine That Bird’s chances [...]

Post positions have been drawn for the 135th Kentucky Derby. As I look over this field, I can’t help but feel like this is one of the deepest fields we’ve seen in many years, and then pause to ponder what it could have been without the injuries to Quality Road, The Pamplemousse, Old Fashioned and [...]

After this weekend’s Wood Memorial, Santa Anita Derby and Illinois Derby results, the race for the roses is heating up. This is one of my favorite times of the year, as the weather starts to improve, the days get longer and the ponies head into the gate with a shot at history in one of [...]

Sadly, I once again failed to correctly predict all 65 teams in this year’s tournament, as I fell two teams short for the second straight year, and still have never nailed them all. I truly felt that St. Mary’s and Penn State deserved the last two spots in the field based on their entire body [...]

A wild championship week continued through the weekend, as teams like Temple, USC and Mississippi State stole at-large bids from teams that thought they had a good chance to be in. As we come down to the wire here, I feel that there are 63 teams that can rest easy that they will be in [...]

A seemingly tame week led into a wild early Friday morning and actual waking Friday of hoops. As it sits, it’s actually Saturday for me, but I have to stay up because suddenly USC is pulling into the picture.
Among other things, both Dayton and Xavier are out of the Atlantic-10 tournament. Temple and Duquense will [...]

For those of you living in the Windy City with me, I wanted to make a very informative post regarding what I believe are the best places to watch games in Chi-town. We’ll keep it to the two neighborhoods closest to my living quarters: River North/Gold Coast and Lincoln Park/Wrigleyville.
To begin, I have to clarify [...]

We’re only a week away from Selection Sunday, and after a tumultous week in which it appeared no one wanted in this thing, some teams made giant strides over the weekend. With a week to go, you want to know who’s in and who’s out? You’ve come to the right place; trust the Matty. I’ve [...]