Clyde E. Dawkins
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I'm a big sports fan, especially hockey, and I've been a fan of villainesses since I was eight! My favorite shows are The Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.
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What Went Wrong: We Still Own You, Boston. Top Story - October 2025.
A familiar saying comes to mind in this case: "The more things change, the more they stay the same." First off, let's talk about the fact that this was the best Wild Card Series round ever. Yes, we're only four seasons in to this format, but still. In the first three years, there were 12 series. Only two went the maximum three games: Mets/Padres in 2022, and Brewers/Mets in 2024. This year saw three deciding Game Threes, and the last one was between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: How Do You Not Win the NL West?!
A lot of things happened when MLB changed the postseason format and added a second Wild Card team in each league back in 2012. One of them was that the emphasis on winning the division increased vastly. Before, each league's four playoff teams were on equal ground. When the second Wild Card was added, it allowed all of the division champions to take a bit of a breather while the two Wild Cards faced each other. Since 2022, it's only the top two division champions who get the byes, and while the #3 seed does have to play in the Wild Card Series, at least they'd get that series at home.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 months ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Unlucky 77
How the American League Central was won in 2025 will definitely be the latest of a long, long list of amazing tales in baseball history. Much like their National League counterparts in the southern end of Ohio, the Cleveland Guardians were an afterthought. Not only were they 10.5 games out entering September, they were in third place! The Guardians exploded in September, capitalizing on the freefalling of the Detroit Tigers and moving into a position for them to easily clinch the AL Central. They did just that in Game 162 when the Tigers lost prior to Cleveland's game finishing.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 months ago in Unbalanced
Reds 1st Team Eliminated, but They Have a Lot to Be Proud Of
On the first day of October, four teams looked to stay alive and avoid elimination. Three teams did so, leaving the Cincinnati Reds to complete the sweep. They did strike first in Game Two of their National League Wild Card Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, plating two against, of all pitchers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. However, again, the Dodgers were just too much for them. An 8-4 loss to the Dodgers, and just like that, the Reds' season was over.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 4 Recap: They're Back, Baby?!
Have the rumors of the Kansas City Chiefs' demise been greatly exaggerated? When the Chiefs started 0-2, we all celebrated. We said it was over. Their next game was the Giants; we knew they'd win that one, but even so, Baltimore was next. I was immensely confident that the Ravens would beat down the Chiefs. So the game was at Arrowhead. In my view, all that meant was that the Chiefs would lose by two touchdowns instead of three. Then, I watched Baltimore's game against the Lions. My goodness. Granted, the Lions are good enough to tap dance all over opposing defenses, but there's that and there's what I saw to end Week 3. That entire game totally siphoned away all of my confidence in Baltimore in Week 4.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
2025 Wild Card Series Preview
It's here, folks! The 2025 Major League Baseball Postseason is here! I'm always fascinated by the placement of each league's playoffs and championships--chronologically, that is. The NFL's playoffs and Super Bowl kick off the calendar year in January and February, the Stanley Cup and NBA Playoffs both start in April, and each champion is crowned in June. In baseball, the postseason and championship occur in October, though in this case, it actually begins in the final day of September, and the World Series is set to last as late as the first day of November.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
The 40-40 Club
Nearly every NFL fan had this game circled on their schedule. It was a big event even when the schedule was announced in May. After all, it's the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. A huge clash between conference rivals; between two teams who had been each other's biggest non-division rivals for six decades.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
Top 5 "Cobra Kai" Actresses Who Need to Play a Lifetime Movie Villainess (At Least Once)
During most of the final week of September, I did two things that I really enjoyed. One, I watched and followed the final push for the postseason in baseball, and two, I engaged in a mega Karate Kid/Cobra Kai binge. The reason was obvious: Karate Kid: Legends, the latest installment of the franchise that started back in 1984, hit Netflix on September 27, 2025, barely over four months after it hit theaters. The film brought back Jackie Can as Mr. Han, from the 2010 film, and of course, Ralph Macchio once again reprised his role as Daniel LaRusso.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Geeks
CFL Week 16 Recap: Out of Time
Major League Baseball isn't the only league preparing for the end. The Canadian Football League's home stretch is progressing, and so far, the playoff chase has been thrilling. Week 15 saw the Saskatchewan Roughriders become the first to get into the 112th Grey Cup Playoffs, but Week 16 saw another team with a chance to join that playoff party.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
MLB Pennant Race 2025: 160, 161, and 162
Three days. We are now down to the final weekend of the 2025 Major League Baseball season. All good things often come to an end, and in sports, the endings are often quite thrilling. Regarding regular season finales, it seems to me that the NFL and MLB seem to excel in this; the former due to the powers that be making changes to the schedule that pretty much guarantees a thrilling final week of the season, while the latter seems to have at least one close race come down to the 160th-162nd (or in some cases, 163rd, until the end of 2021) games of the regular season.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 3 Recap: Cacophony
There's some big trouble in South Beach right now. So, Week 3 of the 2025 season started with the Buffalo Bills hosting the Miami Dolphins, and when I saw this in the schedule, I went, "Again?" This is the second straight year that this matchup is featured so early on TNF; last year, it was Prime's first game of the season. However, I kinda cringed this year because last year's TNF matchup saw Tua lit up and concussed again. Another reason why I cringed is because the Dolphins look absolutely horrid to start the season.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Unbalanced
"Beyond the Gates" Week 27 & 28 Review
The month of September has been a wild one for sure. I myself have been focused on the incoming NFL season and the chaos of the final month of baseball, but Beyond the Gates remained in my mind, especially since August ended with Chelsea held captive by psycho Allison. Of course, as I mentioned in the Week 26 recap, the month of September started off with yet another hiatus--September 1-5 were full of reruns. My goodness.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Geeks
