Weekend Picks

Elliott Wiley, Jr.

Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles, Friday - Sunday at Camden Yards

With the college basketball season over, my weekend picks suffer. I'm an avid college basketball fan, but alas the seasons must and always do change. My hometown team, the Maryland Terps, won it all, so I think it's only right we keep the weekend pick in Maryland. The Baltimore Orioles jumped out of the gates, defeating the New York Yankees on Opening Day. Although the Yankee came back and won the second game, the O's are still tied for second place in the AL East. This weekend, the Boston Red Sox travel to Camden Yards to engage in a three game series with the Orioles.

Prediction: The Orioles use their young talent and unpredictable pitching to upend the Bo Sox and steal the series 2-1. Although the Orioles have sucked recently, don't sleep! It's all about youth, Orioles World Series Champions!

Daniel Fowler

New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves, Friday - Sunday at Turner Field

After starting off the season with an awe-inspiring win over the perennial powerhouse (yeah, right) Pittsburgh Pirates, New York looked like it was well on its way to a championship season. However, in game two of the series, things went on the downswing for the Mets as a Robbie Alomar error cost them the game. The bad luck continued yesterday in yet another loss to Pittsburgh. I'm not sure what the hell is going on with my Mets, but I do know that if they do not win at least two of three from Atlanta this weekend I am going to bloody someone with my Mike Piazza replica baseball bat.

Prediction:Mets win one of three and I attack my housemate (who likes the god awful Reds) with the bat because he dared to root against my team after I explicitly warned him not to do that.

Ethan Austin

University of Maine vs. Minnesota/Michigan, Saturday

Well it's all coming true. The University of Maine Black Bears are one win away from the NCAA Division I hockey championship. After obliterating top ranked UNH 7-2 in the semifinals of the Frozen Four, Maine is poised to win a much deserved championship, after the death of head coach Shawn Walsh. The Bears will face either Minnesota or Michigan in the final, but in my opinion the opponent doesn't really matter. Maine is on a mission, and nobody is stopping them. If the Bears beat the number one team in the nation 7-2, imagine what they'll do to anyone else.

Prediction: Maine's opponent is too afraid to show up. Bears win. All is right with the world.