Did I call It? 2012 Predictions Revisited

I called Heather O'Reilly making the difference in the Canada game.

I called Will Middlebrooks hitting a three run home run yesterday at Fenway to tie the game at Nine.

Am I Miss Cleo...No..

But let's grade my predictions from January for the year of 2012...A to F...feel free to leave your own grades as well.



1. Golf explodes, Tiger Woods wins TWO majors and between Tiger, Rory McElroy and company, golf and the PGA will see their interest go up.

C+ ...for now... I don't think golf has really exploded...If Tiger wins the PGA I will give myself a B.  Basically I thought Tiger would win again this year.  He has, but hasn't been as dominant as I thought he would be.  He has been in contention, just wasn't quite as good as I thought.    

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Daytona 500. The streak that everyone talks about in NASCAR, the fact that Dale Jr. hasn't won in so many races, will end after the first race of the season.

A -  Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second in the Daytona 500 and is currently number one in the points standings and won a race to end his winless streak this year.  I thought Dale Jr. would do well in 2012.  He has far exceeded my expectations, but I think my high expectations were on point.  If he had actually won the 500 I would get an A+. 

3. NIKE will make NFL jerseys popular to wear again. I see this as the biggest DUH of all my predictions.

Incomplete - NFL hasn't started yet

4. The Miami Heat will win the NBA Championship.

A ... Wasn't really going out on the limb other than that people didn't want to see LeBron win it.

5. People will be talking about Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps again...the London Olympics are here.

B +  ...Not a bold enough prediction for an A.  But it was very true...

6. The US Women's Soccer Team WILL WIN GOLD at the Olympics. Canada wins Bronze.

A+ ...not surprising that the US won the gold.  But I had Canada winning the Bronze.  That Canada winning the Bronze makes it an A+

7. The Mets will finish in last place in the NL East.

C- ...The Mets have exceeded my expectations for this year by a lot...but are starting to lose again so maybe this grade improves.  Progress report is a C-

8. Rex Ryan will shut up, or we will stop listening, if we haven't already.

Incomplete - No football yet.

9. The Red Sox will rebound and make the playoffs, The Yankees won't win the World Series. I don't know who will win the World Series, maybe the Red Sox. All I do know is that baseball's popularity will continue to slowly decline.

D...Yeah the Red Sox suck...Yankees look pretty good...sort of incomplete, but the Red Sox suck.  Anyone want Josh Beckett?

Anyone?

I can't hear you...

10. The Knicks and Rangers bring back some life to Madison Square Garden in the spring. The Rangers go to the Stanley Cup Finals

D -...Linsanity didn't last and I don't know what happened to the Rangers...literally...I think they made the playoffs

11. The Jerry Sandusky case only gets worse.

A ...Yeah Penn State looks a lot worse now...and their football program...not good with all those sanctions.

12. College Sports continue to deal with scandal, but not as much as in 2011.

A - ... Thanks Bobby Petrino!! But that wasn't quite like Penn State

13. Courts rule that West Virginia has to play in the BIG EAST for the next few seasons. Conference Realignment calms down, although there will be plenty of rumors involving BIG EAST football schools. Those rumors will also have some solid foundation to them.

F ... West Virginia is not in the BIG EAST anymore...Realignment has sort of calmed down, but not much