2014 Emmy Questions: House Of Cards

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COLD, HARD LOCK NOMINATIONS: N/A

STRONG EDUCATED GUESS NOMINATIONS: Outstanding Drama Series, Best Lead Actor (Kevin Spacey), Best Lead Actress (Robin Wright)

QUESTION ONE: Will House of Cards earn a second Best Drama Series Emmy nomination?

Weekly Fantasy Baseball Update (May 24 - May 30)

HERO OF THE WEEK

BATTER

George Springer (HOU) OF

After an extremely slow start, the young Houston phenom is just destroying the crap out of the ball recently. He's led all major leaguers in home runs (6), runs (11), and RBI's (14) while hitting above .400 over the past 7 days. Springer already has double digit home runs on the year, walking at least 10% of the time, and he's going to be really, really good sooner rather than later. I'm sure he was already owned in any keeper league, but he's only 81% owned in Yahoo! leagues. The fact that he's not 100% is absurd to me.




PITCHER

Anibal Sanchez (DET) SP

There were a lot of great pitchers I could have gone with (King Felix, Chris Archer, Zack Wheeler), but I decided to go with the Detroit great. On the 23rd against the Rangers, Sanchez went 7 innings striking out five, walking none, while only giving up two earned runs. Five days later, in Oakland, Sanchez went 8.1 innings, struck out nine, walked one, gave up one ER, and would have gotten his second win of the week (and given up 0 ERs) if Joe Nathan was good at his job. Sanchez boasts a 2.49 ERA for the year with a FIP just a touch below that, striking out 8.5 batters for every 9 innings, and will be a top 15 starting if he's healthy (albeit is a big "if").

2014 Emmy Questions: Breaking Bad

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COLD, HARD LOCK NOMINATIONS: Outstanding Drama Series, Best Actor (Bryan Cranston), Best Supporting Actor (Aaron Paul), Best Supporting Actress (Anna Gunn), Best Director (Vince Gilligan, "Felina"), Best Screenplay (Vince Gilligan, "Felina")

STRONG, EDUCATED GUESS NOMINATIONS: Best Supporting Actor (Dean Norris), Best Director (Rian Johnson, "Ozymandias"), Best Screenplay (George Mastras, "To'hajilee")

QUESTION ONE: How many Emmy's will Breaking Bad win?

2014 Emmy Questions: Modern Family

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COLD, HARD LOCK NOMINATIONS: Outstanding Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actress (Julie Bowen), Best Supporting Actress (Sophia Vergara), Best Supporting Actor (Ed O'Neill), Best Supporting Actor (Ty Burrell), Best Supporting Actor (Jesse Tyler Ferguson)

EDUCATED GUESS NOMINATIONS: Best Supporting Actor (Eric Stonestreet), Best Director (Gail Mancuso, "My Hero"), Best Director (Beth McCarthy-Miller, "A Hard Jay's Night")

QUESTION ONE: Will Eric Stonestreet earn a nomination this year?

2014 Emmy Questions: Mad Men

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COLD, HARD LOCK NOMINATIONS: Outstanding Drama Series,  Best Lead Actor (Jon Hamm), Best Lead Actress (Elizabeth Moss)

STRONG, EDUCATED GUESS NOMINATIONS: Best Supporting Actress (Christina Hendricks), Best Screenplay (Semi Chellas, "The Strategy"), Best Screenplay (Carly Wray & Matthew Weiner "Waterloo")

QUESTION ONE: Will Elizabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks earn a nomination this year?

2014 Emmy Preview: Downton Abbey

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COLD, HARD LOCK NOMINATIONS: Outstanding Drama Series, Best Actor (Hugh Bonneville), Best Actress (Michelle Dockery), Best Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith), Best Supporting Actor (Jim Carter)

STRONG EDUCATED GUESS NOMINATIONS: Best Supporting Actress (Joanne Froggatt)

FULL DISCLOSURE: I have seen the first two seasons of Downton Abbey, and I am not a fan. I was never a fan, but I continued to watch because the show continued to get Emmy nominations. However, this is a show that is not meant for me. I am a 27 year old male. I have female co-workers who love this show, and my parents love this show, but this show is not meant for me. However, this is a post about whether, objectively speaking, Downton Abbey can earn Emmy nominations, and my personal; feelings are irrelevant to that notion.

QUESTION ONE: Will Downton Abbey lose their dominance this year?

10 Questions For Season 2 Of Orange Is The New Black

Every episode of Season 2 of Orange Is The New Black gets released on Netflix on June 6th. I just re-watched Season 1 (again) in preparation for the upcoming season, which is only 10 days away. The first season got me psyched up for more episodes. It also purposefully left a lot of things open-ended in preparation for its second season. Here are 10 Questions For Season 2 of Orange Is The New Black: