by Mario Mergola | Oct 23, 2019
I almost always write the same introduction around the fourth week of the season. That is, I find myself shocked that one-quarter of the year has already passed. This year, I didn’t. Now, I’m shocked. By the end of this week, most of the teams will have...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 16, 2019
Maybe my own words came back to haunt me. Last week, I touched on the likelihood of a major shift coming, and how it would wipe out those not prepared. As “prepared” as we were, we still weren’t immune. But, as always, these weeks are inherent with...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 9, 2019
Get ready. Last week, I wrote about how important it is to tread water when things get rough. We did so, again. But, “rough” waters aren’t made from results. They’re made from the shifts in trends. Subtle at first. Then violent. There’s a...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 2, 2019
What a week. I can’t tell if it should be considered ‘eerie’ or a self-fulfilling prophecy. Either way, it was critical. And it’s more critical that everyone understands why it’s so critical. Last week’s introduction focused wholly...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 25, 2019
That was awesome. This may sound silly – and even anger some people – but I never mind following a winning week with a losing one. As long as the losing weeks are small. To follow a winning one with a winning one is nothing short of awesome. But, it goes...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 18, 2019
What a start to the season it has been. Week 1 was all about preseason expectations coming to light – it always is. Week 2 was all about overreactions from Week 1 – it always is. Week 3 is all about… everything. Through the 16 games detailed below, I...
