Author Archives: Nicholas Cicale

Ambrose’s Ascent Proves The Shield Still Owns The Yard

By Troy Provost-Heron  (@Troy_Provost) It’s still one of the most memorable betrayals I’ve seen in the WWE Universe. Back in 2014, I was fully re-immersed in the WWE after forgetting it had even existed for several years. In the year or so since I had returned to watching the shows, my admiration for The ShieldContinue reading “Ambrose’s Ascent Proves The Shield Still Owns The Yard”

Fresh Out The Deli Podcast – Episode 2, Standout Statlines

On EPISODE 2 of the Fresh Out the Deli podcast, Nick Cicale (@nickcicale) and Nick “Freeman” Alberico (@JobSeekingNick) briefly touch on the WWE before talking about some of MLB’s most interesting stat lines from the season. They also discussed meatloaf, bad baseball concerts and Freeman gets a new twitter handle! Intro music: Apple Cider, IContinue reading “Fresh Out The Deli Podcast – Episode 2, Standout Statlines”

2016 NFL Free Agency Review

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) Giants sign OLB Olivier Vernon 5 years $85 million Good lord that’s a lot of money! The Giants aren’t messing around, and with the three additions so far (Vernon, Harrison, Jenkins) have completely revamped their defense. Jaguars sign DE Malik Jackson 5 years $85 million After year’s of targeting the secondContinue reading “2016 NFL Free Agency Review”

2016 MLB PREVIEW: NL West

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) Los Angeles Dodgers 91-71 Heading into this season, I can say a lot of the same things I said this time last year about the Dodgers, but they carry different sentiments now. I think the upside for the team is similar, but it’s a lot less certain to happen.

2016 MLB Preview: NL East

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) New York Mets 89-73 Projected Record A dominant Mets rotation–made up of five young starters with the ability to strike out 200 guys a year and consistently post ERAs under 3.00 across the board–was something that had been forecast for the last three or four seasons, but with devastating injuries to Matt HarveyContinue reading “2016 MLB Preview: NL East”

In Defense of Gaston

by Nick Alberico (@MeadowsLeague) My college career has been a serious exercise in self-discovery. “What kind of man do I want to be?” I often find myself wondering. I look to the great men and women who have come before me for inspiration— Sun Tzu, Eleanor Roosevelt, Einstein, Bach, Martha Stewart—all people who have been enshrinedContinue reading “In Defense of Gaston”

WWE Fantasy Draft

by Fresh Out The Deli (@FreshOutTheD) One week out from the 2016 Royal Rumble, we had our our first-annual WWE Fantasy League draft. Scoring is pretty simple; Superstars earn points each time they initially win a belt and every time they continue to hold the belt after a  Pay-Per-View (regardless of if they defend itContinue reading “WWE Fantasy Draft”