There have been stranger words written: Man bites dog, or My mother was alien. But not on these

There have been stranger words written: Man bites dog, or My mother was alien. But not on these pages. No, take a deep breath and ponder what surely signals Armageddon: Mark Miller leads the Blitz Picks. Miller, who has successfully defended his last-place finish virtually every year, correctly picked 15 of 20 winners last week to lead several of the other panelists who had 14 correct picks. Miller also defied conventional practice by refusing to buy coffee for the rest of the sports staff, so we’re all hoping he falls flat this week. Which, considering past history …