Month: June 2015

Head Coach Poetry

Covalent Blonde -
22

It's the offseason and what better way to embrace the coming relief from the gripping horrors of reality without football than through prose.  With 32 teams and 43 days to go until the Hall of Fame game, I thought we might be able to spend a day for each head

Thanks, Dads

Covalent Blonde -
12

On behalf of fathers… my father, your fathers, the fathers you are, the fathers you know, and even the passing moments of paternal advice you hand off to those around you, here is a heartfelt thank you for what you do. For all of the patience you have had and

Me & A-Rod

Horatio Cornblower -
20

As most of you know I root for the Yankees.  Mostly because I started following baseball in 1976 and I lived in Connecticut.  Since most of you are young I will remind you here that this was that terrible time before cable, before satellites, before ESPN and before remote controls.

Issues with NFL Relocation

sunrisesunrise -
34

With the team I root for threatening to relocate to the “greener” pastures of Carson or Inglewood, I feel I am at a crossroads in my fandom. After the birth of my daughter last year, I found it increasingly easier to forgo watching my team play. Additionally, the players’ actions

Potty Mouth

montythisseemsstrangetome -
30

I'm a fan of the Freakonomics podcast and they recently had one about public restrooms. The main question was, Why isn't there music playing in all public restrooms? If ever there were a venue that screamed out for some kind of masking noise, this is it. I don't like hearing

Kommenter Beer Barrel: Jai Alai India Pale Ale

Cuntler -
31

This week, let’s discuss the best thing come out of Florida since . . . uh . . .  oranges!  Oranges are good, right?  Away we go to the land of STRONG BEER TAEKS. NAME: Jai Alai India Pale Ale SOURCE: Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, FL; the home of the runner-up Tampa Bay Lightning.  Let's all give