Greetings fellow drunks! Horatio Cornblower filling in for makeitsnow, who is no doubt scratching off calendar dates with increasingly shaky red x's as his self-imposed 30 day sabbatical from sweet, sweet alcohol winds down. (C'mon makeitsnow, do it for your old pals at DFO!) Today we'll be
Month: May 2016
Copa América Centenario – Group D: Argentina and the Tale of Messisyphus
For the last eight years, Lionel Messi has been in the handful of best players in the world and he will have the most accomplished club career in the history of the sport. Naturally, much of Argentina hates his guts. Argentinians were satisfied when this Pope was elected (Ché, he’s infallible already by
Champions League Final Open Thread
Before you do anything, click play on this video: And now you know what the hell they are saying when you hear that song on Fox all day today. The pre-game show starts at 11 AM Pacific with kickoff around 11:45. As part of the fun, we get a special pre-game
Your “Oh Man – Pickin’s Is Slim” Friday Open Thread
These are dark times, my fellow Commentists. There's only one competitive sporting event this evening, in the 6th most popular sport mentioned on this site. FYI, that anecdotal list: Football Hockey European Football Australian Football Baseball Basketball Rugby Cycling Darts Auto Racing NO, YOU'RE WRONG! Anyway, Even though Sunday brings us a 500-mile
This Week In Violence! Presents SlamBall
Request Line: Shock The Monkey
INT. RADIO BOOTH - DAY BEANSIE: EEEKK! DFO TRANSLATION ALGORITHM: Hi folks, it's me, Beansie! I'm back from my vacation in Jamaica. Right in time for another holiday weekend! BEANSIE: EEEK EEEK. DFO TRANSLATION ALGORITHM: Oh man, you wouldn't believe some of the shit I saw. Of course, I was so blazed the whole time
Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 32)
Your “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” Thursday Open Thread
Copa America Centenario Preview – Group C – Jamaica
Aye Mon (and Monettes)! Welcome to dee 'No Problem, Mon!' Copa America Jamaica preview. As someone who does not follow Jamaican soccer but spent a week at one of their all-inclusive resorts a couple years back (and visited the Appleton Estate distillery), I feel quite confident in my abilities to forecast the The
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Indigenous Round Midweek Special!
I love to write this post every year as it features the new guernseys that teams will use for their Round 10 games. The history of the aboriginal people of Australia is quite complex. Too complex for me to address in a simple post, but credit does have to be
Your “Super Bowl LV Should’ve Been in Vegas” Wednesday Open Thread
Les Jaguras
INT. EVERBANK FIELD LOCKER ROOM - DAY A circle of young, strong, healthy, half-dressed men surround a well-built bald man twenty years their senior. They are tossing a pair of turf shoes amongst each other, laughing at the older man's futile attempts to get them back. ALL: [taunting] Keep away! 8945