NFL News:

• In a move destined to cause no social media ruffles at all, the Seahawks signed Austin Davis to compete for a backup QB position.
  • If I had to guess, and I am, Kaep not wanting to drop his salary down to backup & Hawks salary-cap levels also played a role
    • but it’s clearly his knee, AMIRITE?!
• Elvis Dumervil is signing with the 49ers.
  • If you’re scoring at home, that’s the first former teammate GM John Lynch has signed.
    • Warren Sapp is still waiting for the beep.
• The Ravens signed Brandon Boykin.
  • in related Ramadan #MAGA news, they also signed Al-Hajj Shabazz and released veteran defensive back Kyle Arrington.
• Them Ryan boys are at it again! Somebody lipped off at them at a Nashville “Margaritaville” prior to Game-3 on Saturday, and people had to be separated.

Finally – ESPN’s caved into the Trump administration & is bringing back Hank Williams Jr.!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8LLKO0-PAE

That’ll fix ratings. Don’t bother scheduling better contests or anything.

Many thanks to the fine folks who replaced me last week. You sure learn your relative lack of worth to an organization when the people who volunteer to substitute for you bring a better version of your product to the game. I will need to rely on that type of support at the end of the month, when I hopefully don’t get blown up attending the Adele concert at Wembley with the missus.

To answer the question no one particularly asked, I was getting corrective surgery to repair muscle damage caused by three separate rectal abscess removals. It’s a delicate process, undertaken by highly trained professionals who chose to specialize in this sort of thing.

They actually didn’t have to do as much as they feared, although they did find another, which might have been the actual source of the ongoing problems. Most importantly, they didn’t find any tumours, which they figured they’d look for since I was under general anesthetic. Because since I was already there…

Early results show I am again a real boy, and I have been successfully weaned off the Oxy I was prescribed for the pain. (I’m keeping the leftover Tramadols for recreational purposes.)

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Game 4: Pens at Preds – 8:00Pm | NBC / CBC / Sportsnet
• Beisbol:
  • MLB:
    • Nationals at Dodgers – 10:00PM | ESPN / TSN
    • Blue Jays at A’s – 10:00PM | Sportsnet1
  • NCAA:
    • NCAA Baseball Tournament – 7:00PM | ESPN2, ESPNU
• WWE:
  • Monday Night Raw – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360
    • the fallout from “Extreme Rules”, which I will be begging Fozz to provide a “Boots on the Ground” review for.

BACK IN THE (metaphorical) SADDLE!