NFL News:
- New England is Hoyer Country once again as he signed a three-year deal to hold Tom’s hat when he goes onto the field.
- But he almost stopped in Green Bay, as the Packers try to move on without Aaron Rodgers.
- Which CLEARLY bodes well for the rest of the season.
- But he almost stopped in Green Bay, as the Packers try to move on without Aaron Rodgers.
- The expected has become the reality: Brock Osweiler has been named starter for the Broncos versus the Eagles this Sunday.
- Mostly because Paxton Lynch is still hurt.
- Not saying he doesn’t have the right to dress up, but I’m going to say blackface is never a good idea?
Colin Kaepernick Mocked By Univ. Of Reno Cop at Halloween Party https://t.co/tERzGvI8nE
— TMZ (@TMZ) October 30, 2017
In a shareholder conference call Wednesday, Papa John’s said the NFL player protests have hurt its sales & bottom line.
- According to Rovell’s transcript, “The NFL has hurt us,” company founder and CEO John Schnatter said. “We are disappointed the NFL and its leadership did not resolve this.”
- The company has pulled some ads, and has been provided additional space for future games as compensation.
- They claim game-day revenue projections are down, because boycotting fans = less gameday pizza purchased.
- On Wednesday, Papa John’s shares fell to a three-month low of $62.14 (as of about noon ET), dropping more than $5 per share with the news of the struggles on the earnings call.
- The company has pulled some ads, and has been provided additional space for future games as compensation.
Clearly taking a shot at Roger Goodell, the company also added:
- “Good or bad, leadership starts at the top and this is an example of poor leadership,” Schnatter said in prepared remarks, via Chris Otts of WDRB.com. “This should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago.”
- On the other hand, SHOTS FIRED!
https://twitter.com/kyleoverboard/status/925756941246320640
Tonight’s sports: Holy crap, what a night for viewing
- MLB:
- World Series: Game 7: Astros at Dodgers – 8:00PM | FOX / Sportsnet
- NHL:
- Flyers at Blackhawks – 8:00PM | NBCSN
- Penguins at Oilers – 8:30PM | Sportsnet360
- Leafs at Ducks – 10:00PM | Sportsnet1
- Predators at Sharks – 10:30PM | NBCSN
- NBA:
- Rockets at Knicks – 8:00PM | ESPN
- Raptors at Nuggets – 9:00PM | TSN
- Mavericks at Clippers – 10:30PM | ESPN
Game 7s in a Final are a truly magical experience, and should be savoured when available. Last year’s World Series Game 7 was ridiculous, and not just because it ended a 108-year losing streak.
There were last-bat runs, extra innings, a weather delay, and sad LeBron James.
As we’ve discussed in the open threads. this year’s Series has been even more joyfully ridiculous. Last night’s game clocked in at 3:22 in length, an hour short of Game 1’s 2:27, but a full two hours short of Game 5’s length. They already had the most home runs in a Series before Game 5 even started, and neither manager really knows what to do with their bullpen. Tonight’s either going to end 1-0 or 13-9.
Mr. Scott, your thoughts?
Note to self
Proofread my posts before publishing them. Holy shit the spelling errors
You’re fine.
You’ve got a pass on spelling errors for the next two days.
Now you get back to writing. (bet you wish you weren’t so voluntary now, eh????)
WTG tWBS….misspell “errors” when talking about spelling errors.
Jeebus.
You’re fine. Better than half the posts here at least.
Do you have a shoddy keyboard on your cell, too? Because let me tell you about unfortunate spelling mistakes…
More “new phone has shitty autocorrect”
Just now typing this, it put shirty for shitty. Who the fuck says shirty? Also the space bar royally sucks
Also, go on about unfortunate errors
Don’t you mean “The space bat royally sucks”?
Stupid Sexy Space Bats.
Angels are creepy, apparently
Nothing creepy about two school boys stroking it to a baby
Charlie Morton: World Series Game Seven winner.
There’s a sentence no one anyone would have ever considered.
Congratulations Houston! Now shut up about the flood already.
That’s fucking great.
Well that was a four hour anticlimax. Also known as a Utah Honeymoon.
Seager did not have a Hollywood Night.
I thought that was a four second climax.
#Houstonstrong, baby!
Now we can stop with the inaccurate Saints narrative!
Well that happened
No snark: Congrats to the Houston Astros. Worthy champions.
They went through the Yankees to do it, so even though I was rooting for the Dodgers, I am happy to see them win.
I kinda, sorta wanted the Dodgers since I like the NL, but the Astros were fun enough story (with the brutal rebuild they had to endure just to get here), that I was fine if they got it.
Fucking ay!
Me working out at the gym during a football game, football gods provide me with an abundance of eye candy, praise Marino.
Me working out during a dirt football game, baseball gods make it a sausage fest. Damn you baseball gods! You took away my Expos and smite me with this?
That’s why you’ll never be the #1sport!
I don’t even remember how to do this, but it’s okay cause I don’t even know what this is, but it’s awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrZJ5C_Nwg&feature=youtu.be
Jesus, what a day. After drinking a bottle of wine last night (2012 Mission Hill, Merlot), I check my email and the boss asks for a favor. Seeing how I need a favor soon, I oblige, making my long ass day even longer . I survived and see Dirt 500 are in the lead, ao that’s nice.
How we doing?
2 more outs and all is well.
I’m moist and waiting.
/avoids VLTR’s residence until he’s no longer moist and waiting
//looks at watch
///still waiting
Amusing thing I learned today : When Facebook is down, people tweet at their local police stations to complain
Fuckin’ Millennials.
I’ve heard some real horror stories from TV station employees whenever something is preempted for weather or a serious breaking story.
“Heidi! Heidi!”
“Grandfather! Grandfather!”
(I think I’ve figured out there are at least a few of you that are old enough to get this one)
Man fuck the raiders
Yeah, cuz that’s totally a 2000s thing
http://weknowmemes.com/generator/uploads/generated/g1452656039950911802.jpg
I learned yesterday that Slack being down is a big deal. It was #1 on twitter trends.
That sounds right
This has yet to happen at a wedding I’ve played.
That’s some really strong stitching
Let’s say the Dirt 500s hold on and win the World Series. How long, and how does JJ Watt make their championship about him?
I wonder where they found the rabbi to circumcise that big monkey.
He was probably much smaller when it was done
That’s sensible. Alas, logic leaves me as I approach peak alcohol consumption.
Damn. Gorilla genitals really are small relative to their size.
3 minutes.
Tangential: Will any Puerto Rican players make it to the White House visit?
If they do, Trump will ask them how they got their passports
When the team posts their victory photo “selfie”
/Astros twitter post photo of team celebrating in locker room
// JJ retweets photo, posts one of his own in the gym
/// #NOOFFDAYS #WORK #GRIND
What the hell was that commercial?
I’m calling it a night, Imaginary Internet Friends. I have to act like a contributing member of society AND a functioning adult tomorrow, so it’s off to bed for me.
Later, Taters!
DON’T ALIEN
OPEN INSIDE
Imagine a pissed off dodgers screen operator starts posting those leaked pictues
That would actually make me interested in a baseball game for the first time in my life.
While searching for the gun licker, Google suggested I search for Venture Brothers season 7. It’s scheduled for November *2018* which would be two and a half years after the end of season 6.
I’ll bet it’ll be only six episodes, too.
Puig isn’t licking his bat hard enough.
Works better with bowling ball.
Aaron Judge thinks that Cody Bellinger’s struck out an awful lot this postseason.
It’s to the point where he doesn’t even ask women out anymore.
So, I had a deep fried poached egg this morning. It was good.
I know what you’re all thinking about Justin Turner…
…yes, his pubes are jet black.
No, no, he swims in the off season, he is completely hairless.
Fucking pc bullshiit kiddie cartoon.
A real joker would have gouged riddler’s eyes out and poured coffee into the sockets
Not about Justin Turner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmflC0IfocU
At what point do the LA “fans” start heading to the exits?
They’re already leaving
OK dammit…somebody wake up Larry King. It’s time….
They don’t call him Woody for nuthin’.
This game has been a dud so I want to go to bed but as soon as I do it’ll go pear shaped* because that’s what’s happened every other time I turned if off Earth.
*Yes, Bartolo Colon will pitch AND hit.
“Isn’t he on the Twins?”
ICRM: “Yes, that’s the point.”
I don’t know how the word “Earth” ended up there but I’m leaving it that way.
Stupid Sexy Bartolo Colon.
“What are you doing?”
“Adjusting your breasts… You fainted and they shifted all out of whack.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w23oPQdnNH8
I’ve seen that video.
I see they don’t value Jensen’s life for next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz0VFa_4JwM
/Aroldis Chapman’s arm falls off in July
Hopefully, it’s his shootin’ arm.
– Ms Chapman
Do you think if you lined up every dick in the world end to end that it would reach the moon?
I think so.
What if you did it middle out?
If the moon was made of barbecue spareribs, would you eat it?
Eww no. Not after the dicks touched it.
Well not the spot where the dicks touched down on it, I’m not some uncouth barbarian savage.
Some of those fucking assholes are quite tall.
From the Earth to the Poon
Depends on if we are talking penises or people who are dicks.
Better a dog in front of me than a baby. Or a toddler behind me kicking my seat.
Good dog with legs too short to kick seats. Who’s a good boy?
Probably won’t annoy me by playing his music so loud through his earbuds that it disturbs me, either.
As long as I get one armrest, I don’t give a fuck. Let him fly. Better him than literally anyone else (maybe except for you all).
Erect or flaccid?
If the thought of reaching the cosmos doesn’t make you erect, are you even alive to begin with?
See Mars trip post below.
If every male on the planet had an erection at exactly the same time, would it throw the planet out of orbit?
We’ve already got a hint with the Harvey Weinstein and other accusations…..
At this point in my life, when I’ve heard of a baseball player I know he’s old.
I don’t like the new intentional walk rule where the manager just signals the batter to first. With all the new metrics about the game being relied upon, I would think some coach would think to have his batter swing at the FOURTH pitch each time just to get the pitcher to have to throw an extra pitch AND, I dunno, maybe get in his head to have your guys swing at different intentional walk pitches.
Like, maybe a batter is getting intentionally walked and the batter swings at the intentional pitch. Like a challenge. Like, “Hey, I’ll give you the count. 0 and 1 and so now are you still scared? I’m even taking a strike so you’ll throw to me.”
I think it would make for real HOTTAKE baseball drama.
Brilliant! Bonds should have swung at every first intentional walk pitch.
Wasn’t this supposed to cut down on down time? Maybe they could restrict the number of pitcher/catcher meetings.
The Colt 45’s got out of that Superba rally!
Sweet jesus we are 3 hours into the broadcast and only in the 6th.
Even Thursday Night Football is usually over after 3 hours
The good news is we didn’t see a pitcher get impaled and bleed out on the mound.
How is that good news?
Well, we’re still allowed to watch baseball for one. Wait, you’re an Orioles fan. Nevermind.
I don’t think he’s gonna float down there, but willing to hang back and see how it goes.
Man, if pennywise could find a way to sustain itself on affection instead of fear, fucker would be invincible.
I think i just accidently laid out the plot for monsters inc
We replaced Brocky with RobotsFightingDinosaurs. Let’s see if anyone notices.
I keep thinking like — no, no, they can’t possibly actually get Trump. Like, there’s no way even Mueller, an old man we know little about, can overcome the ineptness of the democrats. Like, Trump’s just not that foolish to be trailed, in a matter of MONTHS, directly to him outright colluding and, in the evidence, explain his cover up. But then like, you see the PUBLIC articles and you’re just like — this old bat Mueller is on overdrive.
He’s not in overdrive. It’s just that these grifters aligned with the Trump campaign and administration are exactly that fucking stupid that they would’ve gotten away with it (because a lot of the grift is just how business gets done in D.C.) except that they won and ended up being investigated by actual FBI agents, which is bad for them because while the Keystone Kops could put enough evidence together to indict them, the FBI does maintain a minimum level of investigative competence that is overwhelming the kind of criminal minds that think that after you communicate with agents of a foreign government over Facebook Messenger that deleting your Facebook profile will erase the evidence. That is exactly what Papadopoulos did, and why he pled guilty. This is literally how stupid these people are.
However, what makes this Hellworld is that in spite of all of this, nothing will ever stick to Trump (not because he’s not guilty, but because he was too stupid and disengaged to have committed any major crimes Mueller would be investigating) and even if it does, the Republicans are so secure in knowing that they won’t suffer any consequences for protecting him that they will never, under any circumstances, undermine him. His administration is working on their agenda, he’s appointing their 30-year-old Federalist Society failures to life-tenured federal judgeships, will eventually appoint more SCOTUS justices, etc. They have too much to lose by ever ceding anything (which makes the Democrats even stupider than these cretins in that they still don’t understand this) and so they won’t unless all Hell crashes down on them. I guarantee you that will never happen.
Also, i give up, which team is the dirt 500s, and Why?
My first guess is the astros because Houston doesn’t have a football team
Correct. And porn is the reason.
……………wut?
[link to 500/620 explainer post on DFO from 2 week ago]
They should have never stopped being the Colt 45’s.
I literally just learned that they were called that in the past. My dad just randomly brought it up 30 minutes ago
Apparently my dad used to be quite the baseball fan before the players strike.
Ty Cobb
Was accused of being a cantankerous old racist.
Spent the latter part of his career denying the racist part. Not the cantankerous part.
Milton Bradley!
– A fucking piece of shit who is in jail where he belongs
– Also was a Cub
Memah when Milton Bradley and Coco Crisp were on the same team? O I MEMBAH
If I remember correctly, he also didn’t believe in dinosaurs. Or was that Carl Everett?
That was Everett, but I don’t blame you for mixing up shithead domestic battering outfielders who played in Chicago during the 2000’s.
Great board games tho.
This baseball game could still go in the tank for the Dirt 500’s
So my wife was lamenting that they don’t actually go through with the process of intentional walks anymore, and I agree, because it eliminates the possibility of hilarious things going wrong for the pitching team.
I had an idea: intentional walk plinko. In most cases it lands in an intentional walk slot, but there are a couple of other really funny things that could happen too. Like “wild pitch”, etc.
I like the time Miguel Cabrera swung at an intentional ball that got too close to the plate and hit a single.
He was probably seeing three balls that night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6YzVvtxoaY
Vladimir Guerrero misses the old intentional walk.
It’s like the changes to filibustering. SMH
I am totally in favor of this in spite of mostly being a baseball traditionalist.
So, I think I’m going to become one of those assholes who is an adult but also owns and uses a scooter. I don’t mind walking 2 miles a day as part of my commute, but there are going to be days where I don’t want to spend the extra time. A scooter is faster and portable.
Like, a Vespa? Or one of those flat boards with a T handle and a wheel at each end?
Yuuuup.
At least it wasn’t one of these:
Yet
I’m thinking riding a Vespa would test your medical insurance; tourist drive there.
In other words, you’re adapting to the Frisco lifestyle quicker than you think.
The locals prefer San Fran
Correct.
Thee City.
If it’s basically a further extension to childhood, I can get behind that, seeing as I didn’t finish school until I was in the 27th grade
Let’s remember some major leaguers.
Carl Everett!
– Didn’t believe dinosaurs existed because no one ever saw one
– Isn’t sure the moon landing was real
– Incredibly hostile to gay people
– Held a gun to the head of his wife
– Kept getting traded to the White Sox
Curt Schilling!
Need I say more?
Curt Schilling is a fantastic example of someone being very, very good at one thing but failing to realize that usually means you’re shitty at everything else.
Denny Nagle! (Am I doing this right?)
Ya, cuz I don’t know shit about baseball players not talked about in old movies
Ty Cobb!
Also was an Oriole, but fuck that guy anyway.
Jamie Moyer!
– Older pitcher to ever record an RBI
– Gave up a Hall of Fame number of homeruns (522)
– At the time of his retirement faced 1 in every 12 batters who ever played
– Daughter once commented that he was driving down a highway at a reasonable speed that was still faster than he could throw a baseball
– Was a fucking Cub
Was also an Oriole so I’ll give him a pass.
Catullus #69
“Wonder not, Rufus, why none of the opposite sex
wishes to place her dainty thighs beneath you,
not even if you undermine her virtue with gifts of choice
silk or the enticement of a pellucid gem.
You are being hurt by an ugly rumour which asserts
that beneath your armpits dwells a ferocious goat.
This they fear, and no wonder; for it’s a right rank
beast that no pretty girl will go to bed with.
So either get rid of this painful affront to the nostrils
or cease to wonder why the ladies flee.”
Of course it had to be that number.
I really only thought of it cause of Moose’s sheep gif, sheep v goats. Really, #16 is the dirtiest one
Translation: Any one can have body odor, but you could knock a buzzard off a shitwagon, Rufus.
My low-key favorite thing about the Astros being in the World Series is trolling White Sox fans by saying it’s the Astros’ first ever World Series appearance.
Repeating an old joke I like to say
the 2005 white Sox. History’s most forgettable champions. Even the fucking players forget it happened. Some times Frank Thomas just looks down at his hand and goes “da fuq?”
Considering he barely played that year, it’s not surprising.
Now he just slings Low-T pills.
So you’re saying ted danson is an alcoholic smirnoff?
/so in the weeds on danson
Weed and Dannon? I’m In!!!!!!!!
– D. Prescott