Your “The Master’s A Bastard” Monday Evening Open Thread

NFL Nuggets:

  • The AAF might die as early as tomorrow.  
    • It comes down to the league wanting to use bottom-roster NFL players, but needs an agreement with the NFL, who needs agreement from the NFLPA to allow such a deal to go forward.
      • Forbes is on board, writing a pressure-piece highlighting how recently overlooked guys are getting the second (or so) chance they need to try & work their way back towards the NFL, and lamenting why the NFLPA won’t get on board.
    • For the union, it comes down to player protection, something the League’s majority owner overlooks when he describes his vision for the AAF:
      • “If the players union is not going to give us young players, we can’t be a development league,” Dundon, who in February pledged to incrementally invest $250 million into the AAF, told USA Today.
  • Calling it “due diligence”, the Raiders are working out Kyler Murray in advance of the draft.
    • When asked for comment, Derek Carr refused to open his door & instead blasted some Nick Cave.

  • BIG BEN GO NO MORE ON RADIO!
    • He is considering ending his local radio show, in part because his comments on that show had impact on the Steelers vis-a-vis Antonio Brown & Le’Veon Bell.
      • A fact Mike Tomlin would likely appreciate.
  • Julio Jones is looking for a contract extension.
    • Mostly because, thanks to when he signed + recent contracts to other upper echelon receivers, he has dropped to the 11th highest paid.
      • Per ESPN, “Jones’ current average of $14.25 million per year is 11th among all receivers. Cleveland’s Odell Beckham Jr. tops the list at $18 million per year ($65 million guaranteed).”
        • They speculate $20 million isn’t all that far-fetched, especially when you consider that “far” & “fetched” aren’t two words in the Matt Ryan throwing catalog.

Duke’s immolation of most people’s brackets inspired plenty of people on Twitter yesterday, including one handsome former Major League umpire of note:

and got me to ask Low Commander to add another [DFO] original to the canon, which became the banner pic. I have attached it far & wide today to try & drum up page views.


Tonight’s sports:

  • NHL:
    • Capitals at Panthers – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
    • Avalanche at Blues – 8:00PM | NBCSN
    • Oilers at Vegas – 10:00PM | Sportsnet
  • MLB:
    • Cubs at Braves – 7:00PM | ESPN / TSN2
    • Orioles at Blue Jays – 7:00PM | Sportsnet1
    • Giants at Dodgers – 10:00PM | ESPN / TSN2
  • NBA:
    • Magic at Raptors – 7:30PM | TSN4
    • Heat at Celtics – 7:30PM | NBATV
  • NCAA:
    • Men’s:
      • CBI Basketball Tournament: (best of three)
        • Finals Game 1: DePaul at South Florida – 7:00PM | ESPNU
    • Women’s:
      • Women’s Basketball Tournament:
        • Baylor vs. Iowa – 7:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN
        • Notre Dame vs. Stanford – 9:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN
  • WWE:
    • Monday Night Raw – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360
      • It’s the last RAW before Wrestlemania this Sunday. This show will bring most of the rest of the card into shape.

I hope you enjoyed April Fool’s Day. I returned to a classroom of broken windows, thanks to weekend vandals. NOT FUNNY!

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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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They don’t like littering in that part of the country.

Brick Meathook

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Look at all those meth labs.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

It took the Padres 4 games to start looking like they aren’t a major league club, which is a lot later than usual.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

So far I’ve realized the chicken broth I was using was 6 months expired and junked $10 worth of chicken thighs, burned myself twice, knocked a glass jar of pasta sauce on the ground which exploded and I won’t be eating dinner until 9. Apparently this is what happens when I decide to take a week off drinking.

Mr. Ayo

You’ve been weaponized by Sunday Gravy. Congrats!

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

The good news is my attempt at wasabi orange chicken was a moderate success. It tastes great, but apparently I need to use more wasabi.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Porky Prime

But seriously folks. Actually had a porktastic trip. Breakfast at Marina Del Rey upon arrival, met with old friends, flew solo to Dodgers opening day, hit Knott’s Berry Farm and the Aquarium of the Pacific, had actual taco stand burritos, and decided to skip the LA Kings ticket prices in favor of Guinness and shrimp salad at LA Live followed by a night at Synn, City of Industry’s finest tuition assistance establishment. Got the “see you soon” text from a woman I wasn’t sure liked me and the “we’re done, aren’t we?” text from a woman to whom I was ready to give that honest answer (while I was in the VIP room no less).

A very cleansing trip.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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WCS

Tonight there’s gonna be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town…

ballsofsteelandfury

That sounds like an AWESOME trip!

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Didn’t get arrested.

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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WCS

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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WCS

“Mr. Siegfried, clean up in aisle two, please.”

Viva La Tabula Raza

I reckon ol’ Tony there headed right to the cereal aisle

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

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Porky Prime

Also, a goddamned expensive trip. Whooooo lawdy thassa lotta money.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

The SoCal DFO crew can buy you some drinks to soften the blow on your next trip.

Porky Prime

HTFYDB?!?

Just flew in from California, and boy are my arms tired.

Brocky

So you’re saying, that when duke, unc, and Kentucky miss the final four is when….. pigs fly?

WCS

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Sharkbait

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Porky Prime

Airline food, amirite?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Gratliff

Also, WWE should take some of the unlimited budget they throw at their video editing crew and put it into some other part of their production at some point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBjpfcxecJg

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Brocky

A few days late, but man yahoo graced us with this wonderful image
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Sharkbait

Ice Giants lose to New Jersey (boo!).

But a loss helps the tank. So…
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Gratliff

WWE just promoted their main event at Wrestlemania by having Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Ronda Rousey beat eachother up, get put in handcuffs, and dragged out of the arena. It then had Rousey and Lynch kick fighting in the back of a cop car while handcuffed, until a window got kicked out, so the cosplay cops had to drag Lynch out of the car, and then Rousey managed to drive a cop car into another cop car while still cuffed from behind(?), got shoved back into the back seat, and then she stuck her head out and Charlotte ran past and kneed her in the face. Emmy moment imo.

https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/D3HQgEtW4AEzggQ.mp4

Unsurprised

I’ve had fever dreams that were more coherent.

Gratliff
theeWeeBabySeamus

OK SO AS OF RIGHT THIS SECOND THE ORIOLES ARE TIED FOR FIRST IN THE AL EAST SO WHO WANTS SOME GOOD TICKETS AT A REALLY GOOD PRICE??????

litre_cola

Right where you want em.

theeWeeBabySeamus

/makes depressing hotel reservations in Baltimore for May and July

theeWeeBabySeamus

Seriously, doing it right now.

theeWeeBabySeamus

OK, you got him down 0-2 now, just throw him some junk.

theeWeeBabySeamus

THERE YA GO.
jeebus this fucking team is gonna give me a stroke.

Gratliff

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theeWeeBabySeamus

A no hitter sure as fucking shit went to 6-5 in a goddamned hurry.
I told you they should have hired me as the new manager.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Low and inside, this dick can’t get around on an inside pitch.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Why does no one listen to me?

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Maybe, I dunno.

theeWeeBabySeamus

No no no….
Orioles about to fuck this up. You don’t need to change pitching here FFS.

theeWeeBabySeamus

But they are.

theeWeeBabySeamus

OK, Jays have to score 3 runs in the bottom 9th.
Fuck ’em.