It’s me again. Have I turned into The Lists Bitch this week? You know I have, dear Commentists. Lists are fucking great, because they keep me from having to expound on information too deeply. Just as well, because my Patriots team preview is taking fucking forever to write and I really don’t wanna take too much time away from it.
In NFL news today:
- On the same day that the Patriots announced they were cutting QB-turned-WR Danny Etling, the Bengals announced their own plans to try out Jeff Driskel in the same position switch. I bet that’s gonna work out way better though!
- The “bone injury” that Colts owner Jim Irsay talked about earlier in relation to Andrew Luck, has now been confirmed by the team’s medical staff as a high-ankle sprain. Since those are quite nagging injuries that need time to heal above all else, Luck will be sitting out the remainder of the preseason.
- Jay-Z and Roc Nation announced an official partnership as “live music entertainment strategists” for the league. This means they’ll get to, among other things, select the halftime performance artists for the Super Bowl. Hopefully that’s better than a bunch of stuffed corporate shirts sitting around a boardroom table, reading off texts that their tweenage daughters have sent them as suggestions for the upcoming game?
- Dolphins RB Kenyan Drake suffered an injury in practise on Tuesday, but HC Brian Flores is hoping he’ll be ready to go by Week 1. While Drake has said the injury is “nothing crazy”, he still had a walking boot on. If he’s not ready to go, Kalen Ballage will get more carries; the two have been splitting reps pretty evenly in training camp thus far.
Cool Shit That Happened In History On This Day
- 1040 – Scottish King Duncan I is killed in battle against his cousin Macbeth, who succeeds him as monarch. Shakespeare isn’t born yet, but he’ll write about it later.
- 1592 – Falkland Islands are sighted for the first time by explorer John Davis.
- 1791 – Haitian Revolution begins.
- 1848 – The Oregon Territory is created by an act of Congress.
- 1901 – The first alleged powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his No. 21 monoplane, takes off in Bridgeport, CT.
- 1912 – The United States invades Nicaragua to help with an American-backed coup.
- 1935 – President FDR signs the Social Security Act, creating a pension system for American retirees.
- 1945 – Japan accepts the Allied terms for surrender in World War II.
- 1947 – Pakistan gains its independence from India and the British Raj.
- 1966 – Halle Berry is born.
- 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest film release in history, opens in London.
- 1983 – Mila Kunis is born.
- 1987 – Tim Tebow is born.
- 2003 – A major power blackout begins in the northeast US and Canada, lasting up to two weeks in some areas.
On TV Tonight
It’s National Wiffle Ball Day today, and it looks like MLB is celebrating by… continuing on with their schedule as previously. That said, if you’re near the northeast, maybe celebrate today by checking out the banner image, at Little Fenway? It’s one of three parks in a backyard in Essex, VT. The others are Little Wrigley and Little Field of Dreams. As I’m a FACKIN’ SAWX fan, it was pretty obvious which one I was gonna post.
Looks like a lighter baseball lineup today, and we see a bunch of soccer added tonight. All times are in EST.
American League
- Mariners @ Tigers, 7:10 PM (FOX Sports Detroit, ROOT Sports Northwest)
National League
- Cubs @ Phillies, 7:05 PM (ESPN, NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBC Sports Chicago)
- Dodgers @ Marlins, 7:10 PM (FOX Sports Florida, AT&T SportsNet LA)
- Mets @ Braves, 7:20 PM (FOX Sports Southeast, AT&T SportsNet NY)
Interleague
- Pirates @ Angels, 8:07 PM (FOX Sports West, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh)
- Cardinals @ Royals, 8:15 PM (FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Missouri)
Little League World Series
- LLWS Championship Game, 10:00 PM (ESPN)
MLS
- Sporting KC @ Orlando City SC, 7:30 PM (ESPN+, DaZN, My65, YouTube TV, FOX Sports KC +, FOX Sports Midwest +)
- Colorado Rapids @ Minnesota United FC, 8:00 PM (ESPN+, DaZN, FOX Sports North)
- Seattle Sounders @ Real Salt Lake, 10:00 PM (ESPN+, DaZN, KMYU, JOEtv, YouTube TV)
- FC Dallas @ LA Galaxy, 10:30 PM (ESPN+, DaZN, Texas 21, Spectrum SportsNet)
- Chicago Fire @ Portland Timbers, 11:00 PM (ESPN+, DaZN, ROOT Sports Northwest)
Other Soccer
- Campeones Cup: Club América @ Atlanta United, 7:30 PM (ESPN2, TSN1,4)
- Canadian Championship: Ottawa Fury FC @ Toronto FC, 7:30 PM (OneSoccer.ca)
Tennis
- Western & Southern Open, 7:00 PM (TSN3,5, RDS2)
WNBA
- Storm @ Mystics, 8:00 PM (CBS, Monumental)
- Sparks @ Wings, 8:00 PM (WNBA League, FOX Sports Southwest)
- Sun @ Mercury, 10:00 PM (ESPN2, NBATV Canada)
That’s all for now, folks. I turn it over to you.
THANKS MOM!!!!!
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LMFAO…Jagloflugusziennnneaan….I’m not not even gonna try to pronounce that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvgkUGtEnlM
Tight ass rhythms.
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Hey everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWQoHkQrqOA
What the hell is that thing?
Prototype USAF supersonic strategic (i.e. nuclear) bomber that was never put into production. There’s at least one or two on display at aviation museums.
Lockheed?
North American Aviation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie
Cool. Thanks.
That is one badass looking plane.
They had one of those in front of my grammar school,
lest one forgot why you were living there.
Wait whut? Your school needed strategic nuclear air support.
Where the hell did you go to school man?
West Berlin?
China Lake Naval Weapons Center. China Lake California.
Yeah, I know. You’d told me that before. I was just trying to be funny.
Let’s hope the feds have a sense of humor.
Fuck ’em. If you don’t pay your taxes, they don’t know how to find you.
(it’s a joke!!!!)
Thank Christ we’ve got the best Puerto Rican Attorney on the planet.
It’s a plane.
You can’t see it right now, but I’m giving you the finger.
Also, lol.
You should have said the bird.
Also, that’s obviously Superman. Duh.
Ha!!!!! Superman.
That was good.
I wish I could be this clever with the one woman who I matched with on Tinder but who hasn’t replied to my one lame-ass comment because I haven’t been able to think of anything else to say.
She’s a photographer. FILM photographer, even. I could just ask my brother, but the irony is that the only thing I can relate to is that of my parents and us I’m the one who never got into photography.
Ask her how she feels about the “Rule of Thirds”?
Just happened upon a live performance of Billy Joel singing “Goodnight Saigon.” My dad, and two of his cousin fought in Vietnam. They had a group of Vietnam vets on stage the whole time. Those vets sang the chorus, Billy did not. When it was over, he told to the crowd to remember them, not him.
I’m not crying, you are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6QgND6sXbc
Anyone up to visit Portland so we can see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood together this weekend?
Damn, already saw it. Also, have tix to Weird Al this weekend.
I forgot to add “Again.” I saw it, too. I want to see it again. But Weird Al rules, so I’m not going to hold it against you.
You really need to work on your pickup lines.
I have all the game of a 13 year old who was home-schooled.
I forgot Jack Handey was still alive.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/08/19/recent-articles-of-mine
Pujols got his three-thousand-and-some-number hit tonight, and passed Adrian Beltre to become the all-time hit king among furrinerz. How’s that wall comin?
I believe its like the feast in “Hook”, if you don’t imagine its there, it doesn’t exist.
“RUFIO! RUFIO! RUFIO!”
– B. Cosby, about to do some rapin in Mexico
meanwhile, the #BFIB have survived his traderish ways and ascended back to FIRST PLACE (by percentage points, but FACK YOU it counts).
Cummin’ like Melania on date night
I saw the preview of Teen Titans vs. Teen Titans Go, and it looks good.
So, if you need me, I’ll be in the corner trepanning myself and pouring bleach into my brain.
Most Red Sox fans would kill for that to be the real Fenway Park. There’s not one black guy in the stands.
Vermont is a non-threatening Massachusetts.
I slept less than three hours last night. Not gonna make it late tonight.
The man thank for Oregon Territory.
https://youtu.be/jSdgjP8os7U
Or blame, depending on how one feels about Portland.
God willing, there won’t be a Portland after Saturday’s
NurembergProud Boy RallyI hope that’s not a misspelling and, therefore, not a video of Lexington Steele.
rocking dog!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kv4sxX1sik
Nerd Alert: biggly video game tournament Dota2 starting right about now, like 30+ Million total prize pool.
yoooooo
Christian Pulisic showing good things for Chelsea!
I’m gonna miss Hazard though…. that is a sweet name.
USA USA!
Cool!
There’s a park in the LA suburbs that has replicas of various Big League stadiums. They play kids and adult softball and baseball leagues there. It’s pretty cool.
https://westcovina.bigleaguedreams.com/
Oh I almost forgot….
The Baltimore Orioles lost again today to the New York Yankees. But this time only by one run.
Still stuck on 39 wins, 50 is getting harder to get to.
But how’s it going over there, Detroit?
The Orioles are 41.5 games back.
I can’t stop laughing.
They just beat the Mariners. JFC, what a shitshow of a season.
Also, speaking of Wiffle Ball Bats….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrRAfRmNHzU
found a funny:
lady: omg your puppy is so cute whats his name
me: laser guardian
finally finished up The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe.
Cool book!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbseBW-AWn4
Stephen Miller’s favorite song
The book is great. It’s the definitive narrative of the early space program and its predecessors. Now watch the movie and see how much Philip Kaufman had to move stuff around and put Wolfe’s words into character’s mouths, yet he still keeps the essence of the book and its basic theme, which was what was bravery actually all about.
For more than a decade I’ve provided steaks and massive shrimps (for the BBQ) for our fantasy draft in exchange for it happening on a Saturday. (it’s been going on since 1998) My deal is that it’s a 13 hour round trip and I want to avoid long weekend Monday traffic.
One fella has a kid that is playing football at 1pm on Saturday. Nine other guys are required to alter their plans? Fuck that.
Kids: ruining everything since 1 Million BC(E)
“Kids” Movie: disturbing everyone since 1996.
Does he have a phone? Then fuck him. His problem.
Now we’re talking!!!! Also that makes her almost four months older than me.
I’VE GOT A SHOT!!!!!!!
Didn’t realize she was three years older than I.
Gotta pass on that old hag.
Reds are already in the football spirit. They lost today by a touchdown, 17-7.
Ahem, unless you are a Polynesian boy in dire need of a circumcision, Tim Tebow being born is not “cool shit.”
Great Years In Virginity, 1987 Version
I graduate high school
Tim Tebow is born