Month: June 2020

The Inaugural Marble League Rolldown!

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That's right, we've got a new column while there aren't any human sports, which at this rate won't be for a while as Arizona, Florida, and the rest of the South goes through its coronavirus wave. Y'all laughed and scoffed when New York got hit (because the American strain is

Your “There’s Always More Than One” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

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NFL Notes: In the worst-kept secret since the Kaepernick blackballing, Lamar Jackson was finally revealed as the cover of Madden '21.  The write-up is pretty spectacular-sounding, despite no gameplay footage being available: "Dynamic agility and blazing speed make the Baltimore Ravens superstar QB untouchable in the open field. The

AFL Beat 2020 Season Re-Start

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This week...   This is what it looks like to have fans at stadiums in the age of COVID-19. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Every game that the AFL played this weekend was played in empty stadiums.  Except for one. The Showdown, the annual Adelaide Derby between the Port Adelaide Power and the

Your MXC Monday Evening Open Thread

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NFL Nuggets: I'm just going to use the whole sentence: "Multiple Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys football players, including Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott, have recently tested positive for COVID-19." According to Florio, it's at least four - two Texans & two Cowboys. None of the players appear to

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I have to say, when I saw the photos in the cache for today's Sunday Gravy, I knew the Commentists were in for a real treat. WineWife has a Gochujang recipe for short ribs that will make you slap your mama. When she announces it is upcoming I immediately put

Sunday Gravy with yeah right: Slow Roasted Gochujang Chicken!

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Good morning all! Welcome back to Sunday Gravy. I was curious if you good folks who are on quarantine duty or just being smart and staying home have developed any structure or habits that you've enacted in order to maintain a modicum of sanity? Since I'm only stuck at home on weekends my

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Did you enjoy Balls last night? Tik Tok indeed. There are two weeks to go in my school year and I think I've officially run out of gas. It doesn't much help that it's more June-uary than June. Seven of the thirteen days so far have been moist. And the baseball season