Gazing Into Balls’ Crystal Balls – Divisional Round

This is my weekly outlook as to who will make the playoffs,  who won’t,  who will win,  and who won’t. As promised,  I’m keeping track of what I say week to week so you can call me out on any bullshit you may see. TODAY,  I’ll recap and highlight in BOLD any

Why no one in LA gives a **** about the Chargers

As i'm writing this,  the Fox crew is still showing highlights of the Patriots' convincing win over the Chargers in the Divisional Round.  No one in LA except the players,  the coaches,  and their families is particularly upset about it. You may ask yourself why. It's actually

25 Questions – Bud Light Queen

While we may dislike the company itself and/or the product they sell (my Mexican friends famously call it "pipi beer"), you can't deny that Anheuser Busch advertising campaigns are effective. Everyone remembers the three frogs, right? https://youtu.be/WkavReH4LE0 Modern Day Louisiana Everyone also remembers the years when everyone answered the phone by saying,

AFL Beat 2019 Off-season Report #1

This week, Rikki Tikki Deadly gets a team named after him These ladies are ready for their close ups. And Natalie Portman still can't believe the Demons were good last year. All of this and more on Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! AFLX AFLX is BACK! Sort of. Last year, the AFL introduced a modified form

Gazing Into Balls’ Crystal Balls – Wild Card Weekend

This is my weekly outlook as to who will make the playoffs,  who won’t,  who will win,  and who won’t. As promised,  I’m keeping track of what I say week to week so you can call me out on any bullshit you may see. TODAY,  I’ll recap and highlight in BOLD any

New Year Resolutions Challenge

I asked in the DFO clubhouse if anyone did New Year's Resolutions. The response was basically the banner image. Some choice comments: King Hippo: I made a New Year's Resolution to stop making New Year's Resolutions about 10 years ago. And it stuck! Fuck yo' social rituals of illusory self-improvement. BFC:

Fun with Polls! Bob’s Burgers edition

So,  I've decided to institute a new series for the new year. Coming hot On the heels of the fabulously successful Miss BumBum pageant poll, I've decided to mine the collective minds of the Commentist Party in search of the definitive answer to the vexing questions of our time. First up:

Gazing Into Balls’ Crystal Balls – End of Regular Season

This is my weekly outlook as to who will make the playoffs,  who won’t,  who will win,  and who won’t. As promised,  I’m keeping track of what I say week to week so you can call me out on any bullshit you may see. TODAY,  I’ll recap and highlight in BOLD any

Your Last Sexy Soccer Saturday of 2018

Yes,  I know.  I'm sad too.  However,  there is no need to fret as the New Year will bring us a TON of fun footy action! We will have another World Cup as the world's best women compete in France in the summer.  We still have the knockout stages of the

Your (Day After) Boxing Day Open Thread

So,  funny thing... Your good friend Balls has no clue as to how to read a calendar! I had this post all prepped and scheduled when someone reminded me I was scheduled to do an evening Open Thread today,  not yesterday. I'm always a Make A Margarita Out Of Lemons kind of

Gazing Into Balls’ Crystal Balls – Week 16

This is my weekly outlook as to who will make the playoffs,  who won’t,  who will win,  and who won’t. As promised,  I’m keeping track of what I say week to week so you can call me out on any bullshit you may see. At the end of the season,  I’ll recap