Author: Beerguyrob

Your “Oh God – did I wake up in 2018?” Sunday Evening Open Thread

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Hi everyone, Don't worry, you haven't fallen into the Springfield Mystery Spot. It's your old pal, Beerguyrob, coming in off the bench to aid an exhausted don_t, who is away on an extended mission to get his name removed from the Juan Epstein files. Having shirked most of my responsibilities around here,

Your “Ain’t Got Time to Mate, I’m Here to Hate!” Sexy Friday Evening Hate Week Open Thread

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Hey everyone, We made it! It's Super Bowl Friday; time to celebrate the end of the work week and the start of a super drinking weekend. We've got a couple more trees to look at before we get there, though. These won't be as long as the others, mostly because I'm not

“There’s No Debate – It’s Good to Hate” – Your Thursday Evening Hate Week Open Thread

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Welcome to Day 4 of [DFO] Hate Week, where the catharsis is in getting the bile out of the system & onto the page, to satisfy the incessant demand of the Content Overlords. I hope you're enjoying this year's special theme week. I've appreciated all the comments about the deep dives,

“Feeling Hate in its Natural State” – Your Wednesday Evening Hate Week Open Thread

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Hi everyone, and welcome to night three of [DFO] Hate Week. Tonight's a Very Special Night, as this evening is dedicated to Dok Zymm and her hatred of all things Shanahan. My mind changed on how to do this over the course of the week. Do I follow the original plan of presenting

“Half-Price Tuesday = Double Value Hate” – Your Hate Week Tuesday Open Thread

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Welcome back, everyone I hope you enjoyed yesterday's history lesson. Today we dive into some modern history most of us are old enough to have vague recollections of. If you’re talking the 80s, you have to go with these two. You can argue the case for a few others,   and I’ll give you

“Don’t Be Late – It’s Time For Hate!” – Your Hate Week Monday Open Thread

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Hi everyone, It's your old pal Beerguy, here once again for our annual tribute to "Big Game Week"©®™, otherwise known 'round these parts as "[DFO] Hate Week". As per usual, we are going to tie Hate Week into the Open Threads, combining the Kommentists love of hate with their love of complaining.

“There and Back Again” – The Hob-… er, The Falcons After Their Bye

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Ugh, not this shit again. Anyway, it's me, Beerguyrob, and as per usual, I am preparing a bye-week-ish report on the Falcons and... Y'know what? No! I'm not doing this again. It's been almost eight years. How in the fuck did they end up as my team again? I'm going to

“What’s old is new, and then is crud, again” – The Seahawks After Their Bye

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Oh lord - where to begin? When the season started, I had a cautious optimism going in. If you read my award-adjacent preview, you knew that I was excited for the season to get going, even if I was reserved about their chances for actual, on-field success. They had a soft series

“The Bountiful Fall Harvest Continues” – A [DFO] NHL Preview

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Hi everyone, It’s your old pal Beerguy, back once again to pronounce what’s what for all the NHL teams in advance of the upcoming season. Technically, this preview is a tad late, because Buffalo & New Jersey are over in Prague drinking it up like Brits on a stag. But since I

“Any Presentation Can Be A Preview” – A 2024 Seahawks Preview

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Hi again, I'm back again, but this time to provide some sort of preview for the team I see most often - the Seattle Seahawks. Having been a season ticket holder since 2010, all I've ever known as a "valued part of the Seattle Seahawks"©®™ is Pete Carroll as the team's head coach. And