[DFO] Book Club presents: A Tale Of Two Cities

Part 5: The Best of Times ABC had done the right thing in lobbying for this game to be on Monday Night. They were so confident of their viewership totals that they eschewed their normal opening night doubleheader in favor of building up this game into must-watch TV. Plus, they had

[DFO] Book Club presents: A Tale Of Two Cities

Part 3: The Trade March 9 - Engelwood, Colorado “Well, I think I just landed my Manning!” George Paton seemed extremely proud of himself. He'd scanned the draft projections, and they had shown there wasn’t a projected right-now starter among the bunch, so he knew he had to do something. It didn’t help that

[DFO] Book Club presents: A Tale Of Two Cities

Part 2: The Rumors February 2022 - Renton, Washington The phone never stops ringing these days at the Seahawks HQ in Renton. The thing about an open secret is that, like an open marriage, there’s always someone about checking out your partner. Russell Wilson had an amazing run as Seahawks quarterback. From winning

[DFO] Book Club presents: A Tale Of Two Cities

Part 1: The End (of the season) January 9, 2022 - Glendale, Arizona It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the

Your “[DFO] Super Bowl Hate Week” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Like most of you, I got caught in the travel nightmare that was "CHRISTMAS SNOWSTORM 2022!". Vancouver got a foot of snow over three days, which absolutely buggered our airport, which is barely used to thick frost. My three-hour flight turned into a 24-hour ordeal when my original WestJet ticket

Your “[DFO] Super Bowl Hate Week” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Welcome to Night Two of the festival of loathing we like to call "[DFO] Hate Week". Oh, I'm sorry. That's clearly not enough hate. Let's see what I can find... Oh yeah. That's the stuff. Anyways - I'm your host, Beerguyrob, and I'm touched so many people came by yesterday to give me

Your “[DFO] Super Bowl Hate Week” Monday Evening Open Thread

Welcome one and all to one of the few traditions we all hold dear 'round these parts - [DFO] “Hate Week”!  An annual tradition like no other, where we look back on what drove us mad about the NFL this year, with a sideways glance towards what the year ahead might

Previa de la Copa del Mundo: Los Ticos – Un pequeño pez en un gran estanque.

Given how many Canadians it hosted during COVID, Costa Rica seems like a wonderful place to visit. It has two coasts, and an abundance of delightful tourist locations to explore. If you feel like an adventure, here's a link to their tourist bureau. But we're here to talk about footy. Here is the

“Yma o Hyd” – A Wales World Cup Preview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLXtf1XFczk Does dim llawer o lwyddiant i’w gael yn hanes pêl-droed Cymru. Aeth Cymru i mewn i gêm gymhwyso Cwpan y Byd FIFA am y tro cyntaf yn y 1950au. Ac eithrio rhediad sydd bellach bron yn chwedlonol i rownd yr wyth olaf yng Nghwpan y Byd 1958 (lle collodd y