STFU He Got In, He Got In, Stop Your Whining.

Derek Jeter falls one vote short of being unanimous Hall of Fame pick; why he deserved every vote Here's the shortstop WAR leaderboard (min. 75 percent of career games at short): Cal Ripken Jr.: 95.9 WAR Ozzie Smith: 76.9 WAR Bill Dahlen: 75.4 WAR Luke Appling: 74.5 WAR Arky Vaughan: 72.9

Deep Thoughts…With tWBS

Whenever I watch game shows, I tend to shout out the answers when I know them.  I like to feel smrt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpRfq7xHstg But often, when I watch them with my mother, I shout out the answers and then a few seconds later, she'll shout out the same answer as if SHE thought

Your “Stand Tall” Friday Evening Open Thread

Normally I am more attracted to petite girls.  But every now and again I find myself looking slightly upwards and thinking... yeah ok, fine by me.  Let's do this. Never happens, though.  Most tall girls don't like it when they're taller than their date.  Trust me. Meh, you can't have everything.  Climbing

Your “Batalla de los Tigres” Monday Evening Open Thread

I promise you that the Tigers will win tonight's NCAA Football National Champs game. You can take that one to the bank. (Hippo probably will, actually) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBtIbaFAVTg - NCAA Football Championship - Clemson Tigers vs LSU Tigers - 8:00pmEST - TV: ESPN (LSU -5/ML -220, o/u 67.5) The #1 ranked LSU Tigers, sporting the current Heisman

Your “Second Verse…” Friday Evening Open Thread

...Same as the first. Perhaps I'm getting old and predictable.  But with less than a month left in the NFL post-season we gotta get it in while we still can. I had considered waxing philosophic tonight about that orange guy at 1600 who is about to get us into a major "conflict"

Your “The Playoffs Are Near” Friday Evening Open Thread

Yup.  Wildcard Weekend is upon us. Easy there.  I know it's exciting, but be careful.  Don't hurt yourself or you'll end up in the blue tent. My Ratbirds finished in a big way, so they don't even have to play this weekend. 14-2 Baybeeeeee!!!!! Sorry, gotta get it in before they get upset at

[Redacted] Ron

Full Disclosure...part of the reason I'm posting this is because I want to see how well the filter still works. But still... Ron Rivera reportedly agrees to five-year deal to become [Redacted]s' new head coach The Washington [Redacted]s have landed Ron Rivera to be their next head coach, according to Michael Silver of

Your “Get It In While You Still Can…TWSS” Friday Evening Open Thread

Only a few days left until we get to our "Year of Hindsight". 2020. Get it? OH COME ON THAT WAS CLEVER OF ME!!!!!!! (ok fine...never mind) Anywhoooooo.... Thank youse to BrewChuggingDonnie  and Señor Weaselo  for sitting in for me the past two Fridays.  The timing was good.  Serendipity is a good thing sometimes. But not always.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYYByavam-0 But

Your “Mele Kalikimaka” Christmas Evening Open Thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyS26sqH1WM I wouldn't mind being in Hawaii right now, truth be told.  I wouldn't be freezing my ass off. But I'm not in Hawaii.  And I AM freezing my ass off. I just finished wrapping a bunch of crap for people who won't appreciate it.  I'm still fighting with a company which still

Your “Christmas Eve Is A Pain In The Backside” Open Thread

Seriously.  It really is.  I thought I got all my stuff done weeks ago.  I was wrong. I'm cooking today.  Cooking a lot of stuff. We discussed what to cook.  We bought a pork loin.  We bought a buttload of ground beef (tacos and chili next week....woooooo!!!!). We bought a turkey.  We bought