If you haven't been paying attention the San Diego Padres for nearly all of their existence, I don't blame you. It has been a deep, dark place to venture into, and unless you live here, why the hell would you? But since signing Manny Machado in 2019, this team has been
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Requiescat in Passaic: Tuesday Open Thread
First confirmed kill of the season goes to: A.A.Ron! That's right- Robert Saleh is No More in the Big Apple. Well, the drainage field next to the Big Apple. Whatever. Owner Woody Johnson announced the firing after the Jets dropped to 2-3 in London with a lifeless showing against Minnesota. Overall, Saleh
Can’t Stop. Won’t Stop: Tuesday Open Thread
Do You Want What You Want? : Tuesday Open Thread
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house" And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife" -Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" I am usually fairly good about remembering the source of pseudo-philosophical claptrap that I find meaningful. They are few, far between, and perhaps the most
Phewww!: Tuesday Open Thread
Well that was a week, wasn't it? Highs, lows, schadenfreude and genuine FOOOBAAAAAAWWWW Stupid non-gifing gifs... ANYWAY: no matter how you felt about the outcomes of Week 1 Madness, we can all agree on a few basics- Watching Deshaun Watson turn his pants a matching shade of brown was good clean fun
The Voodoo He Do So Well: 2024 Stillers What-Have-You
Yinz already know I'm going through the "life transition," and whatever. I'll take my D- on this, and be happy not be exiled to Lowratio's outhouse for a fortnight. Between my work computer not having access to funny gifs, and my home computer is suddenly quite ill, on top of everything...
Nobody’s Chargers 2024 Season Preview: Payin’ for it
INTERIOR – CHARGERS PRACTICE FACILITY BOARD ROOM, COSTA MESA, CA – MORNING, SEVEN MONTHS AGO DEAN SPANOS: [On the phone] Look, John, it's just like my Daddy used to say, "if the city won't pay, fuck 'em and move!" [Laughs too hard] [Garbled phone response] DEAN: Right?! That place is an absolute dump anyway.
Now is the Time of Monsters: Tuesday Open Thread
Holy shitsnacks, it's here! It's finally here! Almost seven months of waiting, watching, speculation and just plain Bullshit has finally led us here. In two days, The Harvest will finally commence. It's gonna be a weird one. With the exception of Aaron Rodgers (and arguably Kirk Cousins) the Old World has
Purdy Crazy Out There: 2024 San Francisco 49ers Season Preview (and Open Thread)
Like Tears In Rain: 2024 Buffalo Bills Preview
The One-Eyed Man is King: 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season Preview (and Open Thread)
2023 PREDICTION: 4-13 2023 REALITY: 9-8; not good, but good enough for the NFC South title The 2023 season was a good one for the Bucs, mediocre record in a trash division notwithstanding. They exceeded expectations. This was down to two (and only two) factors: Baker Mayfield emerged from his cocoon as
Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: 2024 Carolina Panthers Season Preview
2023 PREDICTION: Bad (6-11) 2023 REALITY: Worse (2-15) Truly a testament to the power of the human will, these Panthers. "Parity" has been the battle cry of the league since the salary cap was introduced in 1994. "Offense Über Alles" has been the official NFL religion almost as long. And yet the Panthers