Book Flies Open

Leaves Of Grass: The Ballad of Le’Veon Bell – On His Return

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The expected return of Le'Veon Bell this week is a testament to the nature of the modern game, and the lengths to which players have to go to ensure their post-playing days financial & physical viability. Returning during a scheduled bye not only guarantees him no contact for another week,

World War G – Chapter 7: Total War

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19200 S. Main Street Carson, CA 90248 The Goodyear Blimp Hangar - Home of Wingfoot 2 The Goodyear blimp has been a fixture at many major sporting events from its first appearance at the Rose Bowl in 1955. Technically no longer a blimp, because it now has a rigid frame underneath its polyester

World War G – Chapter 6: Around The World, And Above

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All across America, quarterbacks were expected to make their media rounds prior to, or just after, the draft. Once such mandatory stop was the "QB Camp" at ESPN. Started in 2010, Jon Gruden's QB Camp took highly touted NFL draftees and subjected them to an intense breakdown of their throwing style

World War G – Chapter 5: Home Front USA

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Las Vegas, Nevada [Sheldon Adelson is the picture of an old-world banker: short, chubby, with the toupee-assisted thinning horseshoe-hair of a man who'd spent long hours poring over financial reports instead of his children's report cards. He speaks into the ether, rarely making eye contact or pausing for questions. During the

World War G – Chapter 4: Turning the Tide

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Pleasanton, California The seating area of a converted bus is where possibly the most famous Raider coach awaits.     Enthusiastic, a rather mundane word to describe one of history’s most ebullient sports figures. Some revere him as a broadcasting savior, some revile him as a monster on the microphone, but if you

World War G – Chapter 3: The Great Panic

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Naval Air Station Alameda: Oakland, CA A once-functioning naval base, NAS Alameda was now being used as a storage facility for an organization on its last legs in the region where it operated. Being conveniently down the road from the team's current, dilapidated stadium aided the franchise in disposing of its

World War G – Chapter 1: Warnings

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ESPN Headquarters, Bristol, CT The first outbreak I saw was on television. It came from a dank & darkened hellhole on the east coast. "Bristol" they called it. I was stationed in New York, hired sight-unseen by the corporate overlords at "the campus". Now, I was expected to make my first

Saturday morning futbol open thread and musings.

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Good morning early risers let's hope today we are rewarded with some good futbol! It is I, one of the three gentlemen filling in for Hippo as he takes his hiatus from teh futbol. We all four watch the game a bit differently and focus on different countries for the

“MAC n Cheese Is All You Get Tonight” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

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There's no football tonight, of course.  Well, at least not the varsity variety. Barely the JV variety either, unless you're a MAC fan... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBxNjg2Nz24 But we'll get to that later. Besides, tonight I plan to try and ignore sports and finally try (again) to finish some reading I've been trying to finish for far

A Night at the D.I.

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[Exterior, a dark wood, 3:00 PM] TWBS wakes up, startled.  He doesn't remember where he is or how he got here.  He searches for his phone, but there is no signal.  For some reason, this song is playing, at full volume: TWBS (scared):  Helloooo?  Is anyone out there? There is no answer. The