BattleBots Beat: This Time, It’s Personal.

Senor Weaselo - August 23, 2018August 23, 2018

Good morning, and welcome back to the Beat! Last time, Chomp got outchomped, Tombstone had a tough but not that tough fight against Whiplash, and we got some clarity about who's in, who's out, and who's on that bubble. If this right here is Episode 13, then by my math there

BattleBots Beat: Honest-to-Goodness Playoff Pictures?

Senor Weaselo - August 16, 2018August 16, 2018

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, the Desperado Flash Tournament rolled through and Lock-Jaw became the first robot to punch their ticket to the BattleBots World Championship. Oh, and somewhere along the way we made the sidebar, so that's cool too. This week, we've got some legitimate bracket-making

BattleBots Beat: Drawing the Queen of Diamonds

Senor Weaselo - August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

Sorry. Had to make it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=977oExzDh50 Welcome back to the Beat, and welcome back from the break! Everything's all caught up now, Shark Week has come and gone, though the last Sharknado movie isn't for another couple weeks, and it's not even by the original writer. (Fun fact: We went to the

Senor’s BattleBots Beat: Mama Said Knock You Out

Senor Weaselo - July 12, 2018July 11, 2018

Welcome back to the Beat! Yeah, no title smart-assery in the lede today for reasons you'll find out below. Last time out DUCK! showed it was thick as a brick, Witch Doctor voodooed its way around death by screws, and Lock-Jaw and Bronco gave us about a quarter of the

Senor’s BattleBots Beat: Bring Back Bil Dwyer!

Senor Weaselo - July 5, 2018July 4, 2018

In case you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about—more than usual, of course—that's Bil Dwyer. Some of you may know him from his time on Last Comic Standing, but to me he is best known as the color commentator from the Comedy Central BattleBots seasons, and for the catchphrase,

Senor’s BattleBots Beat: Go for 3!

Senor Weaselo - June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, the Dutch had a rough go, Chomp learned about the foibles of technology, and we met a robot that had a… pneumatic fist as its weapon, and the Internets responded as you'd expect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDekhoeEoCc Fister Roboto Bale Spear does not make an appearance in

World War G – Chapter 8: Good-Byes

Beerguyrob - June 27, 2018June 25, 2018

A new leader will inevitably make purges, the quality of which can only be parsed after that leader has been replaced or - more safely - has died, since there may still be supporters of that regime in power long after that leader has passed on. After Stalin's death, there

Senor’s BattleBots Beat: Flippin’ Frenzy

Senor Weaselo - June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time, HUGE told Free Shipping to get big, Blacksmith bullied The Four Horsemen, and Yeti got its receiver issue from the Icewave loss fixed quickly enough to come try and wreck the KDFO studio. This week a DFO favorite makes her debut as do

World War G – Chapter 7: Total War

Beerguyrob - June 20, 2018June 18, 2018

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

Beerguyrob - June 13, 2018June 13, 2018

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

Your “It Just Meant ‘Day'” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

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NFL News: Carson Wentz has been cleared for 7-on-7 work at Eagles camp. He's still in a non-contact role, but the Eagles are confident that he's showing good progress to be ready for Week 1. No word on how he's recovering from the VICIOUS BURN handed the Eagles organization by

World War G – Chapter 5: Home Front USA

Beerguyrob - June 6, 2018June 5, 2018

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