Your “It’s Only A Game” Friday Evening Open Thread

I've been pretty busy lately.  I'd tell you about it, but I'm too tired this week to type that much.  Maybe next week. Anywhooooo.... Each day when my "chores" are done and I get back home, if there's no football or other sportsballing on, I've gotten into the habit of crashing onto

AFL Beat 2019 Finals Week Two

This week, Two stayed alive, two went home. Wait, seriously, AGAIN?!? Wait, you too?!? We had two thrilling Semi-Finals. Let's get right to it! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Finals Week Two started with the first of the two Semi Finals to be played: West Coast Eagles against the Geelong Cats at

Your “Halloween Shows Up Early” Friday Evening Open Thread

Sorry not sorry.  That's just the way it goes sometimes. Normally, I do this theme for Halloween.  But looking at the calendar I'm going to miss it by a day this year.  It's on a Thursday and doing it six days early seems stupid. Though I still have to think of something

AFL Beat 2019 Finals Week One

This week, Two stayed alive, two went home. Wait, again?!? And here are your new Premiership favourites! We had four games with all Eight teams playing and two teams going home. Lots happened. Let's get right to it! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Finals Week One started with the first of the

Your “Extremely Abbreviated” Friday Evening Open Thread

Fair warning:  You're not getting much out of me tonight. We've been dealing with hurricane stuff around here. I drove down in the middle of it overnight last night to get a friend's daughter to safety. (I know what you're thinking) ((don't say it please)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIJwXgNdWbI - In today's version of "That was unexpected".... Both the former tWLS

WTF with…

So, like many of you, I'm sitting here watching TV and I see things that make me say WHAT THE.... (please note they don't let me swear in the first 40 words). Anywhoo, I figured I'd start a new occasional series of posts having to do with the weird things in

AFL Beat 2019 Pre-Finals Bye Week

This week, Here we go!! Who's still #1? And here is your All-Australian team! No games were played as the AFL took a week off to "celebrate Footy" like they were Rex Ryan. However, there is precious content for you to devour early on this Labour Day. Let's get to it! Welcome

Your “Stand Up And Cheer!!!” Friday Evening Open Thread

It's the first weekend of NCAA Football...2019 version. Several games have already been played.  Clemson rolled over GT, as expected.  I hate those asshats.  Minny barely got past San Diego State.  Utah got away with a big win versus the other Mormon bunch.  And UCF posted 62 up on....shit, what's the

All Apologies to Lewis Carroll: The DFO Indianapolis Colts 2019 Preview

THE ANDREWLUCKY ’Twas brillig, and the boring Colts        Did gyre and gimble in the 'Nap:  All drunkish were the cheering dolts,        Gravy'd sacks of fatty crap. ω “Protect the AndrewLuck, my son!        The fragile arm, the aching back!  Beware the Watt and Clowney pair,        And hand it off to Mack!” ω  He took his ovoid ball in

AFL Beat 2019 Round 23

This week, Here we go!! Who's #1? And who got the last spot in the Eight? Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 23 Recaps and Highlights We've come to the end of the Home and Away Season! Next step: Finals! Who is in? Who is out? Who plays who? Lotsof things happened this week.

No One’s Chargers 2019 Preview: Top Bolt

INTERIOR - CHARGERS WAR ROOM, MIRA MAR, CA - MIDDAY MAJ. TOM TELESCO: [Walking in] Good morning Tony. COMM. ANTHONY LYNN: Morning Tom. RADIO: Ghost Audience, we have an unknown aircraft entering our airspace. Vector 405 for bogey. TELESCO: Who's up there? LYNN: Rivers, Gordon, Bosa and Allen. EXTERIOR - THE SKIES ABOVE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAPT. RIVERS: YOU BETTER ASK SOMEBODDDDDYYYYYY