AFL Beat 2019 Off-season Report #1

This week, Rikki Tikki Deadly gets a team named after him These ladies are ready for their close ups. And Natalie Portman still can't believe the Demons were good last year. All of this and more on Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! AFLX AFLX is BACK! Sort of. Last year, the AFL introduced a modified form

Your “Mile High Club” Friday Evening Open Thread

I'm traveling again this week.  This time Dave is staying home and I'm traveling by plane.  Again. Lucky Dave.  He gets to sit there in that comfy garage, all nice and warm, and not do any work.  Again. But I digress.... I have come to hate flying.  Why?  Well listen to Jim.... We're not

Marty Mornhinweg’s Wacky Weapons: The Davy Crockett

Hi everyone! I'm Marty Mornhinweg, offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens. A lot of you probably know me best for my time with the Detroit Lions as head coach, but I'm here today to tell you that there's so much more to me than just that particular stretch of my life

Your (Day After) Boxing Day Open Thread

So,  funny thing... Your good friend Balls has no clue as to how to read a calendar! I had this post all prepped and scheduled when someone reminded me I was scheduled to do an evening Open Thread today,  not yesterday. I'm always a Make A Margarita Out Of Lemons kind of

BOLTMAN GROUP Presents: The Sounds of X-Mas Night Open Thread

NIGHT – SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – NONDESCRIPT OFFICE BUILDING INTERIOR [The camera pans across an empty and dimly lit office brimming with cubicals as free-use holiday music plays softly in the background. The camera stops on the only illuminated desk, where an extremely pale but handsome young man in a Santa hat

Your “We’re All Just A Bunch Of Merry Ho Ho Ho’s” Friday Evening Open Thread

Some Biznessings DFO is going to re-start the infamous "Mailbag" type of thing.  BrettFavresColonoscopy is the point man, but it seems a lot of us might be manning the wheel from week to week.  It's still taking form. But if you have a burning question, if you have some life issue you

Your “Tee Vee and Me” Friday Evening Open Thread

Hey....HEY!!!!!  Remember when I did this last year on Friday the 13th????  Well, it's that time again because today is Friday the... Ummmmm.....what's that Brocky ?  Really?  Well shit.... Now I'm totes disappoint. Well here anyway...for the assist, you get some gloves... /heads to store to buy a new calendar - A Child Of Television You older

Your “Let’s Get Stuffed” Friday Evening Open Thread

I've been in a weird mood lately.  Lotsa reasons for that, I suppose.  No need to go into all of them.  Or even any of them, actually. But my point is that this week's theme is well....ummmm.... Weird.... I have no idea why the idea for this week's theme popped into my head

Jason Garrett Evaluates his Roster

Interior: Dallas Cowboys practice facility, Frisco Texas. Jason Garrett: "Hey Scott." Scott Linehan: "Jason." JG: "Gonna be a tough schedule from here on out." SL: "Shore is, Jason. Although, we got a couple of winnable games in there." JG: "Hell, they're all tough opponents in the NFL and especially this time of year." SL: "Yep." JG: "So,

Your Sexy Soccer Saturday Open Thread – Dec 1

Later this gorgeous Pacific Time morning, I'll be heading out to the LA Convention Center to check out the LA Auto Show. I may find my next car or I may just get extremely tired walking around for hours on end. Which will it be? STAY TUNED! In the meantime,  the UEFA Nations

Your “Well I Guess That’s Music Allegedly #2” Friday Evening Open Thread

Nearly a year ago I threatened to do this occasionally. And by "this" I mean thrill all of you with my horrible taste in music.  And the sexiness therein.  Well, it took me nearly a year to get back to it, but here we are. Well I Guess That's Music Allegedly #2....is

DFO Insider: Shelved for Retooling

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE – DAY A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers are hard at work. One - DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS - is inspecting his recent manicure, occasionally frowning at imperfections.  The other - RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY - is impatiently peering at a six-pack planter of seedlings. RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: Come on, damn you!  Hurry up