BattleBots Beat: Family Affair

Senor Weaselo - March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had a Fight of the Year candidate for a Main Event and KO of the Year candidate somewhere in the middle. We don't quite have those, but we do have stables fighting tonight, as both Team Whyachi bots appear, and both

Balls Magazine Volume 10

ballsofsteelandfury - March 1, 2023February 26, 2023

As you may or may not know, the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area gamely braved a Blizzard of epic proportions. I got mine with Crushed Oreos. As much as it was hyped, like most hyped things, it didn't really amount to everything it was hyped up to be. We got some

Joseph Schooling & Beating Your Heroes

Alex_Demote - February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

We're about 14 months away from the 2024 Olympics in Paris. For me, this means the hype train is well underway. The only thing above football in the world of sports for me is the Olympics, and I can't get enough of the narratives that build and break around the

BattleBots Beat: A Less Controversial Grudge Match

Senor Weaselo - February 23, 2023February 22, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had, bar none, your upset of the year. Fair play though, and OYES Robotics have got a commemorative shirt to… mark the occasion. The next shirt I'll get is still the HyperShock "Suck Less" shirt. That's legendary. Anyway, we can't possibly have

Balls Magazine Volume 9

ballsofsteelandfury - February 22, 2023February 21, 2023

Dear Penthouse Forum: I never thought this would happen to me... As you may recall from Volume 8, I decided to go ahead and play 18 holes in order to establish a handicap ahead of my very first tourney. Well, the tourney just happened and guess what? I fucking won. Not only

BattleBots Beat: Totally Not Controversial!

Senor Weaselo - February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we had minor controversies, but hold onto your butts for this week. We got some doozies, headlined by this week's Main Event. Let's just get to it. Onto the fights! Ripperoni vs. End GameRipperoni: 0-1 (L, JD 3-0 vs. Gruff)End Game: 1-0 (W, JD

Balls Magazine Volume 8

ballsofsteelandfury - February 15, 2023February 11, 2023

Given the feedback I received from you in Volume 7, I decided to go ahead and play 18 holes in order to establish a handicap ahead of my very first tourney. I am in a situation at work where I have excess vacation time and if I don't use it, I

Hate Week Lesser Footy Morning Thread

King Hippo - February 11, 2023February 9, 2023

I hate pretty much everything. Which means every day is Hate Week, if you's a Hippo. Which is pretty fortunate, since hate 100% makes the world go 'round. So every day should feel like Christmas, then! But then again, I HATE Christmas too. But nothing fuels Hippo's personal bile furnace like Satan's

BattleBots Beat: (Sorry, No Good Title This Week.)

Senor Weaselo - February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we saw the field finish their first fights and some start their seconds. And some of those bots are already in hot water—Emulsifier's had two good fights, but 0-2 isn't a good start for a rookie bot. And even not-rookie bots, like 2020's

Balls Magazine Volume 7

ballsofsteelandfury - February 8, 2023February 3, 2023

As you may remember from Volume 6, I tried the TopTracer setup at the Alhambra Golf Course and thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I did not get enough shots on certain clubs to do a real good analysis for every club I use. So I went back. I am happy to report that

Total Recall – Revisiting Footy at the Half-ish-way Point

King Hippo - February 4, 2023February 3, 2023

Hippo is still too angry to see straight. But good news (if not an Evertonian) - footy is back this weekend. Bad news? The fixture slate sucks hobo asshole. At least until tomorrow's Spotlight Dance (Spurs v. City, 11:30, NBC). So, let us look back upon what has happened to date,

BattleBots Beat: In the Aaaarms of an Aaaaangel…

Senor Weaselo - February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Okay, the title's really for this bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh1AKYk-5M This might be better than any of the comedy bits when the show was on Comedy Central. Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we learned we saw things we had never seen before, like Jackpot losing a Fight Night fight, things we've seen a