The D of S, Cerchio Uno

ballsofsteelandfury - September 16, 2020September 12, 2020

Place: A dark forest Time: A few minutes after TWBS got kicked out of St. Peter's gates TWBS and BALLS are walking along a path in the dark forest. BALLS is catching TWBS up on what's happened since he's... left. TWBS: Wait, so Beastie started writing HRTN again?!? BALLS:

Your Tuesday Evening “Sometimes Everything Is Wrong” Open Thread

Beerguyrob - September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: Hurt!: Le'Veon Bell - on IR with a pulled hamstring. Saints WR Michael Thomas - a high ankle injury. may not miss any time, according to his doctor. Cowboys LB Leighton Vander Esch - out for 6-8 weeks with a fractured collarbone. Cowboys TE Blake Jarwin - out

Your “Always Be A Good Sport” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: It's after the holiday, so let's see who got paid today: Kareem Hunt, who got a two-year, $13.25 million extension from the Browns. Given his $3.25 million salary for this year, it works out to a $6.625 million cap hit each year. DeAndre Hopkins got a two-year extension

The D of S, Prologue

ballsofsteelandfury - September 8, 2020September 5, 2020

Place: Unknown Time: A few months ago. A bearded man wearing a baseball cap, a golf shirt, basketball shorts, and tennis shoes squints his eyes open as he wakes up from what seems like a long dream. He looks for his computer to log on to the site he writes

Your Monday Evening Stanley Cup Semi-Finals Preview & Open Thread

Beerguyrob - September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

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NFL News: It's Labor Day, and team offices are closed, so let's talk about who got paid yesterday: Jadeveon Clowney: a 1-year deal worth up to $15 million with the Titans Cam Heyward: a 4-year, $65.6 million extension with the Steelers Adrian Peterson: a one-year deal with the Lions worth

Your “Nothing Left To Do” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: One week 'til kickoff! It's always 420 at practice - Josh Gordon is back with the Seahawks. The Seahawks signed him to a one-year deal, with a base salary of $1 million plus incentives. They just need to wait on Roger to reinstate him. This shuts the door

Your “Why Does My Brain Work Like This?” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

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NFL Noise: Stealing from Crimebeat!: Bengals CB Mackensie Alexander is having himself a rough few days: On Monday, his father went missing on a palmetto berry picking trip in Okeechobee County, FL. On Tuesday, Alexander was arrested for assaulting the man who allegedly left his father behind. He remains in

Your “Reputation Counts For Something” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

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NFL News: Hilarious if true - the Cowboys "are not expected" to attempt to sign Earl Thomas. This works on a number of levels: Two years ago, when Jason Garrett was coach, Thomas tweeted "come get me" to him. Now Mike McCarthy is in charge, and he knows a

Your Monday Evening NHL Second Round Preview & Open Thread

Beerguyrob - August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: Earl Thomas & his winning personality punched his ticket out of Baltimore. It turns out that the Ravens valued a sixth-round pick over a 31 year-old malcontent. The team players' committee voted to approve of management releasing Thomas. Also, because it was "conduct detrimental to the team", they

Your “You Can’t Say That On Television” Thursday Evening Open Thread

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

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Hopefully the banner image doesn't get us blacklisted as porn by search engines in Canada. Beer Guy Rob is still off tonight, and in the absence of adult supervision they decided to let me drive the DFO Virtual Party Bus this evening. My heart is broken, because the rumors that Curt Schilling

Your “The Sound of Silence” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: Most of the news today is bureaucratic in nature: The NFL decided back in June that each team could set its own attendance policies, based on consultations with local authorities. Teams are still deciding on what home openers will look like, but today's updates are: The Chiefs are planning