AFL Beat: 2018 Round 18

ballsofsteelandfury - July 23, 2018July 22, 2018

This week, Welcome to Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat! *** Round 18 Recaps and Highlights The Round began on Australian Friday Night (North American late Thursday/ early Friday) with the Richmond Tigers taking on the St. Kilda Saints. Was I going to wake up early to watch this one? Only the fourth quarter and

AFL Beat 2018 Round 17

ballsofsteelandfury - July 16, 2018July 16, 2018

This week, Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! *** Round 17 Recaps and Highlights The Round started off with my Geelong Cats visiting the Adelaide Crows after upsetting the Sydney Swans in Sydney. Did the Cats have two road upsets in a row in them? Unfortunately not. They did well to stage a nice

Your 2018 World Cup Final Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 15, 2018July 15, 2018

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Some of us have waited four years for this. Today is the day we crown a new World Champion. Will it be a team that has never won before let alone been in a World Cup Final (Croatia) or will it be the team that has won one and lost

AFL Beat – 2018 Round 16

ballsofsteelandfury - July 9, 2018July 8, 2018

This week, Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 16 Highlights The Round started off with my Geelong Cats traveling to Sydney to take on the Swans. I woke up early for this one as there were no World Cup games on and I had to go to work. Luckily, the Swans have

Your “Be Nice to the Sub” Monday Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

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As if you didn't get enough World Cup coverage, I am here tonight because MicheladaTioRoberto has been forced to do work at inconvenient times for the Open Thread. So, first things first. Following today's games, here is how the first two groups ended up: GROUP A WINNER: Uruguay GROUP A RUNNERUP: Russia GROUP B

AFL Beat 2018 Round 14

ballsofsteelandfury - June 25, 2018June 24, 2018

This week, while we were all watching the Germany-Sweden game in the World Cup, TWBS brought up a very good point about the timing of the game. Essentially, the fútbol game ended after 97 minutes when the ref had previously only given 5 additional minutes after the standard 90. Yes,

Your “Hours And Hours Of Fascinating Fun” Saturday Evening Post

Beerguyrob - June 23, 2018June 23, 2018

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vvvomrlXLw I have seriously had my fill of all politics for this week - international, domestic and office. I am going to grab the first Scottish thing I see in my liquor cabinet and am not stopping until it's done or it's been pulled from my cold, unconscious grip. I suggest

2018 World Cup Second Friday Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - June 22, 2018June 22, 2018

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We are roughly halfway through the Group Stage with three more games on tap. Let's get right to it! 5:00 AM Pacific Brasil v Costa Rica Balls: Neither team looked particularly good in their last game. There are rumours that Neymar is hurt. My sources tell me he merely has sand in his vagina. Costa

2018 World Cup Thursday Open Thread

litre_cola - June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

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I for one have loved this ridiculous tournament so far. I always go through a bit of withdrawal after the second round of games as we only get 2 start times next week with four games. Seriously, quit trying to have sportsmanship FIFA you are as crooked as a dog's

2018 World Cup Wednesday Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

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Into the next set of games! We have now seen everyone at least once and so conclusions can be drawn: Nobody knows anything. Sí se pudo. No one team looks unbeatable. This, to me, makes this a very exciting tournament. Wakezilla compared it to 2002 and that's a great point. That

2018 World Cup Tuesday Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - June 19, 2018June 19, 2018

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What a tourney it's been so far, huh? Today we wrap up the first games for every team left and start with the second game for the hosts. This includes the first game for DFO Darlings Colombia. We've already had a few upsets including Mexico's victory over Germany and Brazil's tie with

AFL Beat – 2018 Round 13

ballsofsteelandfury - June 18, 2018June 17, 2018

This week, Seriously though, the AFL did continue playing through the World Cup. And stuff happened! Let's get to it! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 13 The Round started, awkwardly for those that didn't read the AFL Beats on Monday and Tuesday, on Australian Thursday Night which meant Wednesday night/ Thursday