Please Gamble Responsibly

ballsofsteelandfury - September 12, 2018September 7, 2018

On Labour Day Weekend, my lazy Saturday started with a vigorous masturbation session and only got better from there. On Hippo's JV Footy Open Thread, https://www.doorfliesopen.com/2018/09/01/jv-nfl-2018-kickoff-posting/ he encouraged us commentists to spice up our game-watching activities by making some wagers. Redshirt and I stepped up as UCLA and Cincinnati were playing each other at

Boots On The Ground – “The Summer of 50” Part 1: A Veneer of Respectability

Beerguyrob - September 11, 2018September 8, 2018

So, this summer I turned 50. Not a big deal to most, as average life spans are now at the highest they've ever been, as long as you aren't an Iraqi refugee or a black man from Chicago. But still, given the ulcers I developed at age 7 due to

AFL Beat 2018 Finals Week 1

ballsofsteelandfury - September 10, 2018September 9, 2018

This week, And Dustin Martin is good. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The First Qualifying Final started things off with #1 Richmond hosting #4 Hawthorn at the MCG. Now, prior to the game, the big question was whether Hawthorn was BACK and if Richmond was up for the challenge of defending

Welcome New Commentists! Or, I have to do what now?

ballsofsteelandfury - September 6, 2018August 31, 2018

Hello new person! Last year, tWBS drew the short straw and did the introductory post to any of you that are just now discovering our little corner of the world. BTW, DFO is ranked in the 400,000s in terms of websites around the world, so that's... something! We do know we

AFL Beat Finals Bye Week

ballsofsteelandfury - September 3, 2018September 2, 2018

This week, even though there are no games (or are there?), we still have stuff to talk about as the AFL season-ending awards were given out, we review the bottom ten clubs' season, and we look forward to next week's finals. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! *** Awards Week This week, multiple

Your Sexy Soccer Saturday Open Thread or When Will Mourinho get fired already?

ballsofsteelandfury - September 1, 2018August 31, 2018

It's been one heck of a couple of weeks for ole Grumpy Pants. First, United lost to something called Brighton Hove and Albion: Then, they lost 0-3 at home to Tottenham. The presser afterwards was... not good. Now, the pressure is fully on and the news coming out of England is that if

Your Labour Day Weekend Friday Night Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - August 31, 2018August 31, 2018

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So, we all slept in until the crack of noon, immediately cracked open a beer, and then scratched our asses to our hearts' content, right? Wait seriously? Do you NOT work for a company that gives you a four day weekend this weekend? Um, I guess the appropriate thing to say is

AFL Beat 2018 Round 23

ballsofsteelandfury - August 27, 2018August 26, 2018

This week, Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 23 Recaps and Highlights The final Round of the Home and Away season started with the Port Adelaide Power's last and best chance to sneak into the Eight after falling out last week. All they had to do was beat the Essendon Bombers

AFL Beat 2018 Round 22

ballsofsteelandfury - August 20, 2018August 19, 2018

This week, Welcome To Balls Of Steel’s AFL Beat! Round 22 Recaps and Highlights The Round started on Australian Friday Night with Essendon's last and only hope of staying in the finals picture: Beating Richmond at the MCG. Yeah, that wasn't really going to happen, right? To their credit, the Bombers kept it

Sexy Soccer Saturday Open Thread – The REAL Fútbol Begins

ballsofsteelandfury - August 18, 2018August 18, 2018

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So, last week, King Hippo took you through the beginning of the English Premier League (EPL). In addition to the EPL, the French league, Ligue 1, started last weekend. Here are the standings for both leagues: Meanwhile, La Liga and Serie A BOTH start this weekend while the German Bundesliga starts play

Your 2018 La Liga Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - August 17, 2018August 12, 2018

The games start today (in roughly 15 minutes, I believe), so what better time than the present to give you what you've all been waiting for? Contrary to what Litre_cola might have said in his preview, I don't believe in too much fútbol. Hell, the rest of the world doesn't either.

AFL Beat 2018 Round 21

ballsofsteelandfury - August 13, 2018August 13, 2018

This week, Welcome To Balls Of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 21 Recaps and Highlights The Round started, as usual, with Australian Friday Night Footy and the Essendon Bombers hosting the St. Kilda Saints in a desperate attempt to keep their faint finals hopes alive. On the bright side for the Bombers, it was the