Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 20

ballsofsteelandfury - August 7, 2017August 7, 2017

There are only 3 weeks left in the Home and Away season and things are getting interesting/crowded/hectic/wild. Let's get right to it. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with a matchup that looked great on paper but that lost its appeal once Geelong decided to NOT appeal Patrick

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 19

ballsofsteelandfury - July 31, 2017July 31, 2017

As I alluded to in the Saturday morning Open Thread, this has been another crazy weekend in the AFL. There is lots to cover. Let's get right to it. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Last week, I dubbed this week's Friday Night Footy the Match of the Round. It did

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 18

ballsofsteelandfury - July 24, 2017July 24, 2017

We are getting closer and closer to the end of the Home and Away season and things are heating up. This week, someone else got 8 out of 9 on our tipping contest, the finals picture got muddled, and the fight to avoid the Wooden Spoon has a new contender!

Fun with Big Beer: “The High End”

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - July 21, 2017July 23, 2017

The battle for your dollar rages on in the beer industry. For the last 2 decades, "Big Beer" in North America has tried many different tactics to try and quash the looming threat of micro-breweries taking their existing revenue: threatening to pull advertising to networks airing shows promoting micro-breweries, running

25 Questions About…

ballsofsteelandfury - July 12, 2017July 12, 2017

This I speak of course, about the ole In-n-Out. If you are reading the header, you are probably thinking, "There goes Balls, going into something sexual again! I wonder if he's going to talk about ass play again..." Well, dear reader, you are partially correct. As you well know, I can

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 16

ballsofsteelandfury - July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

So, you know how I keep saying that this season is full of surprises and that you never know what's going to happen on any particular week? Follow me and I'll show you some real crazy shit. Crazy enough to make Donovan McNabb lose his mind. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL

Your Canada 150th B-day Celebratioun Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

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By now, you guys should now that I LOVE me some Canadia. I love Vancouver and, even though I made fun of my boss for traveling to Calgary for his very first trip to Canada, I think the rest of the country is pretty awesome. That doesn't, of course, count

Your “I hope you’ve been good ’cause you’re getting a treat today” Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 1, 2017July 2, 2017

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Oh kids. OH KIDS! We have a special treat for you. Today is the day that our own Make It Snow live tweets as he plays Oregon Trail. This is an annual tradition even more hallowed than the Masters with the benefit of no Jim Nantz and no formalized sexism/racism. Also,

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 12

ballsofsteelandfury - June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

Ok, seriously, what the hell happened this week? You know what? I'm just going to tell you what happened and then we can go about our business. How does that sound? Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with an Australian Thursday Night Footy (Wednesday late night/Thursday morning for us

Your “Death & Darkness Are Rushing Forward” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

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Luckily, there's still The Darkness. NFL Notes: Julian Edelman & the Patriots have agreed on a contract extension. Otherwise, this was the final year of his four-year deal signed in 2014. Also, no one smaller than him is a free agent, so Belichick had no choice - other than scouring the

Your “Greatest Day in Motorsports” Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 28, 2017May 26, 2017

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Today is, arguably, one of the greatest days in the calendar year for 'Murricans. We are smack dab in the middle of a glorious three-day Memorial Day Weekend (four, if you were smart and took off on Friday) and there is nothing to do all day except for consuming large

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Rounds 7 and 8

ballsofsteelandfury - May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

So, a lot of things have happened since I last saw you. tWBS rolled into town and raised some hell. I replaced my car. Oh, and there were a heap of upsets in the AFL and the competition has now gotten super tight like my first girlfriend's vagina. Or a-hole.