October 17, 2016 - INTERIOR MEDICAL OFFICE SOMEWHERE IN PENNSYLVANIA Dr. Jim Bradley: Well Ben, I think the surgery went about as well as it could have. We may even have you back on the field after the Patriots game! Ben: Please address me as Herr Benjamin Todd Röthlisberger, mein lieber doktor. Dr. Jim:
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“What’s that smell?” and other Balls Thoughts
Our own Hippo has been in a bit of a funk lately, so I thought I'd give it a shot to fill the void Let's get going! Panthers 23 - Saints 20 Fuck you very much Drew Brees and Cam Newton! Like my fantasy football season wasn't down the shitter already, you decide
Your LA Rams Bye Week Update
Well, here we are fresh off a loss in London to the New York Giants. What can we say about these Rams? In my Rams Preview, I predicted the Rams would be 3-4 at this point. Their record so far? 3-4. Granted, it didn't go exactly as planned. This table will
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Finals Week 2 (Semifinals)
Imagine my surprise when I woke up on Friday morning and saw that the Western Bulldogs were within a point of the Hawthorn Hawks at Half Time. I thought, "Damn, the Doggies actually have a chance!" What happened afterwards, what happened the next day, and much more on Welcome to Balls
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 23 (Last of the Regular Season)
You know, they say every end is a new beginning and I certainly subscribe to this theory. As much as I dislike that one Semisonic song, they do have a point. Maybe one day I will write a jjfozz-type hate-filled diatribe about this song and video, but I don't have the
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 20
This week, I met DFO's very own BFC, BrettFavresColonoscopy, for a quick drink prior to him getting on a plane for what must have been his fifth flight in a week. Totally cool dude and if you East Coasters ever decide to do a meetup somewhere in the Acela corridor,
Your Olympics Day 1 (Technically 3) Saturday Open Thread
Fuck, it's early on the West Coast and yet we already have our first Gold medal and it's Virginia Thrasher from the USA in Air Rifle. You know, if you can't make a good school shooting joke out of that, I don't think I know you. Lots of events on today with
Beauty, Longing, and a Hammock: My trip to Rio, the Land of The Asses
Rio de Janeiro is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been lucky enough to visit. Check that. The locale is the most beautiful place in the world in which to place a city. As my plane was landing oh so many years ago, all I could think
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 19
This Round was unofficially deemed the round of the milestones since several players were either breaking records having to do with the number of games played or were playing in a game number that is easily divisible by 50. Details on that, the updated finals picture, my flirtation with perfection, and
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 18
We are getting ever closer to the end of the regular (home and away) season with only 5 games left for each team. It's getting close to Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We start off with Australian Friday Night Footy (Friday morning for us in North America) and a crucial