Last week, we continued with the season previews, met my favorite AFL player, and caught up on the first scores from the preseason. This week, we have more scores, more previews, and a brand new player to get to know. Let's dive in. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! A few
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Down the Rabbit Hole with BoS
Yeah Right's air guitar post led to this. So, if you have anyone to blame, it's him. When I was growing up in the 80s, I was incredibly lucky to grow up in Los Angeles, where I was exposed to many forms of music all reaching at that time what many
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #3
Last week, we caught up on where the AFL stands after the long North American winter / Australian summer. I'm happy to announce that we've picked up some new AFL team supporters! The updated list: Team - Commentist Carlton Blues - King Hippo Collingwood Magpies - Moose Geelong Cats - Balls of Steel, theeWeeBabySeamus North Melbourne Kangaroos
Westminster Dog Show Open Thread – Day 1
Yes, it's not Presidents' Day. A great holiday when a lazy ass Balls can wake up at the crack of 10 AM, throw some shorts on (never pants!), and get to the mall to catch the 10 AM showing of Deadpool expertly calculating the amount of time the stupid previews
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #2
As I mentioned previously, it's been quite an off-season. Similarly to the NFL, the first major event after the last game was the start of free agency. That was promptly followed by the First Draft (yeah, I still don't get that but I gather that the second draft is roughly
Balls’ Offseason Plans
Well, here we are again at the end of a NFL season. Things may seem bleak. Maybe as bleak as my Cure-inspired middle of the night ramblings, but fear not, dear readers for we have plans PLANS I TELL YOU for the offseason. At least I do. Old School Zero is putting
Commentist Beer Barrel: Bottle Royale
DFO’s Pro Bowl Gambling Spectacular! Part I
Since betting on the Pro Bowl is the most insanely stupid thing anyone can do, you bet your sweet ass that we are all over it! The teams for the Pro Bowl will be "drafted" on Wednesday and the odds and prop bets will be out shortly thereafter. In the
Commentist Beer Barrel: Yes We Can
DFO, money comes in – Playoffs Update 2!
Last week, it was the home teams' turn to be favorites. They responded well, winning all games in the Divisional Round for the first time in a long time. On the gambling front, that meant that I had to write a lovely ode to the movie Love Actually instead of