Hal Johnson

Haha, according to this Habs are currently in first place at 8-0-0 on the year.

Agreed, the slow-mo is amazing. Baseball is such an awesome sport for it, but I imagine it would be cool in hockey too for slapshots. More Slow-mo!

Wow, didn't see the Giants coming back! I'm gonna roll with them and say they take it in 7.

I think Valverde is getting paid to lose by the guy who has a bet against the guy who's paying A-Rod to lose.

I might be able to beat your jinx because I really want St. louis to win now. They've easily been the most fun team to watch over the past two playoffs. Adding what they did last night to what they did last year - holy fuckin shit! This team is insane! Whose gonna stop them? Buster freaking Posey? Puh-lease.

As I listined online at work it seemed Votto was signifiantly injured, but holy shit, Posey stole that show!

Watching extra innings O's - Yanks. Let's go Bmore!

haha, hey Ollie! All good, I can totally dig it. In fact, I spent most of my evenings this summer watching the entire 5 seasons of The Wire, so that's why I'm all about the O's these days. How's that for fandom?!

I'd enjoy a subway series between Baltimore and Washington, but like you, I think that pretty much guarantees it's not gonna happen.

Aaaand I forgot to start Luck over Fitzpatrick this week in the pool. Only a difference of 25 points.

^^Haha, pure gold.

Yes Guy!

I'm officially on the bandwagon. Go Orioles.

So, uh, basketball pool anyone? I know, has it really come to this?

Romo has to be one of the, if not the most, overrated QB's in the league.

As far as mid-ranges go, they're about equal.

Bacon shortage looming

As evident by this thread, bacon was once one the world's most abundant and sought after natural resources. But, like everything else that is good and proper and perfect in this world, we have treated it with reckless abandon and soon there will be no bacon left! Shame on you proprieter of "bacon roses" and "Bacon Soup Bowl and Spoon". What are we to do when there is nary a strip remaining to compliment my eggs on a sunday morning? FOR SHAME!

He had no excuse, cowardly spoke through an interpretor even though he speaks fluent English.

They said he barely speaks any english in one broadcast I saw.

Methinks he's just ignorant and living in a bubble. Not to say its right. But it kinda reminds me of some of the people in Nova Scotia, for instance. There's a lot of racism out here. It's not necessarily hate-spawned either...its more...just plain ignorance. There are an awful lot of people in this province who, for instance, don't realize that "Towel-Head" is an inappropriate way of describing people. It's sad really.

So ya, that's my take. Escobar has lived a sheltered life where he has never really been told that these things are not welcome and he's shouldering the blame for a system that harbors ignorance at every turn. When a bunch of grown men get together there's always a bunch of "your the biggest gay" insults thrown around. No one ever steps in and says, "Hey, that's an inappropriate and hurtful thing to say!" Escobar was the only the latest to shove it in everyone's face.

The only thing we may get

The NHL Players’ Association over the past few weeks has been pitching the idea of a multi-game exhibition tournament featuring Canadian and Russian NHL stars, the Star has learned.

I say take it further and have a two-round, round robin tourney with all the top nations, with a best-of-3-playoffs and all that. That would be awesome.

On a side note, since we cant do a hockey pool this year, you guys should all get Xbox's (if you don't already own)and we can all start an on-line league. Don't act like you don't want it.

Man, I can't even imagine how my life would have turned out if I hadn't been dragged to fat cat shows in my early 20's (astronaut? physicist? plumber?). Cheers boys and thanks for the good times!

That's pretty funny about Jesse!

I loved the last scene where Walt sheepishly admits that he just realized that he could have got the names from Lydia. Such a great spot to add some humor.

Huh. Steven Adler is still worth a cool $15 M.

Fack. Auto drafting. Playoff softball game. I shouldn't complain though, I tend to do much better when I auto draft.

Readings Grantlands Fantasy Football guide. It's funny because its true...for all sports.

Let's start by being totally honest: Fantasy football is an unfair game ruled by randomness and luck. Don't believe me? Pretend that you somehow ended up with four first-rounders in your fantasy draft last season, including the first pick. You very well could have used those picks to take Adrian Peterson, Jamaal Charles, Michael Vick, and Andre Johnson. That group of four players would have combined for 507 fantasy points.1 That guy who ended up with all the picks at the bottom of the draft could have used them on Cam Newton, Darren Sproles, Roy Helu, and Jordy Nelson, four players who were all available in the 11th round or later. Those guys produced 891 fantasy points; Newton, a 13th-round pick, was the tenth-most valuable player in the game. Fantasy football is stupid

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8298717/there-rules-follow-random-world-fantasy-football

Without google searching I'm gonna guess April. I think that's how they do it. They make you wait a year.

Aloha?

The Shotgun Blues are all signed up and ready to go coach!

In. Would prefer the 10:30pm draft though.