3 Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Disaster
Thursday Night Football, besides being an effective methadone delivery for football addicts whose pigskin-addled brains can’t take a six-day NFL layoff, is a curse on fantasy footballers everywhere. Anyone who has had a fantasy stud deliver an unmitigated dud on Thursday night understands my hatred for the league’s early-week game. Aaron Rodgers posted a horrifying […]
ALCS Game 4 Rained Out: Tigers Fans Forced Back to Suburbs
Tonight’s scheduled Game 4 of the ALCS was postponed due to inclement weather, after 45,000+ fans packed Comerica Park in anticipation of their Tigers winning an American League pennant. It would have been their 11th. Packing the park tonight were kids with their faces painted like Tigers, paraplegics in wheelchairs, Santa Clauses, multiple tiger-suits, jackets with […]
Carlos Beltran Injured During Game 3 of NLCS
Carlos Beltran left game 3 of the NLCS early with a knee injury. According to Fox his status his “day to day.” An injury to Beltran would be a huge set back for St. Louis as he is hitting .400, with six RBI and three home runs this postseason. St. Louis and San Francisco are […]
Working the Wire: Week 7
This is a dark time for fantasy footballers. Bye weeks are wreaking their unholy havoc on our best-laid plans, stripping our team of the depth you worked so hard to secure during your fake football drafts. Woe is us. There are six teams on their bye weeks this coming Sunday and Monday – the most […]
ALCS Game 3: Justin Verlander Dominates New York
When Justin Verlander takes the mound baseball fans know they are in for a pitching treat. Tuesday night was like an early Halloween for Detroit fans. Verlander tricked New York hitters all night as the Tigers went on to win 2-1 while taking a three games to zero lead in the ALCS. For my money […]