I think, there’s also a bit of the Team USA factor. He was a bit of a Puck Daddy favorite from that streak where he kept fighting Canadian Olympians in the run up to an Olympics in 2010, earning the nickname “Inglorious Backes”

Obviously, if SJ makes it to the next round, Joe becomes the story. But David Backes is one of those guys if he was on your team, you’d root for irrationally. Maybe it’s the dog adoptions*, or the community work, or playing as honest a game as you can in a violent sport (no one is completely innocent), he’s a good…

Dany’s life has been terrible. The cause of that horror has been the Iron Throne and King’s Landing, the symbols of her Targaryen legacy, which set into motion her life. She’s never known home or happiness, all because of the throne. I hope she has Drogon melt it down, and then they fly off to the Shadowlands saying…

Falcons just found their new linebacker.

When I lived in DC, I would go to tons of Orioles games. It was always a pleasure to go to the bathroom, as the Orioles would pipe in Miller’s PBP so you didn’t miss any action. 

Well, I don’t think it’s necessarily the people in the room. The constraint is the shareholder economy. The coattail riding is the shareholders. They just want their return on their investment. Therefore long term management is thwarted by constant short term decisions. I’m sure a few would want to make “better beer”…

I was in a meeting recently where executives were talking about the loss of market share in the beer market. Not once did anyone suggest “make a better beer” and it was quite dumbfounding. 

One for the surprising “Philadelphia 2" which is just a fuck-all amazing joke.

Depending upon how it ends, I’m fascinated by the shot of her looking at the Red Keep and then going on her rampage.

In 2003, my best friend and I were doing a hockey trip, following our team (the Boston Bruins) on a swing through Phoenix and LA. Our plan was to fly to Phoenix on a Tuesday, see the game there, then drive to Vegas for a couple of days then catch the Bruins in LA on Saturday night. We flew through Denver from the East…

The Sullys have been using rubbahs lately, so there are less of them now. 

Pitino after the call, “Man, I still have 13 seconds left before I come.”

Edzo did that in OT of StL/Dallas. However, the player was hurt and heading for the end of the bench where the trainer was, so faulting a guy in distress seems a little too much. 

Mike Devereaux was a Devon White Class Centerfielder in terms of smoothness. 

Oh man. I was so excited thinking about the free cold water, that I completely missed the joke. Well played.

Some teams win.

The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that’s the way I likes it!

Wall, South Dakota. It’s on I-90, about 80 miles east of Mt. Rushmore, and its where you turn off to go to the NW entrance of Badlands National Park (one of our most epic National Parks). The last time I was out there the first sign I saw for “Wall Drug” was leaving Yellowstone in Wyoming, about 500 miles away.

While I miss that, I do enjoy a car equipped with satellite radio. I have fond memories of listening to baseball games on long drives. It sucked being in range for a game for 7 innings and then boom, you can’t find the feed anymore. 

Wall Drugs is amazing.