Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

I didn’t have alien invasion on my 2023 BINGO card.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Ah, the different things are different argument.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

In my day, never was longer.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

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Ravens leading 32-7, and it isn’t even that close. The Steelers look bad at almost every aspect of the game except for turnovers, at which they excel. Glad I waited 9 months for this.

Hope your team is doing better.

*** Update ***

I have no idea what game these officials are watching, but some of these calls have been just horrendous. I have no idea why that Raven was given an unnecessary roughness penalty for tackling Legurksy- he had picked up the ball and looked like he was going to run with it. At least these calls aren’t going to in any way impact the outcome of the game.

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  3. 3.

    Dave L

    My other team is the Vikings. When does hockey season start?

    Time to stop pretending the Steelers’ D isn’t old. And they just tied up a lot of ceiling with that Polamalu deal. Okay, he’s not OLD old, but a lot of his joints are.

    – Maybe Jack Lambert is available?

  5. 5.

    Baud

    My team lost on Thursday, although it was closer that it had any right today. Thankfully, the rest of the NFC South so far is having a bad day as well.

  6. 6.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    Why yes, thank you. My team (Baltimore) is doing better than the Steelers today.

    Not always the case, so I’ll take it.

  7. 7.

    2liberal

    up next – Steelers west aka the Cardinals vs the Panthers. At home. They better win this one going away. Go Kolb!

    and the Patriots on MNF for which I will be going to a sports bar on someone else’s expense account.

  8. 8.

    Morzer

    Certainly looks like the Steelers are sorely in need of a bi-manual posterior location device. The most surprising aspect of the game thus far is that about 10 players haven’t been ejected. The zebras are excessively patient today.

  9. 9.

    Allen

    Ravens are my team, well, one of them anyway. Ravens, Redskins, Vikings, Colts, all current or former places that I’ve lived at or near. All said though, don’t follow it that closely–the last full NFL game that I watched was when the Ravens were in the Super Bowl, and that was a LONG time ago.

  12. 12.

    Morzer

    Incidentally, what has the Great Zebra In The Sky done with the real Bills? Their alien-engineered replacements are winning a game. Quite handily, even.

  13. 13.

    Kola Noscopy

    Cole, I enjoy college and pro football a great deal myself.

    That said, for god’s sake man, get a life.

  17. 17.

    Roger Moore

    @Morzer:

    Incidentally, what has the Great Zebra In The Sky done with the real Bills? Their alien-engineered replacements are winning a game.

    He’s just setting you up for a bigger disappointment when they turn back into pumpkins later in the season. That’s what you get when you invest too much of your psyche in a sports team.

  21. 21.

    BruceFromOhio

    I am pleased to observe the Browns performing ably, at least until the Sky Gods wet everyone down with a resounding soaking.

    I have no idea what game these officials are watching, but some of these calls have been just horrendous.

    … and I see that while some things have changed since last season, some things apparently have not.

    @Morzer: Ain’t that the shit? Buffalo sent a real team to KC, instead of that bunch of holograms they were shipping around previously.

  23. 23.

    Bruuuuce

    My Giants have yet to start. But given that their defense is playing with fifth-stringers in the secondary due to season-ending injuries, I don’t expect much this year. At least they have the best Manning in the league for the moment :-P

  27. 27.

    asiangrrlMN

    Mmmmmmm, Eddie Guns. And, I just read on the Twitter that Donovan Mac isn’t starting for my Vikes. WTF?

    ETA: False alarm on Donovan. Whew!

    Oh, and good to know Cole didn’t commit seppuku.

  29. 29.

    burnspbesq

    The Mets and Nottingham Forest both suck, so the start of college basketball can’t get here soon enough to suit me.

    In the meantime, I will watch (but not root for) Manchester United, which is the greatest show on earth right about now.

  30. 30.

    Morzer

    I am considering a new recipe:

    Steeler Turnover. It involves soft coverage and a certain amount of crumble.

  31. 31.

    opal

    The Iggles are keeping pace with expectations.

    Andy Reid’s time management is still horrible and it will cost them down the line.

  32. 32.

    BruceFromOhio

    @Morzer: Not clear yet. It could be The Return of The Real Bills, or it could be that the holograms have been subbed for KC. The Bills have a string of home games following this, and then the Giants on 10/16. By then, the intentions of the Glorious Striped One shall be clear.

    As the rains beckon, the Browns continue injuring Bengals players and maintaining a 17-13 lead with 9:26 left to play.

  35. 35.

    Morzer

    Is it too soon to call the Colts a one-trick pony? Seems like they got roped and branded by the Texans today.

  36. 36.

    burnspbesq

    @Yutsano:

    Yeah, but UW looks like it might be on the upswing, so all is not lost in Seattle. And Sounders are looking a good bet for first runner-up in MLS and advancing out of the group stage of the CCL.

  37. 37.

    Morzer

    @BruceFromOhio:

    I guess there are no obvious flickers or distortions during play, which seems to rule out the hologram theory. Of course, the wily aliens might just have better holograms.

  38. 38.

    BruceFromOhio

    @efgoldman:

    Beg to differ. Holograms, unlike the Bills, can be programmed to appear to play defense.

    Indeed, but programming or no, you can walk right through a hologram, as the Bills have demonstrated since the Last Days of Kelly.

  39. 39.

    Dennis SGMM

    What’s the NFL? Okay, seriously; I plated JV football on a High School team that was badly over matched in nearly every game we played. We just weren’t a football school. That was enough football to last me a lifetime.

  41. 41.

    Cacti

    I only read about it but thankfully didn’t have to see it…

    George W. Bush appearing on a 90-second 09/11 montage on Fox NFL Sunday.

    Fuck you Bush and Fox.

  43. 43.

    Irony Abounds

    For one week, and I realize it is just one week, the Bills are on the top of the world. Demolishing a division winner from last year on the road and actually looking like an NFL team rather than an NFL Europe also ran. Yippie!!

  47. 47.

    4jkb4ia

    I was going to say how sorry I was, and that this is a sheer catastrophe, but you actually had to watch this game. I walked into the sports bar, took one look, and said, “There is no justice”. The bartender asked if I was all right.

    I think the Rams are technically still in it. And there is absolute joy in Mudville that the Colts got crushed, although it wasn’t fair.

    I will be moving to Serena and Samantha shortly.

    (John. It is going to be Rosh Hashanah in 17 days. I have every incentive to treat you like a human being. I thought this post was part of doing so, in fact. I ask you to forgive me, and to think that I respect you and that I am in my right mind. You are a great guy, and I have been an absolute idiot, a fool. I have no problem writing the last sentiment in third person everywhere else.)

  48. 48.

    PaulW

    Bucs offense didn’t show up for 50 minutes. And even then I have my concerns that these guys can even tie their shoelaces. What the hell happened?!

  49. 49.

    OGLiberal

    Not really a Steelers fan but this is not good for my fantasy team – Rashard Mendenhall is one of my starting RBs, the first guy I took in the draft. (2 player keeper league so a lot of the top tier folks were already off the table) Is it just an entire poor team effort or did Mendenhall look especially bad?

  51. 51.

    Morzer

    @Ron:

    7 it is/was/will have been. Poor Cole must be clinging to the remote, hollow-eyed, unshaven, gibbering words in forgotten languages and forbidden tongues.

  52. 52.

    OGLiberal

    Oh, great – my other starting RB is Steven Jackson and he hurt his quad. Bet that’ll take him out for 4-6. My season is already over – much like every season lately.

  53. 53.

    Morzer

    @OGLiberal:

    Mendenhall looked pretty typical of a putrid team, honestly. Hard to think of any Steeler who distinguished himself in this annihilation.

  57. 57.

    Morzer

    @efgoldman:

    I was trying to tactfully assume that he had better days sometimes. Well, a better day, maybe.

    Example:

    I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank Piña Coladas. At sunset we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn’t I get that day over and over and over?

  63. 63.

    Nom de Plume

    I have no idea what game these officials are watching, but some of these calls have been just horrendous.

    Um, watched any Steelers games the past few years, John? The officials are watching a Pittsburgh Steelers game, and they are calling it accordingly, i.e., in favor of the Steelers. Fuckin’ duh.

    You ought to be worried that your team is no longer good enough to keep it close even when they enjoy their customary help from the refs. You ought to be real worried.

  67. 67.

    timb

    @Corner Stone: Fine point. That’s what I mean by wide open.

    When the guy in the office next to me was weeping softly at the news that Football Jesus would be sidelined for pretty much the whole year, I immediately said the Texans would win the division.

    Question: If Indianapolis residents who believe Peyton is Jesus believe it hard enough, will he become Jesus and be able to heal himself? (Over/under on percentage of Indianapolis residents who believe Manning is Christ: 76%)

  69. 69.

    Corner Stone

    @timb: We have a much improved secondary, and receivers 99% of NFL QB’s would give their left nut to throw to.
    Add in a deep RB squad.
    Mmmm, that’s some tasty bizness.

  72. 72.

    Morzer

    @asiangrrlMN:

    You should have taken the Clay Matthews jersey and the bottle of Scotch. Now that was a generous offer.

    Oh dear. Done Over McFavre goes back to his old ways yet again.

  73. 73.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Fuck. You spoke too soon. There goes my one minute of hope. Poof!

    @Morzer: Fuck. Just…yeah, shoulda. I didn’t have hope for the Vikes, and then Percy went bam!, and then…fuck my life.

    About to be tied up. Sigh.

  75. 75.

    Corner Stone

    @Morzer: Let’s chalk it up loudmouth. Who has more wins at the end?
    I’ll take Texans. Let’s write it up and do this smarty pants.

  78. 78.

    burnspbesq

    @Yutsano:

    You’re not required to root for alma mater after graduation when alma mater is consistently bad. Seriously, could Wazzu beat Duke?

  80. 80.

    Cermet

    As a Ravens fan, I still feel we are very lucky to have the Steelers as a rival – they are a great team, org. and are so well run. Yes, this was a blow out and yes, I loved it but the Steelers are a great team and Nov will come and the Ravens will have to fight for a win against them. Hope the Steelers hang in – this changes nonthing relative to the Steelers QB being ne of the best on field players. Hang in there Cole.

  81. 81.

    Yutsano

    @burnspbesq: Well as of right now the Cougs are 2-0. And get back to me when you feel obligated to cheer for Kentucky.

    EDIT: bad news: Seachickens ain’t scored. Good news: neither has SF.

  82. 82.

    Morzer

    @Corner Stone:

    Just make the check out to the Donovan McNabb Retirement Fund. Might as well get it done now, before the events of the season get you too upset to see straight, never mind write.

  83. 83.

    Morzer

    @efgoldman:

    If aliens attacked and vaporized every single past, present and future NFL quarterback, but missed Rex Grossman

    Hey, you’d still have Mark Sanchez.

  86. 86.

    Roger Moore

    @efgoldman:

    If aliens attacked and vaporized every single past, present and future NFL quarterback

    I think you’d better lay off the “future” bit unless you want to go back to last night’s Doctor Who thread. Otherwise you get some bizarre paradoxes.

  87. 87.

    Corner Stone

    @Morzer: Well, you tried shoving your Dolphins ahead of them, so…
    No, I get it. You’re just talking shit and have no intention of backing anything up with actual dollars.
    It’s good times.

  89. 89.

    Morzer

    @Corner Stone:

    I am a compassionate person and I suspect you’ve suffered enough for your fandom of the Texans. I don’t want to make you feel worse by emptying your wallet. Go in peace, grasshopper.

  90. 90.

    The Dangerman

    New clubhouse leader in the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes? Indianapolis. Was Seattle (yes, I know they haven’t played a full quarter yet; their QB is a Minnesota castoff, need I say more)…

    …so, no pouting or whimpering from the Great State of Indiana; Luck is a stud and Manning ain’t getting any younger.

  91. 91.

    FlipYrWhig

    @timb:

    When the guy in the office next to me was weeping softly at the news that Football Jesus would be sidelined for pretty much the whole year, I immediately said the Texans would win the division.

    I was so confused when I read this. I thought, wait, Tim Tebow is out for the year, and he got traded into the AFC South?

  94. 94.

    Corner Stone

    Any guesses as to what Serena Williams weighs? I see her WTA says 150 which I laugh at heartily.

  96. 96.

    The Dangerman

    @JPL:

    So are the Colts on the phone with Favre?

    My guess is they are sending lots of flowers and chocolates to Mr. and Mrs. Garrard; yeah, dude just got cut, but Collins isn’t the answer (unless the question is “Which current NFL QB sucks worse than Rex Grossman?”).

    Shit, I’d take JaMarcus Russell over Collins, and last I heard, he was downing cough syrup to get his buzz on (and, even buzzed, I might take him over Collins).

  101. 101.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @efgoldman: How old am I that I recognize that reference without watching the game?

    Everything old is new again, or some shit like that. I expect we’ll start seeing more of it.

  103. 103.

    The Dangerman

    @Morzer:

    How about a first round pick to the Bungles for Carson Palmer?

    Wouldn’t deal a 1st rounder for him…

    …and I think the Bengals will sit him just for spite. As he’s a Trojan and I’m a Bruin (and on my last visit to the Rose Bowl for Trojans/Bruins, he worked us over BAD), that’s fine with me.

    Edit: I see above that extreme smarts are required for the Indy offense; if memory serves, Palmer scored about a zero on the Wunderlich (which gives you points if you have your shoes on the correct feet). Don’t see him being the answer.

  105. 105.

    Morzer

    @The Dangerman:

    I kind of sort of wonder about whether even a second round pick might get it done at this point. Sure, the Bungles are silly enough to cling to him out of sheer malice, but you’ve got to think that at some point their front office is going to tell the owner that enough is enough.

  106. 106.

    Morzer

    It’s reassuring that in a changing world the Chargers still suck at special teams. Some things ought to stay the same.

  108. 108.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @Morzer:

    but you’ve got to think that at some point their front office is going to tell the owner that enough is enough.

    That’s the kind of discussion that doesn’t happen at the Bengals, since the front office includes the (scumsucking) owner, and his daughter, and her husband. Sigh.

  113. 113.

    burnspbesq

    Excuse me [clears throat]:

    I know this is supposed to be a football thread, but baseball isn’t quite over yet.

    Umm, any members of Red Sox Nation out there? Your boys appear to be in the midst of an El Foldo Supremo. Wild card lead is down to 3 1/2 over Tampa, and 4 1/2 over Anaheim (soon to be four, as the Angels are in the process of completing a sweep of FTFY).

  114. 114.

    Morzer

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q):

    Well, the sane elements in the front office, if you insist on a precise analysis. Yes, the owner is a dingbat among dingbats, but I don’t know that he likes the thought of paying Palmer mucho dinero to sit there laughing his ass off at the stupid boss-man. Might just be that enough financial beatings have a persuasive effect.

  119. 119.

    Morzer

    @efgoldman:

    I still think that even Mike Brown is going to get tired of paying Palmer big bucks in return for el zippo. Especially when you consider the media coverage, the sound of America snickering etc etc.

  121. 121.

    The Dangerman

    @burnspbesq:

    Your boys appear to be in the midst of an El Foldo Supremo.

    If Maddon takes the Rays to the playoffs over Boston, just put him in the HOF right now.

    Back to Chargers, I get why they suck in late summer; I’ve been to the beaches down there.

  124. 124.

    Morzer

    @efgoldman:

    It’s too early for much in the way of instrumentals. Give the Seachickens a few more games to achieve their full, glorious nullitude. At that point, a couple of trombones might be appropriate.

  125. 125.

    HeartlandLiberal

    Well, this Hoosiers can see that after the Colts’ shellacking down in Texas, this is going to be a very long and unhappy season for Colts’ fans.

    Also, the Hoosiers are not exactly getting off to a grand start after sacking Bill Lynch last year, and hiring Kevin Wilson. Last week, playing Ball State at Lucas Stadium (Colts’ home in Indy), the Hoosiers lost bad.

    Last night, playing Virginia here at home, they played awful the first half, but then something sparked them, and the came back and were leading with only a couple minutes to go. But Virginia scored a two point conversion to tie the game, then proceeded to completely dominate and win for the last minute and a half.

    The loss to Ball State was the first opening non-conference game the Hoosiers have lost since 2003, even as bad as the football program has been recently.

    I have season tickets. My son went to last nights game, and left at half time, so he missed the near come back.

    Here, too, I think it may be a long and disheartening season. But then, for the Hoosiers, what else is new since Bob Knight was fired over a decade ago.

  126. 126.

    ruemara

    I’ve been searching for the thread where people were tossing out pie crust recipes and I can’t find it. Anyone recall when it was?

    um, yay football. go steelers or packers or what have you. touchdown. goal. something.

  127. 127.

    Svensker

    @The Dangerman:

    but Collins isn’t the answer (unless the question is “Which current NFL QB sucks worse than Rex Grossman?”).

    Awww, come on. Poor Rex. He’s not THAT bad. He can throw it, when he’s of a mind to. And I don’t believe he’ll have FIVE turnovers today.

    Also, yay Santana Moss. He’s still my boy, even tho he’s playing for the wrong team.

  132. 132.

    burnspbesq

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    Near term, the schedule favors the Braves. Next weekend, while they are at home against the Mets, the Cardinals are in Philly. They’d better close it out before the last series, however: they finish up with Philly while the Cardinals are in Houston.

  134. 134.

    The Dangerman

    @efgoldman:

    Did Mike Scoscia have pictures of Lackey with a flock of goats, or something?

    Lackey is a massive headcase and was probably, at least at one time, juiced out of his mind (the two could be correlated)…

    …though pictures and goats is a possibility.

  136. 136.

    Cat Lady

    @burnspbesq:

    I’m watching this happen between the fingers of the hands over my face. They’re going to finish like they started, and just miss the playoffs. There Will Be Blood.

    ETA: I’m glad my father passed in 2007, cuz this would be killing him.

  137. 137.

    burnspbesq

    @efgoldman:

    ETA: And 1978 was really the “foldo supremo.”

    I’ll see your 1978 and raise you a 2007. From Wikipedia:

    With a seven-game lead on September 12, the Mets suffered a historic collapse by losing 12 of their last 17 games and missing the postseason. It is regarded as one of the worst collapses in MLB history.

    Also, too: Yadier Fucking Molina the year before.

  138. 138.

    The Dangerman

    @burnspbesq:

    With a seven-game lead on September 12, the Mets suffered a historic collapse by losing 12 of their last 17 games and missing the postseason. It is regarded as one of the worst collapses in MLB history.

    I’ll see your 2007 and raise you with 1995:

    The 1995 Angels went through one of the worst late-season collapses in Major League Baseball history. On August 16, they held an 10½-game lead over the Texas Rangers and 11½-game lead over the Seattle Mariners, but suffered through a late season slump, including a nine-game losing streak from August 25 to September 3. They were still atop the division, leading Seattle by six games and Texas by 7½, when a second nine-game losing streak from September 13 to September 23 dropped them out of first place.

  139. 139.

    Morzer

    @efgoldman:

    Well, he’s supposedly been working out with Ken O’Brien for the last three weeks, so he could always report, make it clear that if he plays it’ll be with minimal enthusiasm, and at the same time start raking in the big bucks. Given that the Bungles presumably want to start Andy Dalton’s development sooner rather than later… well, maybe trading Carson Palmer might suddenly have its attractions.

  140. 140.

    JPL

    Is anyone watching tennis? I missed several games because I was adjusting my antenna in the attic… Seems like there was a rule violation.

  141. 141.

    Morzer

    @JPL:

    Yes. Serena Williams yelled “Come on!” before the point was done. The umpire (rightly) gave Stosur the point and game. Williams has just said to that umpire:

    “Don’t even look at me.You’re very unattractive inside. Who would do such a thing? Don’t even look at me. Don’t look my way. You’re punishing me for expressing my emotion.”

  146. 146.

    Morzer

    @efgoldman:

    Hey, don’t shoot the messenger. I find the howling/shrieking/orgasmic grunting utterly repellent. I didn’t make the rules of tennis, you know.

  147. 147.

    Cermet

    New England had better watch out for the Ravens – last time in a playoff meeting in Foxburo, the Ravens crushed them. Any talk about an AFC champ needs to include the Ravens – they have always been one of the top teams in the AFC but had another top team, Steelers, to fight it out with in their own diivison(and lose too often.) Looks like those days are over. Still, Green Bay is the top team.

  148. 148.

    Morzer

    @efgoldman:

    A liberal fascist Commie, indeed – and proud of it. Just don’t burden me with responsibility for the rules of the Radical Bolshevik Splittist Lawn Tennis Association. Respect, man, it’s all about respect.

  149. 149.

    burnspbesq

    @Cermet:

    I have no dog in this fight, but I will say God help everybody in the AFC if Sanchez has the breakout season he seems ready to have. You will have to listen to Rex Ryan talk trash for the next six months.

  150. 150.

    Morzer

    @burnspbesq:

    Having heard Rex predict a Superbowl wrongly for what, three years now, I doubt if six months more of inane and unjustified yapping will be noticed by much of anyone outside New York.

    As for the Sanchez “breakout season” – probably better not to hold your breath.

  152. 152.

    FlipYrWhig

    @efgoldman:

    Gena Mauch’s Phillies team that led by something like six with ten to play in the mid-60s, also too.

    That’s ’64. The Phillies had like two good years between 1916 and 1976, and that was one of them. It’s still hard to get used to them as one of the best teams in the league. This is the best stretch in their history.

  155. 155.

    ruemara

    @jeffreyw:

    That one is good, but someone here had one and it was just perfect. I tried another one (by Alton Brown, no less) and it was awful to work with, but people still like the taste. Oddly enough, it was the last time I made a grape pie, so maybe I can cross check the dates based on my food porn diary. And who the hell likes shortening pie crusts? Yech, butter all the way.

  156. 156.

    JPL

    ot.ot.ot.ot TENNIS OT… good for the aussie. I really wanted Serena to come back but her game was off and the call stunk but she didn’t recover from that.. Stosur kept her composer.

    at least according to mcenroe

  157. 157.

    Morzer

    @FlipYrWhig:

    Bit harsh. Rex may be a Jet, but he hasn’t fucked up the entire state of New Jersey while whoring himself out to the vile Koch brothers.

  162. 162.

    Morzer

    Apparently, Serena Williams decided to scream this at the umpire:

    “Don’t even look at me. If I see you in the corridor don’t even walk past me… a code violation for expressing my opinion, we’re in America… you’re unattractive inside…”

    She’ll be very lucky if the suspended ban from two years ago isn’t brought back into effect.

  163. 163.

    JPL

    @Morzer: Personally, I hope not. The call was a stretch. Does Serena have an anger issue, well duh, maybe she’ll be able to comment like McEnroe.

  167. 167.

    Roger Moore

    @Morzer:

    Well, the sane elements in the front office, if you insist on a precise analysis.

    Assumes facts not in evidence. What makes you think the owners would tolerate sane elements in their front office? You can’t maintain long-term suckage like the Bungles without the incompetence firing on all cylinders.

  170. 170.

    Morzer

    @JPL:

    I’ll say one thing, which is that the match referee should have intervened and made it clear that abusing the umpire is absolutely unacceptable. Someone ducked out on their duty today.

  171. 171.

    Mustang Bobby

    @RossInDetroit: I know. My folks used to have season tickets when they played at Tiger Stadium and we spent many a cold afternoon sitting in the outfield bleachers watching them get their asses kicked by the Packers and the Bears.

    The last time the Lions won a championship was the same year Ford brought out the Edsel. Talk about karma…

  172. 172.

    4jkb4ia

    @burnspbesq:

    Labor Day has had its usual effect.

    What Stosur did was awesome-sauce for Australian tennis but she has yet to master this whole celebrity thing and may have to win a few more first.

    @efgoldman:
    Kei Igawa. Don’t forget him. And Kevin Brown.

  173. 173.

    Cat Lady

    I really want to root for Serena, cuz she’s SO fierce! But she goes over the line – like the foot fault incident. She just strikes me as an entitled angry asshole. The thing that I despise the most is that she’s the only one who when she wins shakes the line judge’s hand first, against all protocol, and that just pisses me off to the point where if I were right there I’d just have to tell her to fuck off and die. It’s rude, it’s assholish, and it says to me that after all of her successes she’s still got a chip on her shoulder that’s taken over her psyche. She needs help to deal with her demons.

  174. 174.

    RossInDetroit

    I don’t really care about Football today*. I’m listening to Wye Oak on the stereo-phonic music system and watching a thunder storm tear shit up outdoors.

    * Other times I do.

  175. 175.

    JPL

    @Morzer: Thanks you for the comment. My quips had more to do with McEnroe’s rise than Serena not being able to control it. I wish I had seen it but as I said I didn’t. I did see her with a mike on sitting in the chair trashing the ump though.. not good. I do think that the rules should be consistent between the men’s and women’s matches though. Stosur was amazing in her composure and ability to block out the interference.

  176. 176.

    Maxwel

    The ESPN recap seems to blame the call for William’s defeat. Actually the period after the call was the only one where she played well. At 2-2, she went back into her funk.

  178. 178.

    MikeJ

    @burnspbesq:

    Umm, any members of Red Sox Nation out there? Your boys appear to be in the midst of an El Foldo Supremo.

    I’ve been a Red Sox fan long enough to expect them to let you down after getting your hopes up. I’d already left Boston by the time they won, so was never really exposed to fans who really expected them to win.

  180. 180.

    JPL

    @Morzer: The Nytimes has the same ump giving a point to the opponent for a cmon during the match. I have no comment but it is interesting. Serena needs to learn to grunt since grunting is okay. link

  181. 181.

    Morzer

    I’ve just realized that the Seachickens are going to play some doubtless very, very angry and very, very revenge-seeking Steelers next. Things could turn nasty.

  182. 182.

    catatonia

    @efgoldman:

    No kidding. I was worried that Rex the Wonder Scrub might have cost them the game with the sack/fumble combo he specializes in, but the D came up big again with the FG block.

  184. 184.

    Morzer

    @JPL:

    I believe that Stosur’s “Come on” was uttered once the ball was past Williams for the winner, rather than while it was still in play. I’d be delighted, personally, if grunting, shrieking, fake-climaxing and howling were punished similarly and driven out of the game for good.

  185. 185.

    Roger Moore

    @Mustang Bobby:

    The last time the Lions won a championship was the same year Ford brought out the Edsel.

    You know, the law of averages says
    Anything will happen that can.
    That’s what it says.
    But the last time the Cubs won the National League pennant
    Was the year we dropped The Bomb on Japan.

  186. 186.

    Morzer

    @Roger Moore:

    You know, the law of averages says
    Anything will happen that can.
    That’s what it says.

    Rex Grossmann’s 5,000 yard, 50 touchdown season ought to be quite something to see then.

  188. 188.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    .
    .
    I think the Grifters will triumph. Their name is synonymous with winning, which is no doubt why offensive lineman ABL always says, “Grifters Gonna Grift.”
    .
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  189. 189.

    JPL

    @Morzer: me too..
    My antenna is perfect now though so next time I won’t miss any plays. The problem I had was that I could pick up the PBA station out of Atlanta but not the PBS station out of Athens. The local PBS station stopped carrying Newshour and Masterpiece theater except during odd times. This is important stuff that only a better antenna or 60 dollars a month can take care of.
    I now get 60 channels for free.. wahoo..

    EDIT..I’m stilled pissed that McEnroe seems to make money off of his tirades though… I know let it go..

    edit two.. I needed help adjusting the antenna which is why when the son appeared I had to take advantage and miss part of the tennis game.

  190. 190.

    Morzer

    @JPL:

    My antenna is perfect now

    For a second I thought I was talking to a particularly large, intelligent ant that had somehow acquired a keyboard and an unexpected devotion to sport!

  193. 193.

    Morzer

    Cowboys versus the Jets… which form of utter evil must I root for tonight?

    On balance, divisional rivalry must win out. Go Cowboys!

    (I now need to vomit violently and cleanse my mouth with some rather promising brandy).

  194. 194.

    Cermet

    @Morzer: Uh, not good for them. Better hope the Steelers are still hurting – the key (like for New England) is getting through/breaking the Steelers O-line and putting presure on the QB. That can and does undermine the team. Still, I don’t think it looks too good for the Seahawks

  201. 201.

    2liberal

    well the cardinals won ugly, giving up 422 yards to Cam Newton. Peterson returned a punt for 89 yards and a TD to win it. Kolb threw for 300 yds and 2 TDs but was on the run most of the day. Beanie ran for 90 yards and looked good doing it.

  204. 204.

    burnspbesq

    @McKnucks:

    Plaxido

    I assume you’re referring to Plaxido Burringo, who can’t decide whether he’s a gun-totin’ wide receiver or an international opera megastar.

  207. 207.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    I have no idea what game these officials are watching, but some of these calls have been just horrendous. I have no idea why that Raven was given an unnecessary roughness penalty for tackling Legurksy- he had picked up the ball and looked like he was going to run with it. At least these calls aren’t going to in any way impact the outcome of the game.

    What took you so long with your personalized version of Carthago delenda est, Cole?

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