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Super Sports Spectacular – NFL Week 7!

by Crackerbox Palace ( 218 Comments › )
Filed under Uncategorized at October 23rd, 2016 - 12:55 pm

Just for a change of pace, I’m opening with Baseball.  Because I still have a dream……and I absolutely adore Bob Uecker in the movie “Major League” so I swiped a clip.  The Indians HAVE won it and are in the Series, and will host the Cubbies (THE CUBBIES!!) on Tuesday.  Congrats to the Cubs, who are making their first World Series appearance since 1945 and maybe the curse of the Billygoat has broken.  And for the coastal snobs who think no World Series will have viewship without dual region involvement, this Cali girl WILL watch even if I work late.  Because if it’s a DAY game, my office is right next door to the Break Room and the 65″ HDTV.  And if I’m working late and traveling?  God bless smartphones.

As to the completely delusional NFL?  Damn. Almost halfway through the season.  Polling taken this week show that the SJW BS is the major reason for the decline in viewership, with fully 40% giving that as the reason they stopped watching.  But you keep that meme excuse of marquee matchups/political situation alive, there, Goodell.

Also – new game for you blog fans today.  You have to find the secret word for the K-dick’s team, hidden secretly in the roster below.  Winner gets an ice-cold Sierra Nevada shipped to them without protective packaging.

The Games (Byes to Cowboys and Panthers)
Giants @ Rams
Bengals @ Browns
Redskins @ Lions
Raiders @ Jaguars
Saints @ Chiefs
Bills @ Dolphins
Ravens @ Jets
Vikings @ Eagles
Colts @ Titans
Chargers @ Falcons
Buccaneers @ Asshats
Patriots @ Steelers
Seahawks @ Cardinals

Monday’s Game
Texans @ Broncos

In NASCAR the Chase moves to Talladega Superspeedway, with a restrictor plate race at a track that never fails to deliver some seriously GREAT racing action.  Even if you’re lukewarm to car racing, and are tuning out football, this is a race worth watching.  Jimmie Johnson is the current points leader, and so help me, I can’t take it if he wins another championship.  I don’t even LIKE Kyle Busch but I’d rather see him repeat.  But for me, I’d like to see Carl Edwards pull it off this year.

In the PGA, nothing much this weekend and I thought since CW works harder on this blog than anyone, I’d give him some giggles today.  You’ll like this CW. 

Here’s a list of 11 things we really, really don’t want to hear on the golf course. (by TJ Auclair at PGA.com)

1. “Look out for the water hazard on the left.”  Thank you, playing partner, for bringing a hazard to the forefront of my brain that I hadn’t even considered until you mentioned it. You’ve seen me hit my tee shots right all day long. Now it’s going to look like there’s a magnetic force pulling my ball to the complete opposite side of the course into that hazard.

2. “Put me down for a 6 there.”  Why do I have to “put you down” for a specific number? Can’t I just put you down for the score you actually totaled on the hole?

3. “I can’t believe I just shanked that shot! When’s the last time you hit a shank?”  Well, I’m not sure about the “last time” I hit one, but I’m pretty sure the “next time” is right around the corner since you mentioned the word.

4. “I’ve never seen anything better than a three-putt from the part of the green you’re on.”  Fantastic. I’m sure I’ll have no problem bucking that trend now that you put that out there.

5. “I haven’t seen you hit a bad shot yet.”  Thanks for noticing. I’m going to dial one up for you right now.

6. “Have you been playing this entire round with just one ball? I’m impressed.”  The only way you — and me — will be more impressed is if I don’t lose the ball on this next shot.

7. “All you need to do is bogey this hole to shoot your career-best score.” At around the 12th hole I realized how well I was playing today and have been doing everything in my power to not think about the score and take it all one shot at a time just like the pros… Until now. Sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, I’m going to make worse than bogey on this hole.

8. “Wait until you see the lie you have in this bunker. Nasty.”  I’m sure I’ll be able to make that discovery myself once I get there. Thanks, Feherty.

9. “Great try for birdie giving it a run like that. But man, you have a knee-knocker left for par.”  Yes, yes. I can see with my own two eyes that I pretty much hosed myself on an easy two-putt par. No need to poor salt on the wound. Now, let me try to pull it together and stroke this 4-footer with all that positive reassurance dancing around in my head.

10. “Don’t leave this putt short.”  I appreciate you pointing that out. I didn’t notice the downhill severity of this putt until you were kind enough to verbalize it. So, if I leave this one short you mean to tell me I’ll be faced with a second severely downhill putt and that wouldn’t be a good thing?  Got it.

11. “Take your time.”  This is one of my favorites. My dad — the man I have probably played more golf with in my life than anyone else — has been notorious for this since I started playing at age 5. I’ll be playing great (by my standards). Suddenly, I’ll hit a shot or putt that has me running a little hot. Just as I address the next shot, without fail, he’ll pipe up with, “Take your time, T.”  Boom. Kiss of death. Back away, restart the routine and inevitably screw up the next shot as I’m wondering as I play it whether or not I’m taking my time.

(The other thing I never want to hear on the golf course involves HOME viewing and that’s the idiots that fees the need to yell out nonsense at the tee shots so they can go home and “hear” themselves on their DVR.)

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