Author: Adam Thomas

Stick to What you Know

“You can see through this stuff sometimes, and you know Al Davis just died, obviously had a great career and did a lot of good things but it seems when people die sometimes, the narrative…you know ‘They’re doing this for Al Davis’ and all that, and in this case, I really doubt the Raiders had that much of a connection with Al Davis” –Bill Simmons, B.S. Report 10/14 with Al Michaels. “He used to come out to practices and say hi,” Boyd said. “I came in as a free agent, so I didn’t think he knew everything about me,…

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Week 5 Picks, Phillies Misery, and Bromances in the Outsiders

Last night was a swift kick in the nuts (or a Moleman football to the nuts). Me and Stef hadn’t even GOTTEN to the bar yet, we were listening to the Phils game on 1210 and already the Cardinals had scored a run. “Uh-Oh” I said (In so many words). We reached Buffalo Wild Wings, where we had watched the Phils oust the Dodgers back in 09 (or 08…I can’t remember which), and so we thought that it would give us some good juju. Well the place was PACKED and we couldn’t get a table (which I needed after…

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Random Thoughts: Monday Edition

1.) The first thing I checked this morning was Profootballtalk.com and as I perused Mike Florio’s “10 Pack” I saw this wonderful little nugget about Calvin Johnson: “But there was no denying his potential, even though the Raiders haven’t received nearly the level of criticism they deserve for passing on the guy who already is better than Fred Biletnikoff, Cliff Branch, Tim Brown, and every other standout Raiders wideout combined.” Haha, let’s settle down, jackass.  Megatron has been unbelievable so far but he has a small sample size and I would argue (correctly) that he is not even better…

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It’s the Return

To quote my friend Big B from one of his brilliant 1999 back yard wreslting promos: “He’s Back! He’s BACK! Oooooooooh Lord HE’S BACK!” Fresh off an awesome wedding and an absolutely perfect honeymoon to Costa Rica, it’s time to do some NFL Picks!  By the way, quick aside, if you’re going to make a trip any time soon, I cannot recommend Costa Rica highly enough. You can use American dollars, you can get by with your crappy 8th grade Spanish (actually, I took two semesters in College…but, yeah, I didn’t really pay that much attention to it), and…

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NFL Picks!

There was a magical time not too long ago when Adam and Randy lived together. Aside from tiny squabbles about who needed to clean the wretched bathroom, our home was a perfect “man-cave” for sports, sports discussion, and the occasional playing of Golden Eye on N64. Part of the reason this blog exists is due to the fact that we constantly disagreed on our predictions for the upcoming NFL season. So, one year, we decided to get a pen and paper, write down our predictions, and post it up on the fridge for the entire season. Who won that…

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Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape

1.) Grantland, it’s bad enough that all you turned out to be is a massive disappointment, churning out articles that read like a “try to write like Bill Simmons” contest, but now you’re going after the Phillies, and more specifically, Ryan Howard. In his article “Father Time and the Philadelphia Phillies,” Rany Jazayerli takes on the Phillies and how they are old and won’t be good in the not so distant future. A few points about this article: He writes: “We’re almost halfway through this column and I haven’t mentioned a hitter yet. There’s a reason for that —…

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After the Earthquake, Pryor to the Hurricane

Alright, bad headline I know.  But I couldn’t resist the easy pun. 1.) That earthquake may have been one of the lamest things in recent history.  I was driving back from getting my marriage license at the time and I didn’t even feel it.  From what I can surmise though, it wasn’t anything to write home about.  Let me put it this way, if the thin picture frame on my desk and an old Christmas card are still standing, that ain’t no earthquake.  That’s weak is what that is. Remember the earthquake on Saved by the Bell when Zack…

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