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by Rams Fanny
Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:54 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: MLB 2022 Season Thread
Replies: 494
Views: 8578

Re: MLB 2022 Season Thread

Troy Tulowitzki played 3 years at CSU Long Beach
by Rams Fanny
Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:50 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: World Cup 2022 - Qatar
Replies: 2286
Views: 38586

Re: World Cup 2022 - Qatar

None of Pot1 play Pot2 in any group in first match
In 6 of 8 groups Pot 1 plays Pot 4 first match
England drawn against former or current colonies (no, I don't think Ukraine will be playing unfortunately).
Many Swiss players are of Albanian or Montenegren descent, not lovers of Serbia.
by Rams Fanny
Wed Feb 16, 2022 5:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021-22 MLB Offseason Thread
Replies: 152
Views: 2163

Re: 2021-22 MLB Offseason Thread

I normally avoid the talk shows but just caught two minutes of Around The Horn and everyone positively had the vapors about there being readily available painkillers and other drugs in the Angels clubhouse. Do the majority of fans think these athletes get through grueling regular seasons simply on s...
by Rams Fanny
Sun Feb 13, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Playoffs 2022 (following 2021 Season) and what not
Replies: 651
Views: 8832

Re: NFL Playoffs 2022 (following 2021 Season) and what not

I do think the Rams win but there are a couple disturbing trends: Rams are 0-3 in Super Bowls when facing a QB whose last name starts with B Last time the Rams as the favorite faced a second year QB in their first Super Bowl, it didn't end well. Off to meet Brian in a bit as he has graciously offere...
by Rams Fanny
Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Commercials
Replies: 883
Views: 53141

Re: Commercials

I'm more bothered the market is bearing $216,666/sec on sunday
by Rams Fanny
Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021-22 NHL season
Replies: 564
Views: 23582

Re: 2021-22 NHL season

They're trading someone and soon. Kuch's timing worked out way better for that. Eichel is skating in a regular (not non-contact) jersey. Yeah, sadly likely Reilly Smith which will suck, but if you can trade Smith for Eichel that's a no-brainer and they weren't going to be able to re-sign Smith in t...
by Rams Fanny
Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021-22 NHL season
Replies: 564
Views: 23582

Re: 2021-22 NHL season

They're trading someone and soon. Kuch's timing worked out way better for that. Eichel is skating in a regular (not non-contact) jersey. Yeah, sadly likely Reilly Smith which will suck, but if you can trade Smith for Eichel that's a no-brainer and they weren't going to be able to re-sign Smith in t...
by Rams Fanny
Mon Feb 07, 2022 2:57 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Swamp Can Resume its Gambling Problem
Replies: 313
Views: 13732

Re: The Swamp Can Resume its Gambling Problem

ok. i know absolutely nothing about sports gambling; e.g. i don't know what a -200 or +340 means etc. But apparently even someone who doesn't watch a lot of tv (me) is feeling suckered into all of these first-time-promo deals offered here in NYS, and even if i try to get on my moral high-horse.... ...
by Rams Fanny
Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Playoffs 2022 (following 2021 Season) and what not
Replies: 651
Views: 8832

Re: NFL Playoffs 2022 (following 2021 Season) and what not

Eliminating Brady and SF in consecutive weeks has been a dream scenario. Not sure I'll be able to work up much enmity for the Bengals since I think I've used it all up the last two weeks. Congrats to the Bengals fans here. I of course think the Rams will win but I think the 3ish point spread is corr...
by Rams Fanny
Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:05 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: New England Fall Foliage
Replies: 38
Views: 581

Re: New England Fall Foliage

Not quite what you asked but a suggestion. If you start in Montpelier or Stowe, hop on the 302 and take it all the way into Portland. That will take you take you through the White Mountains in NH, the ski region in ME, followed by the lakes region. Portland has an abundance of great restaurants, bre...
by Rams Fanny
Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 18 - the extra week
Replies: 186
Views: 2473

Re: NFL Week 18 - the extra week

if it wasn't already clear, BO'B's a very successful NFL coach. is he a successful personnel guy? nope. but it's bizarre that he's automatically viewed as a bad coach by folks because of those failures with too much control despite posting winning seasons in five of the six full seasons he coached ...
by Rams Fanny
Sun Jan 02, 2022 10:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 17 - Hey look, someone’s unvaccinated Cousins
Replies: 81
Views: 1224

Re: NFL Week 17 - Hey look, someone’s unvaccinated Cousins

As we breathlessly await the release of next week's time slots, I started to wonder if they will change this game 17 while it exists. Wouldn't it generate more interest if instead of an inter-conference game as the "extra" game they added a 7th division game? It would be decided by standin...
by Rams Fanny
Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:35 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread
Replies: 5293
Views: 128141

Re: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread

So the two girls who cut their vacation short to avoid COVID tested positive with home tests tonight. One has sore throat and sniffles, while the other has no symptoms. Since I have had contact with positive people, I will quarantine in the house with them for the week which will greatly increase th...
by Rams Fanny
Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread
Replies: 5293
Views: 128141

Re: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread

RFGF is positive and non-hospital sick back in RI. The two high school girls traveling with her tested negative (yes, we are all vaxed) and hopping a flight back here this afternoon to avoid the inevitable which has been a logistical and financial non-COVID headache. Turns out last minute cross-coun...
by Rams Fanny
Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 14 (2021)
Replies: 62
Views: 996

Re: NFL Week 14 (2021)

I admit this was inspired by a lost bet but this rule has been bugging me for a while... At the end of the first half of the Giants/Chargers game with the score 14-7 (I had under 21.5 and as it turned out would have lost anyway), the Giants stopped the Chargers 4th and 1 on the NYG 5. But wait there...
by Rams Fanny
Thu Nov 11, 2021 4:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 NFL Season Thread
Replies: 642
Views: 20448

Re: 2021 NFL Season Thread

tennbengal wrote: Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:44 am so close Josh Reynolds...

Rams appear close to upgrading from Josh Reynolds
by Rams Fanny
Sat Nov 06, 2021 8:59 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021-22 NHL season
Replies: 564
Views: 23582

Re: 2021-22 NHL season

They got outshot 20–1 in 1st tonight and went 10 games without a PPG. Of course after I post that they make a fool of me. I have big issues with the Fantasy Hockey mentality of the FO, but they appear to be steadying the ship.
by Rams Fanny
Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:11 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021-22 NHL season
Replies: 564
Views: 23582

Re: 2021-22 NHL season

I’m sure many of you are happy VGK are finally playing like an expansion team.
by Rams Fanny
Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:13 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 9
Replies: 98
Views: 1428

Re: NFL Week 9

brian wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:06 pm Great Defector comment on recent Rodgers is dumb piece:
it was going to take something special to unseat brett favre as "stupidest person to ever start for the packers" and we should all be honored that we were alive to see it
Surely the correct answer is Mark Chmura.
by Rams Fanny
Mon Nov 01, 2021 4:15 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NFL Week 8
Replies: 49
Views: 1208

Re: NFL Week 8

brian wrote: Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:15 pm Gonna be boring watching the draft next year for Rams fan(ny)s.

And of course the first Draft I'll be able to attend in person. If we draft last in that 5th round, I'll be fine with that.
by Rams Fanny
Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021-22 NHL season
Replies: 564
Views: 23582

Re: 2021-22 NHL season

I think the Kraken are going to be in a lot of games this year. They outworked and outplayed VGK 5-on-5 most of the game. VGK's first three goals were a direct result of a turnover then explosive transition speed. Kraken got 31 shots on goal and Vegas blocked another 19 which is a pretty good road e...
by Rams Fanny
Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:58 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Swamp Can Resume its Gambling Problem
Replies: 313
Views: 13732

Re: The Swamp Can Resume its Gambling Problem

Good news: yesterday I hit a $30 8-team 5pt teaser for $420
Bad news: I didn't need the points in any game. Had I played it as a parlay, it would have paid over $5200
by Rams Fanny
Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:41 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Premier League 2021-22
Replies: 284
Views: 4988

Re: Premier League 2021-22

I can't remember when a team like Wolves today so dominated the game yet didn't even score.
by Rams Fanny
Thu Aug 19, 2021 10:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 MLB Regular Season Thread
Replies: 946
Views: 21336

Re: 2021 MLB Regular Season Thread

I wasn't even giving him that much credit. I assumed he was "jokingly" accusing her of stealing.
by Rams Fanny
Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:00 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 MLB Regular Season Thread
Replies: 946
Views: 21336

Re: 2021 MLB Regular Season Thread

According to reports, Cubs-Reds is the next Field of Dreams matchup. The obvious pairing is White Sox-Reds. Pete Rose could throw out the first pitch!
by Rams Fanny
Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:09 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Athletic Thread
Replies: 319
Views: 10842

Re: The Athletic Thread

mister d wrote: Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:44 pm [editor's note: We think AB meant "must" where he wrote "mist" in the 4th paragraph]
[...and by fourth we mean third]
by Rams Fanny
Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Weather
Replies: 2489
Views: 104875

Re: The Weather

rass wrote: Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:05 am Came across the current conditions in Vegas at some point over the weekend and the temp was 99 and the descriptor was SMOKE.
Went out to walk the dog Saturday and when I looked up at the sky, I thought I had walked onto the set of Space:1999
by Rams Fanny
Fri Aug 06, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 NFL Season Thread
Replies: 642
Views: 20448

Re: 2021 NFL Season Thread

NFL coaches are fucking nuts . I wonder if they're all somehow deciding to take the opposite lesson of Ted Lasso. “My message to the team is very clear: We attack every day. It’s a climb and we’re attacking every day,” he said. “We like to even break it down further than that. We’re not only attack...
by Rams Fanny
Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:31 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 NFL Season Thread
Replies: 642
Views: 20448

Re: 2021 NFL Season Thread

Urban Meyer to use Winners and Losers drill to help determine Jacksonville Jaguars' cuts This seems incredibly stupid and probably lazy. Aren't you going to end up having players focus on conserving energy for one-on-one drills versus practicing like they would on a normal team? "But I've had ...
by Rams Fanny
Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:30 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NHL 2021 Offseason
Replies: 344
Views: 4474

Re: NHL 2021 Offseason

Seattle has yet to play a game yet are going into the season with a better goalie tandem than VGK.
by Rams Fanny
Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:19 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: NHL 2021 Offseason
Replies: 344
Views: 4474

Re: NHL 2021 Offseason

Twitter speculation this is for Eichel. Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. I don't get it, but McPhee (and McCrimmon) are gonna keep rolling the dice on bringing these overpaid players in. Pietrangelo was a waste of cap space until the playoffs and that contract is gonna be an albatross in two years....
by Rams Fanny
Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:02 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Copa Oro: It's Not Pretty, But It's Ours
Replies: 204
Views: 2888

Re: Copa Oro: It's Not Pretty, But It's Ours

I'm thinking tickets for the Final will be downright reasonable (currently north of $200 on Ticketmaster) if we somehow end up with a Quatar-Canada matchup.
by Rams Fanny
Sun Jul 25, 2021 1:38 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread
Replies: 5293
Views: 128141

Re: Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread

sancarlos wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:42 pm Interesting chart. Look how Canada has ramped it up.
To paraphrase Chris Rock: You don't get extra credit for doing what you're supposed to.
by Rams Fanny
Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:08 am
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Replies: 3481
Views: 225707

Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

brian wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:23 pm The most recent American entertainer to perform in Pyongyang is...Bob Hope.

In October 1950.
Dennis Rodman?
by Rams Fanny
Sun Jul 04, 2021 2:14 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 MLB Regular Season Thread
Replies: 946
Views: 21336

Re: 2021 MLB Regular Season Thread

The Mets get lots of grief for Bobby Bonilla Day, but poking on Spotrac it seems most teams are deferring salary in a similar way. The Reds are paying Ken Griffey Jr just short of $3.6M this year (Bronson Arroyo $1.3M) and the Dodgers are paying Scott Kasmir $8M. I'm sure there are other egregious e...
by Rams Fanny
Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:55 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)
Replies: 1059
Views: 60356

Re: What the fuck is wrong with people (thread)

Not sure if this has been added somewhere else, but Matt Hancock is pretty special... I saw that picture on twitter, and thought it was a story about Phil Collins. That touch appears to be visible No jackin' it required. I could see him coming in her hair tonight. Oh Lord. That's all
by Rams Fanny
Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:17 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 NHL Playoffs
Replies: 331
Views: 5144

Re: 2021 NHL Playoffs

Congrats Chedda!
by Rams Fanny
Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:06 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: Nashville Bombing
Replies: 44
Views: 985

Re: Nashville Bombing

There’s no “there” there. It’s just a bunch of right-wing tourists from all over the South cosplaying at hedonism by watching shitty country cover bands play overpriced venues owned by shitty irrelevant country “stars” and fascist fuckwits like Kid Rock. It thinks it’s Austin but it’s Orlando but w...
by Rams Fanny
Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:47 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: The Swamp Can Resume its Gambling Problem
Replies: 313
Views: 13732

Re: The Swamp Can Resume its Gambling Problem

Took Switzerland in EURO at 85-1 for $20 today. Certainly not favorites but they are tough to break down and hopefully they can keep games close to steal a couple in ET or Pens.
by Rams Fanny
Mon Jun 07, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: The Swamp
Topic: 2021 NHL Playoffs
Replies: 331
Views: 5144

Re: 2021 NHL Playoffs

I was worried the North would cause a schedule gap, but looking like they may be first one done.