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Boy. The Sox sure picked a nice smokescreen to slide that one through.

Green Bay Atlanta Buffalo Baltimore Jacksonville Kansas City Minnesota Tennessee NY Giants LA Chargers Arizona Pittsburgh Tampa Bay New England Tiebreaker #1: Antonio Brown receiving yards 15 Tiebreaker #2: total points in Mia/Ariz 57 Tiebreaker #3: winning margin in Pit/Dal 24

Carolina Kansas City Baltimore Detroit Green Bay Buffalo Tennessee Cleveland LA Rams LA Chargers New Orleans Seattle Philadelphia Tampa Bay Tiebreaker #1: Russell Wilson passing yards vs SF 305 Tiebreaker #2: total points in NO-Chi 47 Tiebreaker #3: longest field goal made in NE-Buf 49

Philadelphia Buffalo Tennessee Atlanta Cleveland New Orleans Dallas Green Bay Seattle New England Kansas City LA Chargers Covid...err, the Bucs...but Covid, really. Fine. Bucs LA Rams Tiebreaker #1: Total points scored in TB/LV Covid! IF it's played...45 Tiebreaker #2: Cam Newton passing yards vs SF 225 Tiebreaker #3: Derrick Henry rushing yards vs Pit 225

Chicago Indianapolis Jacksonville Minnesota NY Giants Baltimore Pittsburgh Tennessee New England Miami Green Bay LA Rams Kansas City Dallas Tiebreaker #1: More passing yards, Brady or Rodgers Rodgers Tiebreaker #2: Winning margin in KC/Buf 2 Tiebreaker #3: Total points in Cle/Pit 47

HOFer and former Charger and 49er Fred Dean is dead at 68.

Is it too early for LOLMets? Naw it never is. Steve Cohen to blow up Wilpons’ ‘archaic’ Mets technology

Fitting. It's either this or someone is going to post the Everlast album. It's best to go with the Tom Waits Whitey Ford reference. And yeah. Gonna say it - screw Paul Simon. This is a better use of baseball players in a song than Mrs. Robinson.

Tampa Bay Arizona Carolina Baltimore Houston Kansas City Pittsburgh Buffalo LA Rams Miami New England Indianapolis Dallas Seattle New Orleans Tiebreaker #1: Philip Rivers passing yards vs CLE 225 Tiebreaker #2: total points scored in NYG-Dallas 45 Tiebreaker #3: Longest field goal kicked in Buf-Tenn 51

Thursday, October 1 Denver at NY Jets - Missed it. I suck. Indianapolis New Orleans Arizona Cincinnati Cleveland Houston Seattle Tampa Bay Baltimore LA Rams Kansas City Buffalo San Francisco Green Bay Tiebreaker #1: total points in NE/KC 52 Tiebreaker #2: Aaron Rodgers passing yards vs Atl 345 Tiebreaker #3: Winning margin in Bal/Wsh 37

Yeah. Little of A and a Little of B. But this season has been ESPECIALLY bad with managers not wanting pitchers to go a third time through. STATS TELL US SO!!!! EXITVELOANGLESPINRATE! But there's always the hold someone back for a little in a playoff series.

And Mac Davis is dead at 78.

Miami Chicago Buffalo Cleveland Tennessee New England San Francisco Philadelphia Pittsburgh LA Chargers Indianapolis Arizona Tampa Bay Seattle Green Bay Baltimore Tiebreaker #1: Winning margin in KC-Bal 2 Tiebreaker #2: More passing yards, Dak Prescott or Russell Wilson Wilson Tiebreaker #3: Josh Allen rushing yards vs Rams 79

Cincinnati Tampa Bay Tennessee Chicago Dallas Green Bay Minnesota Buffalo San Francisco LA Rams Pittsburgh Arizona Baltimore Kansas City Seattle New Orleans Tiebreaker #1: Cam Newton rushing yards vs Seattle 35 Tiebreaker #2: Kansas City points scored 47 Tiebreaker #3: Alvin Kamara rushing yards vs Las Vegas 125

Aww. As if the Big 10+ water carriers aren't going to tell you that the conference is sooooooooooooo tough that 8 games >>>>>>> 40 SEC games. But look on the bright side people - I can run errands on Saturdays again without the Ohio State fan-chuds in my way! I don't have to hear the local media whine about not playing! This is a win for me. And that's all that matters. Well, a win until half the schools are shut down with covid. Crap. I only have 2 weeks to enjoy this.

Kansas City Atlanta Baltimore Buffalo Carolina Chicago Indianapolis Minnesota New England Philadelphia LA Chargers New Orleans San Francisco Dallas Pittsburgh Tennessee Tiebreaker #1: More passing yards, Brady or Brees Brees Tiebreaker #2: NY Giants interceptions thrown + fumbles lost 5 Tiebreaker #3: Dak Prescott passing yards 295

Justin Townes Earle dead at 38. This year can go to Hell.

Sigh. Seven more fucking years. God I hate football. And my choices in life.

Roberto Osuna is going for a 2nd opinion on if he needs TJ surgery. Mmmmm, cosmic justice.

Right. The HOF added Clause E to the Eligible Candidates Rules after Rose. Manfred could merely take him off the ineligible list but he doesn't have any say on what the HOF would do with that. That said, Manfred already has refused Rose's request for reinstatement. And in 2015 Manfred refused to even reopen the Jackson case. So odds were slim some ghost of Joe Jackson was going to trot out of a cornfield like the Undertaker and get nominated for the HOF. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread.

Please don't turn this into a HOF thread. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread. I have no recollection of any of this. But the HOF is not even Manfred's jurisdiction. So no idea. I know Manfred has already turned down Pete Rose's request for reinstatement. And I know he no-sold supporters of Jackson who wanted his name cleared. So no idea why this would have been different. But hey, I've never even seen Field of Dreams so my interest in any of this is minimal. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread. Please don't turn this into a HOF thread.

Former Red Sox (among other teams) Manager John McNamara dead at 88. Yet again he is far too late with Dave Stapleton as a replacement.

Braves will designate Mike Foltynewicz for assignment Because Braves fans deserve it...Phil and I discuss: Me: the Braves DFA'ing that Mike Foltensdfksfsd;f guy IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME HE SUCKED IN is glorious Rippa HA! Rippa : I didnt realize it was in the middle of the game Me: I didn't either Me: the Primer comments state he was released after getting pulled Rippa: I think they meant "he was pulled from the game. THEN the team released him" Rippa: meaning after the game Me: nope Me: the Primer comments were clear it was in game Rippa: hehehehe Rippa: yup Rippa: I see it now Rippa: Braves assistant general manager Perry Minasian delivered the news to Foltynewicz in the clubhouse just before the end of Monday’s game. Me: HAH Me: god that is great Rippa: I mean it was probably done so he could bail before the team got back I guess Me: god knows many GM's have wanted to do that Me: that makes sense Me: the Braves are all about white flight Me: you put that on a motherfucking tee for me

So Fox is going to have VIRTUAL FANS!!!! on their broadcasts. Yep. I would not make a joke to annoy Dolfan that virtual fans will still no-show Marlin games. Nope.

JUST A MILD COLD!!!!! Too soon?