MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
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The NFL Preview: Predictions are fun, not a curse
Oh, predictions. Glorious, glorious predictions. On one hand, an amusing guide through the NFL season. On another, a thankless task that undermines a writer’s credibility. Never fear, however. What I’m not going to do is lie to you about predictions: … Continue reading
Posted in Colts, Column Gimmicks, NFL
Tagged Aaron Rodgers, all NFL Teams, Bad Jokes, Bill Simmons, Brett Favre, Carson Palmer, Cubs, Donovan McNabb, Football Outsiders, Grunge, Indianapolis Colts, Jack Del Rio, Jason Taylor, K-State, Kevin Kolb, Kurt Warner, LaDainian Tomlinson, Mark Sanchez, Matt Cassel, Matt Leinart, Mike Shanahan, Minnesota Vikings, Norv Turner, Predictions, Preview, Sam Bradford, Tony Sparano, USC QBs, Wade Phillips
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Cubs fans: Tortured only by stereotypes
Bill Simmons’ Twitter feed reports he’s driving to Miami, so in his absence his editors conveniently cherry-picked several readers’ poor imitations of Bill responses to his “Most Tortured Teams” list from last Friday. Of course, Bill chose the Cubs No. … Continue reading
Posted in Cubs, Fail, fail
Tagged Bill Simmons, Cubs, FJM, unnecessary vitriol, White sox
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The sky? It fell.
Remember the halcyon days of, uh, Monday, when I wrote this tempered column, warning us Cub fans not to panic or become infuriated? Even I didn’t foresee the worst three games of the season. Harden losing a no-hitter, then the … Continue reading
Posted in Cubs
Tagged /whine, Antoine Bethea, aramis, Bob Sanders, Colts, Cubs, Lilly, Marmot, Pedro, Sori, Soto, suck, Terrible draft choices, TRDE, Z
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The sky is not falling. Repeat.
Don’t bother rolling your eyes, I’m basically trying to calm myself. Actually, I’m not that desperate, even though we’re all frustrated with the latest pathetic showing in Colorado. A full third of the season remains, and there’s no point in … Continue reading
Welcome Back
Oh, whatever. The Cubs might be enduring the worst umpiring crew in the majors; Monday night’s home plate umpire chastised Ryan Dempster after a cockeyed glance. Now today’s home plate umpire tries to be the show, freaking out as an … Continue reading
Grungedown, No. 5
Welcome to Grungedown’s Top Five – lest you think all of our remaining cuts somehow melted in the aforementioned sweltering, stifling midsummer heat wave, we’re back! On a Friday, no less. But, of course, because we’re about to bid adieu … Continue reading