The DC Balkmaster seems like a quiet, kindly man. Quiet I’ll give you. But underneath that kindly, pleasant exterior is a...
Archive - July 2022
Jinx!
I swear… er, solemnly affirm I did not intend to jinx the Kangaroos by making them the cover story yesterday. This is not...
Can Kangaroos march?
In today’s update we ask “can Kangaroos march?” What a dumb question! I am not trying to be mean when I call...
Second Opening Day Fireworks
It’s like we get two Opening Days. For the first time in the EFL’s incredibly long history, we are locked in head-to...
Seraphim Fall (just a teensy bit, but it made all the difference) — and We Have a Decision
It gets tiresome to be treated by our MLB colleagues like we hardly exist. So I did something about it, guaranteed to get us the...
Seraphim Dance on the Tip of a Pin — and We have a Decision to make
Please read all the way through! We have a decision to make at the end. The race for first seed position in the EFL pennant race...
This is a big week!
This week — week 16 — is a big week for FOUR reasons! (Or is it FIVE?) First, it’s a seven-day week. We still...
End of week 15, with condolences
Here’s how things look at the end of Week 15: Starting with today’s games, we have one more week before the All-Star...
Comedies of Errors
Those of you with lives as unregulated as mine may have caught my string of emails grilling MLB.com and its Gameday staff for...
At the half-way mark… and it couldn’t come soon enough for the Pirates (and the Tornados)
Today’s update brings us to 81 games played, exactly (and simultaneously) at the half-way mark through the 2022 season. Wow...