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  (Image is owned by house-indoor-outdoor.com, we do not own the rights) Tyron Woodley let us all down. He was supposed to come in and show the difference between a real fighter and the YouTube fighting culture, but instead he followed the trend of all Jake Paul's opponents thus far. Before I get into if I think Jake Paul is the real deal or not, why does Woodley do this in every fight he's ever in? He talks a HUGE game and you look at the guy and go jesus christ he is ripped to shreds. How can anybody beat this guy? And on top of that he's from Ferguson, Missouri, the murder capital of the nation so he says. So in the pre fight build up I'm thinking here is the guy that Jake Paul bit off more than he can chew. A 5-time UFC Welterweight champion of the world (Bruce Buffer voice) surely has more boxing/striking skills than a guy who's been doing this for a couple years.  That assessment was vastly incorrect. Woodley simply doesn't let his hands go in any fight he...

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  (Image is owned by newscentermaine.com, we do not own the rights) My apologies for thinking that Cronenworth's game-tying 2 out home run meant anything for the future of the Padres season. That's on me. It has become extremely clear in the days/games after that moment that nothing has changed and that we're an injured seal in the Pacific Ocean. I had the misfortune of committing to attending every game this week versus the Dodgers. Originally when I had committed the Padres were 7-3 against them, including a series sweep in June. Wow how times have changed. The only day that we showed a bit of fight was in the 16 inning 5 hour fiasco. However, even then we simply refused to win the game. We were one sac fly or base hit away from a huge win and getting our season back on track, but no such thing ever occurred. Maddening. RESULTS from the 3-game series: 08/24- Dodgers 5 Padres 2 08/25- Dodgers 5 Padres 3 F/16 08/26- Dodgers 4 Padres 0 AJ Cassavell ⁦‪@AJCassavell‬⁩ Final: Do...

  (Image is from Twitter, we do not own the rights) Baseball is truly an unbelievable, unpredictable narrative. I was literally in the middle of a blog describing the end of the Padres season as we knew it. It was the same damn song and dance YET again. The Padres were getting perfect gamed by Austin Nola's younger brother Aaron up until Trent Grisham came up in the 7th and ripped a ball off of the first baseman's glove. And then with the no-hitter still in tact, Manny Machado ripped a single into center field, bringing Grisham home, and tying the game at 1 a piece. BUT of course of course, the dark cloud over this team continued and we gave up 2 runs in the following half inning. BOTH on hit by pitches with the bases loaded. Jiminy Christmas. So with the score 3-1 Phillies going into the bottom of the 9th and the Reds winning their game against the Marlins, I believed the script was written. Padres officially blow their wild card lead, lose 5 in a row, and we can abandon all ...

  (Image is from Twitter, we do not own the rights) Okay! So they haven't picked it yet but here's where we're at in Washington's pro football name change situation. Important to note that currently they are the Washington Football Team which sounded ridiculous at first and now doesn't sound all that strange. This post claims that there are 3 name finalists and let's assume that Football Team is one of them since they hold that name right now. So what name would be the best moving forward? My Top 2: 1. Washington Redhogs Oh YO YEAH. Kiddin me? The freakin Redhogs are coming to town baby. That apparel would be hilariously awesome. An angry looking hog painted red, um yeah I'll take 604 shirts please. If you're a Washington fan you can't tell me you wouldn't be fired up to attend a Redhogs game. A Redhog sounds like a nasty beast willing to do whatever it takes to obtain the upper hand. And then of course the fanbase gets to wear hog noses and run ...

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  (Image is owned by tunefind.com, we do not own the rights) The newest Netflix min-doc about the most infamous brawl in sports history is officially available for consumption. I remember watching the replays on ESPN as a kid when this happened and it was by far the craziest shit I've ever seen. What's interesting is that in that era of time I immediately agreed with what the media was saying and that was that the NBA players were completely out of control and they were to blame for the insane events that unfolded that night. Now, the way sports culture has changed in the way that players have more of a voice, I see this event entirely differently. First, I have to say that although this hour long mini-doc was engaging and interesting, it didn't really add anything new to the story other than how the media and NBA treated the Pacers players in the aftermath. Which was wrong. But looking at the actual brawl, Pistons fans were the biggest disgrace in history of fanhood. Every...