The beer: Clown Shoes Third-Party Candidate India Pale Lager The result: Chiefs win, 19–14; Trump wins, 304–227–7 The commentary: This is my two hundredth post. I am close to dropping an overdue essay regarding the importance of Trout Mask Replica (currently headlined “Tight also”), having reserved its epic for a weighty round number, but it […]
The game: Chiefs at Patriots The beer: Ballast Point Sculpin India Pale Ale The result: Win, 27–20 The commentary: Ladies and gentlemen, Andy Reid & His Five-Minute Drives! I love that band. I love when the Pats’ defense can just hang out and listen to them perform without worrying about where to stand and whom […]
Week sixteen The game: Patriots at Jets The beer: Berkshire Cabin Fever Ale The result: Loss, 26–20 The commentary: Shades of Nausea! The Jets game was disjointed in that G. and I suffered through the ugly first half at home, then ran off to the local toy store and café before I was to meet […]
Week four (bye) The beer: Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback India Pale Ale The result: Raiders/Jarrod lose, 22–20 The commentary: Jay Cutler, of all people, has made me a better father. The Pats were off and my gambling hopes rested on, rested all over, the Silver and Black Attack. Or, precisely, rested against the Bears of […]
You say there was a game? The game: Patriots vs. Seahawks The beer: (See part 1) The result: Win, 28–24 The commentary: Specific memories of the play-by-play have fogged over but I can’t exactly have a “part 1” without a “part 2” and maintain my dignity. Who am I, Remo Williams? Fingers crossed that my […]
The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Mystic Descendant Suffolk Dark Ale The result: Win, 45–7 The commentary: It went down as it was supposed to… and then some. Luck forced a couple of throws that, as against Denver, went the other way. What say you, Mike Wells of ESPN Indianapolis? Did these amount to […]
Week five The game: Bengals at Patriots The beer: Left Hand Oktoberfest Märzen Lager The result: Win, 43–17; Packers win, 42–10 The commentary: Football season aligns a little too well with birthday season. The only defense is hoping a majority of preschooler parents are devoted fans. As in, I would never schedule a non-emergency event […]
The game: Raiders at Patriots The beer: Belhaven Scottish Stout The result: Win, 16–9; Saints win, 20–9 The commentary: Our first home game of the season is also the first primetime game of the season. What’s that you say? It did not begin after How I Big Banged Your Theory? Well, it did at our […]
The beer: Cambridge Spring Training India Pale Ale The commentary: Another haircut, another draft. Another media blackout. And another-another haircut, as G. got her first ever this morning. She was so excited about it and wore a super serious face (pictured) for the first five minutes. It amounted to a trim, a cleanup, because her […]
The game: Colts at Patriots The beer: Berkshire Scotch Ale The result: Win, 43–22; Seth-Aaron, 5–0 The commentary: Quickly, here’s what I loved this week. Turnovers. The defense is trending in the right direction, even if they’re still lousy. But turnovers are the great equalizer and more Brady drives can only help against Manning and […]
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