An Outsider’s View

The Independent, a British newspaper, and the Baltimore Sun are temporarily switching crime reporters. The main goal, they say, is to let the Brits see if The Wire (arguably the greatest TV show ever) is really an accurate portrayal of Baltimore’s criminal underbelly (who knew the British got HBO?), because there is some worry that [...]

College Football Picks: All Hallow’s Eve

Last week: 4-3 straight, 5-2 vs. spread
Overall: 13-8 straight, 15-5-1 vs. spread
The themed week did not bring any greater success in the straight picking category, but did bring a plethora of errors in need of correction. Rather than explain them, I direct you to last week’s comments, which were infinitely entertaining and educational. In light [...]

Mexico, PA

UPDATE: It turns out there is actually a city named Mexico in Pennsylvania. I’ll be adding that to my useless fact pile…
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The man with the greatest alias of all time is now on my most hated team.
Ron Mexico is officially a Philadelphia Eagle. For a city that loves to hate, they have themselves their perfect [...]