As I prepare to go play football in our family’s annual Turkey Bowl, I have a chance to sit back and really think about what I have to be thankful for.  As you all know, the country has gone through some very difficult times this year.  If you have a job at all, you are considered lucky these days.

Personally, I have been unemployed ever since I graduated from law school in May.  I definitely know how hard it is.  But with the help of my girlfriend, family, and friends, I have managed to get by.  I can’t state enough how thankful I am for all of those people being so supportive.

But I also have one thing that most people don’t have.  That’s where you guys come in.  This site has given me a chance to vent, to share, to discuss, and even to make a little money.  All that is thanks to you guys.  NQTC has a great community of readers and I appreciate all you guys have done for me.  So keep reading, commenting, sending me annoying emails about what’s wrong with the site, and most importantly enjoying NQTC as much as I do.

Thanks everyone and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to apologize to all of our readers here at NQTC. The last few days, as a result of rising traffic numbers and an overloaded old server, we decided to undergo an upgrade. I’m not sure exactly what went wrong, but the techie guys tell me the site was “corrupted”. I could have told them that. Anyways to all you panicky, annoying-ass people who wouldn’t leave me alone the last 2 days, you didn’t miss much so relax. Here is basically what you missed:

Do you see what I’m saying? Multiply that by 2 and you missed a couple days of nothing. There was barely any Chicago sports news at all of interest. All kidding aside I appreciate all the concerned emails, texts, instant messages, phone calls, facebook messages and face-to-face discussions. My favorite suggestion came from reader Ethan: “Dude, Me and a bunch of guys have agreed to pool our money together to help you pay your bills and get your cheap-ass site back up and running.” The backhanded nature of that generous offer really touched my heart.

We will be on and off throughout the weekend as we fix the problems, so thanks for bearing with us.  Also in all sincerity we are very sorry for the difficulties.  On with the show.

Although he isn’t as active as some of our more annoying commenters, he still has good taste in sports blogs.  This was sent to me by an anonymous NQTC reader:

After a couple months of non-leisure time off, it’s time to return to NQTC.  I just felt the time was right, with Stormin’ Norman coming to the stretch run of bar exam studying, the Cubs and Sox looking to make second half comebacks, and all kinds of other fun crap.  Actually, I finally got the Internet up here in Michigan. I have to sit on top of the highest hill in the region with tin foil and an Asian guy in case I run into problems, but it works!

So much cool stuff happened in the couple months I was AWOL.  The Cubs corner outfielders established themselves as the worst defensive tandem in the league (league history?), 46 celebrities died, and apparently a lot happened with the Bulls, despite them not playing any games.

What really has my mind boggled though is how Stormin’ Norman managed to engineer a reverse peephole, actually catch the sideline princess in her Joe Berry suit, and manage to direct zero hits to NQTC in the process.  All I know is Leo Durocher would have picked up that virus circulating the interwebs today for sure.

Anyway, I’m not so “connected” to the goings on in Chicago these days, but ESPNChicago is keeping me up to speed.  Okay, not really, but I’ll likely chime in with some Cubs posts from time to time, some White Sox hating as they and the Tigers battle the Tigers starting pitching for the AL Central, and Big Ten football is right around the corner.  Hey, didn’t the Blackhawks sign Marian Hossa for about a dozen years?  If Kane starts now, he can probably have a decent playoff beard by the time the Hawks have a chance to win the Cup in 2021 or so.

Oh yeah, Obama threw out that first pitch sporting the Sox jacket.  That’s awesome!  I heard Tommy Lasorda declined an invitation to be a base coach because he heard a Sox fan was coming onto the field and he didn’t need another near death experience at the All-Star Game.

The Bears are probably in some kind of training camp, watching movies and getting makeovers with their lovable coach.  Mike Vick’s out of prison, so maybe the Bears will look at taking him on as a wide receiver.  Probably less of a PR risk than Brandon Marshall would be.

I really don’t know what the point of all this was, so it seems like I picked up right where I left off.  Good to be back.

What’s up everybody?  After a week absence that seemed like forever, I finally found an Internet connection from which I can post and not get fired. 

The place I’m staying for a while in Michigan doesn’t have an Internet connection.  I know, I know, you’re thinking I moved into a cabin somewhere and my neighbors are a mile away plotting serial mail bombings.  Not true.  I’m in the booming metropolis of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Home of the West Michigan Whitecaps and their Fifth/Third Burger.  We’ll try to get Stormin’ Norman up here to battle that thing. 

Anyway, I’m keeping myself busy drawing on walls and fighting people with mastadon bones, so don’t worry about me.  As for the Blackhawks, that was a hell of a last game of the season.  Everybody feels a little better about Huet now, right?  I might have a little eulogy for the Hawks season and a look forward to next at some point, but it depends on the move. 

I caught a little bit of that Cubs-Dodgers series too.  Seemed like that thing went on forever, though I suppose that could be since it was longer than their playoff series.  I’m not going into panic-mode yet, as the Cubs just need to get healthy and go on a little run to get back on top.  It’s good to see the Brewers having early season success again.  I was a little worried after their quick start, but it appears they’ll be on schedule for their late summer meltdown. 

Hmm, what else?  I saw a rumor today about Brandon Marshall to the Bears.  I couldn’t read it because ESPN requires subscriptions to their ridiculous rumors, but this would be a disaster.  The guy’s arrest record would make Chris Henry blush. 

That’s all I have for now, as I have to get going, but I’ll be back around these parts for sure in the future.  Especially after I call Al Gore to see about getting some Internet in my new place.

NQTC is heavy-hearted today, as we say a partial goodbye to StevieY19.  He has taken a job back in his home state of Michigan.  It is unclear whether he will have internet access until at the earliest July 1st, and of course we all know that he would never neglect his work to do something as juvenile as blog about sports.

It may be the end of an era at NQTC, but more likely than not, the allure of writing worthless crap for all you idiots will be too much for StevieY to resist.  That being said if this is the end, we are going to miss you here and know that you are always welcome to contribute as much as you want.

To the rest of you, I would like to apologize now.  Everyone knows StevieY was the only one who actually put thought and care into his work.  I hope you have the patience to stick around and read my nonsense Bulls trade rumors and accusations of racism at Cubs fans.  If you were here looking for well-thought out game analysis or valid theories about Chicago sports (as opposed to wild conspiracy theories), those may be out the door with StevieY’s departure.

Good luck on the new job StevieY, and I’m sure we’ll see you back here soon.

Raul Ibanez was the Player of the Week

1) Rod Beck’s Mullet- Judd didn’t keep dominating through the break in the Power Rankings, but he showed up last week with a 9-0-1 win to keep the top position.  Ibanez was huge for the Mullet this week hitting .481 with 12 runs and 9 rbi.

2) Sharapova’s Thigh- The Thigh has been solid all year and also had a shutout victory last week at 8-0-2.  Verlander had another solid outing with 13 ks and Marmol seems to be inching toward the closer role with each embarrassing failure Kevin Gregg orchestrates.

3) Team Christianity- JC also beat up on his opponent, winning 6-2-2, including a sweep of the batting stats.  This team seems to be reacting to the loss of Manny better than the Dodgers, thanks to Prince Fielder…and Jesus.

4) AFine has no Friends-  Ethan and PK are getting things turned around, despite the adversarial nature of their owner relations.  They put up 7 saves this week, led by Trevor Hoffman with 4.  Greinke got another win and McClouth belted a couple of homers, shocking the world once again with solid contributions from a Royal and a Pirate.

5) Bronx Obamers- Sure, the Obamers are a few spots back in the standings, but they only have one loss in the last four weeks, including a 6-4 win last week.  Cliff Lee has put together some nice starts lately, while Miguel Cabrera and Fonzy are putting up some nice numbers from the plate.

6) Don’t F With DeJesus- My squad can’t seem to stop losing every other week.  A tough week for Armando Galaraga didn’t help, and Kevin Gregg can go punch a bear and see what happens for all I care.

7) The Bad Guy- The Bad Guy’s record isn’t too shabby, but a shutout loss doesn’t do you any favors in the rankings.  In fairness, you usually shouldn’t get shut out hitting .326.  Lincecum could have had a better week too, but TBG will look to rebound this week against the Bambinos.

8)  Tootblan Theriots- Speaking of the Bambinos, Stormin’ Norman took one on the chin from them this week, 6-2-2.  Not really much of note for this squad, except that if Jose Reyes hits .357 for the week, you’d expect him to have more than one stolen base.  ¿Que Pasa Jose?

9) Mo Vaughn Mo Problems- MVMP has not won since the second week of the season and for a team that tried to rack up the saves, things aren’t going well.  They’re in the bottom half of the league in most of the pitching categories.  Either the saves need to start coming, or a move may be in order.

10) Chi Blackouts- The Blackouts had three straight wins before a 9-0-1 loss this week.  They were doubled up in runs, rbi, and stolen bases, and more than quadrupled up in home runs.  The pitching numbers weren’t a whole lot better and this thing would have been 10-0, but the opponent didn’t even play a true closer.

11) Great Bambinos- Bino moves out of the cellar with his first win of the year, a 6-2-2 victory.  Brad Hawpe had an outstanding week hitting .476 with 12 rbi, while the pitching did enough to secure the win.

12) Peavyitis- Peavyitis is the new bottom feeder after a 6-2-2 loss to Team Christianity. Carlos Quentin only played three games, and managed zero hits.  Now I see why he was trying to trade him.  Peavy did have a win and 17 strikeouts though, so that’s something.

Dan Haren is the Player of the Week with 2 W, 19 K, and a .069 WHIP.

1) Rod Beck’s Mullet- A 5-5 tie this week curbed the Mullet’s strut a little bit, but not so much that he didn’t try and suck all of us poor bastards into $50 bets.  That’s like all the money I’ve won betting against Chicago teams with Stormin’ Norman the last few years!  Kerry Wood and Ryan Franklin led the way with three saves each.  The hitting left a bit to be desired.

2) Team Christianity- JC hasn’t slowed down much on the waiver wire, and it paid off this week with an 8-2 win.  Early in the season TC finds itself near the top of many statistical categories, plus God’s on his side.  Maybe.

3) Sharapova’s Thigh- A tie for the Thigh this week earns some major respect the way Rod Beck’s Mullet was going.  Nick Markakis has been unbelievable so far this year and Chad Billingsley already has four wins.  It’s also nice that Victor Martinez has three more homers this year than he did all of last year.  What a jerk he was last year.  Right?  BTW, the Thigh’s team batting average is 20 points higher than anyone else’s.

4) Tootblan Theriots- Holy crap, this is usually way too high for me to rank a Stormin’ Norman owned team this early in the season.  Usually I can find a reason to keep him in the bottom four.  I’m sure if I tried for five minutes I could again, but he beat a team I consider a contender by a 9-1 count this week and that’s good enough for fourth place.

5) Don’t F With DeJesus- DFWD took down the Bad Guy’s team 6-3 this week and therefore jumps ahead of him in the rankings.  I’d like to dedicate the win to Brandon Inge, who was kind enough to be eligible at the catcher position.

6) The Bad Guy- This tends to happen to relief pitchers from time to time, but I’d be shucking my responsibilities if I didn’t mention Matty Lindstrom’s 94.50 ERA from this week.  I’m sure he didn’t pitch a whole lot, but it was probably enough to make the difference in a match-up decided by .15.  Not a big deal for TBG though, who is still in fourth place.  He’ll probably just take out some frustration on Stormin’ Norman this week so I can move Tootban Theriots back to 8th where they belong.

7) Chi Blackouts- Nice jump in the rankings for the Blackouts this week after a 9-1 romp.  Pujols and Bruce combined for 7 homers and 19 RBIs to lead the way.  Not to mention that Joel Hanrahan was the TRUTH! 2 Saves.

8)  Mo Vaughn Mo Problems- Well all that praise last week and this team goes and gets blasted by Stormin’ Norman.  The closer-heavy strategy is failing right now though, with BJ Ryan on the DL and Brandon Lyon having me wishing he was on the DL.  The power hitting is doing okay though, as MVMP is top three in HR and RBI.

9) AFine Has No Friends- Well, a bottom four ranking assures my defeat this week at the hands of Ethan, but this is about integrity.  A 9-1 loss to the second lowest rated team from the last edition of Power Rankings is not going to help your cause.  Ethan could definitely use Webb back from the DL and AJ back from wherever he went.

10) Peavyitis- What an embarrassingly bad match-up this one was.  It’s a good thing we aren’t forced to watch fantasy baseball contests, because this would be like watching the Nationals play the Giants in a spring training game where neither team could use their three “best” players.  I don’t want to explain it, just go look at the numbers.

11) Bronx Obamers- Seriously, go look at them. Awful.

12) The Great Bambinos- A tough start got tougher for Bino’s squad.  He ran up against JC this week and got pounded 8-2.  It doesn’t help that the disabled list is starting to read like a novel.

Ian Kinsler was the Player of the Week, and he's pumped!

After waiting a week to get a better idea of where teams stand, it’s time for the first edition of Power Rankings for our NQTC fantasy league.

1) Rod Beck’s Mullet- After complaining about no power rankings after his 10-0 win in the first week, Judd brought it again in Week 2, winning 8-2 and opening up a four game lead on the rest of the league. Raul Ibanez and Evan Longoria have carried the Mullet through the first two weeks and when Wandy Rodriguez gets a win, 10 ks, and no earned runs, you’re likely to do okay in the pitching also.

2) Sharapova’s Thigh- Well, #1 was the last easy pick I had to make in the first edition. We have quite the group bunched after that, but the Thigh is bringing the best stats and dirty pictures to the table. He’s top five in every batting category and leads average, runs, and k’s. Chad Billingsley helped with 17 strikeouts and two wins last week.

3) The Bad Guy- Good start for the NQTC fantasy guy, including a 9-0 win last week. He’s tied for the lead in saves thanks to Broxton and Lindstrom getting seven of his nine saves on the year. Cubs pitching was good to TBG this week, helping Ryan Ludwick to 3 homers and 10 RBI. Lincecum bounced back for a nice week, with 13 k’s and no earned runs.

4) Mo Vaughn Mo Problems- Scotty leads the league in wins, saves, and RBI on his way to a couple of 6-4 wins. That could become commonplace for MVMP this season, as he will be very tough to beat in saves, ERA, and WHIP. Carlos Pena tore it up this week with 12 RBI and 4 homers. I’m pretty sure he had that by Thursday or Friday too.

5) AFine has no Friends- Ethan and PK lead the league in home runs so far this year, even though no one on the team has more than four. They have balanced hitting if there ever was such a thing in fantasy baseball, and the pitching is similarly solid without being spectacular. Of course, the pitching will get a boost when Webb comes off the DL.

6) Team Christianity- JC is predictably all over the waiver wire, with 16 moves so far while the second most is six. Nelson Cruz, Adam Jones, and Andre Ethier have been his best producers offensively, while the revolving door of pitchers has produced wins and strikeout numbers near the top of the league.

7) Peavyitis- This is the only team left in the rankings that actually won a match-up so far. That win came last week against the Bambinos and included four saves by Heath Bell. In fact, the relative success in the early season may be more about match-ups than stats, since Peavyitis finds itself in the middle-to-bottom of most categories. Thank God he kept Carlos Quentin though: 13 RBI, 7 HR, and 11R to start the year.

8)  Don’t F With DeJesus- Not an inspiring start from my squad, with a tie and a loss. Ianetta, Davis, and Aviles are going through tough starts to the year to say the least, and the pitching has been average at best. At least my outfielders have 13 stolen bases.

9) Tootblan Theriots- Stormin’ Norman started the season out with a tie against your’s truly, then got lambasted by the Thigh, 8-2. It was just an awful week for TT, with depressing numbers like 20 runs, 26 k’s, and 1 win. No runs, no homers, and 1 RBI from Carlos Beltran certainly didn’t help.

10) Bronx Obamers- Two losses so far for the Obamers, but they’ve come against two of the league’s top teams. This early in the year, that’s kind of a chicken-egg argument though. Egg! It’s the egg! This team has to be a pick to bounce back though, since they are top five in every batting stat. The pitching just needs to come around, because they’re bottom two in every pitching stat except being tied for the lead in saves.

11) Chi Blackouts- One of two squads to get shut out so far, the Blackouts need to look no farther than batting average to diagnose a problem. Hunter Pence is the only batter over .300 at .302. Michael Young had the batting line of the week for the Blackouts, with 6 runs, 3 homers, 5 RBI, and 2 steals.

12) The Great Bambinos- Bino can’t be happy with the start to the season and Chris Carpenter to the DL after looking great had to be a heartbreaker. Alexei is off to a slow start and Hanley’s average is down below .250 now. Add to that the fantasy version of Indians-Yankees in a week one 10-0 loss and you get the bottom spot in the first power ranking of the year.

I know some of you caught on to our little April Fool’s joke today, but for those of you who bought it, HA! I could never kick my addiction to NQTC, and I will continue posting until my fingers fall off (or I get a real job, but that seems unlikely).

So to everyone who thought I was leaving, step away from the ledge or cancel that celebration you were planning. Oh and to all the support I got in the comments: Screw you guys. Have a good rest of the day morons.

I’m not entirely sure how to write this post to convey what Stormin’ Norman told me earlier today, but I’ll give it a try.  It seems that due to the excessive amount of time he has been spending writing here and pressures from a certain significant other, there is a good chance that his time spent on NQTC could be severely diminished, if not ended all together. 

It sounds like nothing is final yet, as Stormin’ Norman is a master whiner and negotiator.  I’ll just leave it as saying that she is very serious and SN is very worried that he will have to stop writing daily treatises on the Bulls. 

Not sure why I’m the guy writing about this and not Stormin’ Norman himself, but I’m guessing we’ll hear more from him later in the day.

Another inspiring draft guru.

Here are the second half of the draft grades from the NQTC league draft last week.  If you’re unable to find the first half by scrolling down for about five seconds, it’s right here.  To the second half we go.  Now that we’re done, feel free to rip on our teams, rip on the grades, or most importantly rip on these guys when they complain about their grades.

Don’t F With DeJesus- It’s not the easiest thing to grade your own team.  I chose my own players, so if I don’t like it, that would really suck.  I started off with Ryan Braun and Johan Santana in the first two rounds, and I think I was able to keep a good balance between batting and pitching throughout the draft.  Morneau, Crawford, and Abreu should help Braun pile up the batting stats, while I’ll need good bounce back years from Erik Bedard and Fausto Carmona to help Johan.  I also managed to steal some closers from Dan with K-Rod, Valverde, and Gregg.  Yeah, on second thought, no grade here.

Mo Vaughn Mo Problems- Speaking of closers…MVMP was able to scoop up at least four guys who will have the job on opening day.  The starting pitching leaves something to be desired (strikeouts), but closers are good for a lot of categories.  Home runs and RBIs shouldn’t be a problem for the hitters. Ryan Howard, Carlos Lee, Matt Holliday, Carlos Pena, and Garrett Atkins should take care of that.  Combining closers with power hitters is a good strategy to get some guaranteed category wins and it looks like this team pulled it off.  Pitching- B, Batting-B+

The Bad Guy- Well, here I am commenting on our fantasy expert’s draft, I think this is what the name of our blog is all about.  I remember thinking a few times that he got some great value during the draft.  Rollins and Dunn are the stars, but batters like Mark Reynolds, Matt Kemp, Mike Jacobs, and Carlos Delgado will put up good power numbers and came way late in the draft.  This allowed the Bad Guy to stockpile some pitching.  Tim Lincecum and Haren are two of the best there are and Broxton is poised for an outstanding year.  Another player of note is Giants catcher Pablo Sandoval.  Look for a great year from this guy.  Pitching- B+, Batting- B

Sharapova’s Thigh- This is probably a good thing for the Thigh’s chances, but I’m not really wild about this team.  It’s not that it’s bad, it’s more that there just aren’t guys on it I like.  Guys like Teixeira, Kinsler, Jewkilis, and Markakis will undoubtedly produce.  I like Billingsley on the pitching staff and obviously am a fan of Verlander and Marmol, but the rest of the guys just seem like solid pitchers I don’t care about.  What great analysis huh?  So there’s your bulletin board material Thigh guy, can’t wait for the inevitable beating they put on me in our first match-up.  Pitching- C+, Batting- B

AFine Has No Friends- I really couldn’t like the first three rounds of this draft much more.  Utley, Berkman, and Webb is a fantastic start to a team.  Stephen Drew and Joey Votto were also solid picks later in the draft to round out a solid batting lineup.  After Webb, the starting pitching gets very average and the closers have some serious questions including Hoffman’s health and Sherrill’s rocky spring.  Look out for Zack Greinke’s depression to bring down clubhouse morale.  Pitching- B-, Batting- B+

Rod Beck’s Mullet- Beck’s Mullet has some amazing hitters including Josh Hamilton and Magglio Ordonez, while Roy Halladay leads the pitching staff.  The outfield is downright sick with the above mentioned guys and Raul Ibanez.  Keeping in mind that those guys will be sufficient for a solid season, the supporting cast isn’t that great.  Wood and Fuentes are the primary relievers, but Chris Ray could have the job in Baltimore before too long.  John Lackey should be a solid second starter, but the elbow problems have to be a concern.  Kershaw and Kuroda don’t have me rushing to praise the staff as a whole though.  Pitching- B-, Batting- A-

If he liked your draft, you shouldn't.

The NQTC fantasy baseball league held its draft last week, and it got done sometime around Sunday night.  Anyway, I’ve looked over the rosters and here come the draft grades.  I’ll go over them in order of where they picked in the first round, with the first six now and the last six a little later.

Chi Blackouts- The Blackouts had the first overall pick and went with Albert Pujols, then didn’t stop with the offense, picking hitters until the 10th round when he chose Matt Cain as his ace.  Interesting.  Well not really, as I’m pretty sure this was an auto-draft based on Russell Martin and Joe Mauer being taken early, along with Brandon Phillips and Pedroia.  In a word, the pitching staff is injured: Smoltz and Sheets are in trouble and David Price will be in the minors if I’m not mistaken.  Hard to imagine this auto-draft going worse, but at least there are some good hitters in there.  Pitching- D+, Batting- B

The Great Bambinos- Not tough to spot Bino’s team, as there are five Sox on it.  He also went the route of grabbing hitters early, taking Francisco Liriano as his first pitcher in the seventh round.  He still managed to get some good pitching with Dice-K and Joba, but nothing fantastic.  Bino also benefitted from no one wanting David Ortiz, because he sat around forever because of his very misleading position of “utility”.   A-Rod is another highlight of this roster, and with guys like Hanley, Dye, and McCann this team can really mash.  Pitching- C, Batting- A-

Team Christianity- It’s hard to gather how Josh Hamilton is not on this team, but Elijah Dukes is.  Even though real stadiums have roofs didn’t like his spot with the third pick, he got a great player in David Wright to start it off.  I think I moved the draft far enough back for this owner to do his research, because he got some less than prominent names and has predictably been all over the waiver wire already.  Nathan, Beckett, Harden, and Lester were his top pitchers taken and form the start of a solid staff.  It’s hard to talk about this draft when half the players will change before opening day.  Pitching- B, Batting- B+

Tootblan Theriots- Here’s Stormin’ Norman’s team and he certainly drafted some speed.  It started with Reyes, and continued with guys like Ichiro, Granderson, Victornino, and Bengie Molina…err, wait.  The pitching is headlined by King Felix, Oswalt, Dempster, and Jenks, but then gets old and ugly fast with Randy Johnson, Aaron Harang, and Troy Percival.  Have fun battling Team Christianity on the pitching waiver wire, should be quite the rivalry.  The batters should do well in runs and steals, but I don’t know how the pitching can make up for the lack of power numbers.  Pitching- C+, Batting- B

Peavyitis- This was one of only four teams to take a pitcher in the first two rounds, and he got Peavy and Hamels early.  Those are great pitchers, but not without some concerns as Peavy was shaky in the WBC and Hamels is missing his first start already.  Still, with Zambrano, Wang, and Lowe, the pitching is in great shape.  Best so far, but lacking in the saves department.  I can’t say the same for the hitting, but there is hope with guys like Soto, Sizemore, and Derrek Lee.  Peavyitis also provided the most chatter in the draft by trying to trade Carlos Quentin for cash considerations and a minor league catcher.  Pitching- A-, Batting- C

Bronx Obamers- Danimal started off his draft by stealing Miguel Cabrera just before I could get him (F).  If you have noticed a lack of top notch closers thus far, it’s probably the fault of this team.  Papelbon and Lidge are the best of the bunch, but Dan got some great starters too in CC, Cliff Lee, Ervin Santana, and Brett Myers.  The Obamers got some good value with batting too.  They grabbed Jeter and Soriano later than I would have expected, along with Uggla, Rios, and Pat Burrell at relatively late picks.  The offense should perform well enough to let the pitching get a lot of wins.  Pitching- A-, Batting- B

Hey everyone, StevieY and I are going to try something new this weekend.  We will be liveblogging the Louisville-Michigan State game at 1:20 pm central time on Sunday.  It will be different than some liveblogs you’ve seen.  Unlike the type they do on Deadspin where you have to keep refreshing, we will be using a program that allows you to read it streaming live, and also to comment and be involved in the discussion.

So if you were ever watching a game and thinking “Boy, I wonder what Stormin’ Norman thinks about that play,” or maybe, “Do you think StevieY thinks this college basketball team is overrated (he does),” then this live-blog is right up your alley.  Hopefully our inability to understand technology at all doesn’t affect this little event.  If we manage to pull it off, we will see you there.  Otherwise whatever, since my stupid f#$%ing bracket is busted anyways.  Have a good weekend.