Buds All Day, AA the Best and more!

We saw two different versions of the Leafs last week, the same team that made short work of the Dallas Stars and the god forsaken Vancouver Canucks and the creepy Sedin twins, lost in extremely boring fashion to the New Jersey Devils.  That Devils game sucked, but such is life in an 82 game season, sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the fire hydrant.  What really pissed me off about that Devils game is that some cretin threw his jersey on the ice... really bud?  This jersey tossing thing is so fucking stupid and it needs to end immediately. Yeah the Leafs came out flat and played like shit, but they were playing the Devils who without Jagr and Elias (combined age 114) played typical boring neutral zone trap New Jersey Devil hockey.  The Leafs have been winning a ton lately, and just because you paid half a months salary to go see them does not give you the right to throw your jersey on the ice.  Squid move bud.  By the way, unless you got Craig Jones to order you a jersey from China for $30 they're pretty fucking expensive, so not only did you drop all that money for a ticket and beer you just threw a $200 jersey on the ice to prove some point? Give it up for lent bud, go fuck yourself.

Something is amiss with my beloved Phil Kessel, yes he did score against Dallas and New Jersey, but I think he is hurt, he took a vicious hit against Dallas, and they keep showing him in practice wincing and stretching out his back.  Everytime they show him on the bench he is crunched over in pain (or he is winded: insert lazy fat joke here Toronto media dickheads).  If he is indeed hurt like many are suggesting then he should take a few games off, we'll need him in March and April, not in December.

The Week Ahead: vs. Calgary (12/9), @ Detroit (12/10), vs. Detroit (12/13), vs. Los Angeles (12/14).  This is a tough week for the Buds.  For the first time in years the Calgary Flames are actually a good team, they are solidly in a playoff position and don't seem to be letting it go.  Hopefully the Leafs beat the Flames to make up for the Stampeders beating the Ti-Cats in the Grey Cup. There is a home and home against the pesky fucking Red Wings, and then the defending Stanley Cup champs come in for a bizarre 5 pm game on Sunday.  Jonathan "Nelson Mandela is my Favourite Athlete" Bernier, has been playing really well lately, as the Leafs have started up their old habit of giving up a buttload of shots every game, and we are going to need Bernier to keep it up during this tough stretch next week.  Speaking of Bernier that Nelson Mandela thing is inexcusable, I know that athletes are not the smartest breed, and English isn't Bernier's first language, but come on, how can he possibly say Nelson Mandela was one of his favourite athletes growing up?  When Bernier was growing up Mandela was in his 70's and the President of South Africa.  Jesus Christ Bernier get a fucking clue.

Photo Credit @mattomic 

AA strikes again.  At the end of the regular season I was getting kind of sick of hearing AA's bullshit, talking about "payroll parameters" and the Blue Jays refusal to give out contracts longer than 5 seasons, plus the 2014 season ended on (another) sour note.  Now I am singing his praises again and the 2015 season can not start soon enough.   Last week that Jays dealt JA Happ to Seattle for Left Fielder Michael Saunders.  Considering Melky Cabrera is as good as gone, Saunders is a great pick-up for the team, a good sign that it is a great move is that Seattle Mariner bloggers are very upset about giving up Saunders.  Saunders has been hurt, and the unforgiving SkyDome Rogers Centre turf may not help issues, but I think he'll be as equal as Melky if not better in the coming seasons.  Plus for all you who get Maple Boners... he's Canadian! Despite losing Brett "Spazz" Lawrie they will be fielding 3 Canadians in their starting line-up next season along with Russel Martin, and Dalton "Live At" Pompey.  Ohhhh fuck yah bud.  AA and the Jays still have work to do, their starting line-up is pretty much set, but they still need some bullpen arms, and perhaps another starting pitcher.  There is 3 long months until Spring Training starts, and I don't think they're done tinkering yet! 

Holy Shit Kyle Lowry is a beast, in fact he was just named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the past week.  When it's all said and done he will end up being the best player in Toronto Raptors history.  He dropped 27 against the Kings and then put up a career high 39 against the Jazz the next night.  We're a quarter of the way through the season now and in my completely biased opinion I would say Lowry is the MVP thus far.  Granted we're only a quarter through the season and Anthony Davis, LeBron James and the other usual suspects might have a thing or two to say about that, but he definitely needs some consideration, and he will be a starter in the All-Star Game in February.  Just for the love of God don't get hurt.  The Raptors really felt that DeRozan injury during the Cleveland game, T-Ross and "Captain" Lou Williams shot like shit, Jonas "Big V" Valaciunas got in foul trouble off the hop, but despite all that it was close most of the game and Cleveland only pulled ahead in the 4th quarter when it was all but over.  They said DeRozan won't need surgery on his groin which is good news, but there is still no time line for his return.

The Week Ahead: vs. Denver (12/8), @ Cleveland (12/9), vs. Indiana (12/12), @ New York (12/14).  The Raptors are playing 3 teams that are under .500 and out of the playoff hunt, once again they need to take advantage of these games, the Raptors have shown a killer instinct against these mediocre teams and must continue to do so.  They play the Cleveland LeBrons once again in what should be a big game, this could well be a 2nd or 3rd round playoff preview, it'll be tough again without DeRozan, but I am confident that it will be close, Kyle Lowry will need to step up and beat those assholes himself.

The Bills are fucking done again, Jesus Christ this team can't do anything right.  That game was ripe for picking too, Peyton had a terrible un-Peyton like game, in fact it's the first time in 4 fucking seasons that he hasn't thrown a touchdown pass.  On the surface a 24-17 loss to Denver with Kyle Orton throwing 355 yards doesn't look too bad, but fuck he sucked.  Untimely interceptions, weak red zone play and some questionable play calling has led us to YET ANOTHER playoff-less season.  They might as well go back to EJ Manuel for the last few weeks of the season, let's see what the kid can do as Kyle Orton is not the QB of the future.  Doug "Moron" Marrone should be axed at the end of this season, and so should that clown offensive coordinator Nathaniel "Can't" Hackett.  Why not have defensive co-coordinator Jim Schwartz take over?  The Bills D has once again been amazing, plus he has NFL head coaching experience.  There are pieces in place for the Bills to be a playoff team but that fucking offense, especially the play calling needs to improve.

The Bills in Toronto Series is as dead as their season!  This was a joke right from the get-go, greedy-assed Rogers expecting people to fork over a ton of their money to watch the shitty Bills play in the SkyDome.  They were giving away tickets for free next to people who dropped $300 bucks for their seats, no wonder people were pissed off.  There is a lot of Bills fans in Southern Ontario, but there is also fans of a shit load of other teams.  Amongst my friends I know Dolphins, Lions, Steelers, Titans, Patriots, Vikings, Giants and 49ers fans.  This should come as no surprise, the Bills have done fuck all to lure new fans since the days of Flutie Flakes, idiots like me only hold out because they were amazing when I was a kid, and I am loyal to a fault.  My point is as a Bills fan in Southern Ontario I would way rather make the 2 hour drive to Orchard Park to watch the Bills play at the Ralph, have the tailgate experience at a true home game then to watch them at the mausoleum known as the SkyDome where everything is over-priced and there is maybe less than half Bills fans there.  When they played the Dolphins shit-heads like my buddys Jeff and Mike showed up because it is a lot easier for them to see their favourite team in Toronto than to fly all the way to Miami, same thing happened when they played Seattle or Atlanta.  Maybe one day Toronto will have their own NFL team (not bloody likely) but until then keep the Bills in Buffalo where they belong.

The Week Ahead.  vs. Green Bay (12/14).  Jeezum Crow this is an ass-kicking waiting to happen.  It is the last home game of the year, so maybe they'll go out in style?? Who am I fucking kidding there is nothing stylish about Buffalo.

As usual you can catch me on the Twitter @HDH2112 you can also leave a comment in the comment section, I do love all feedback good or bad.  See you next week! 

REVIEW: Popeyes Spice Box Chicken

I fucking love Popeyes Chicken.  As soon as I had my first bite I knew then and there that Colonel Sanders was dead to me, Popeyes is Dark Side of the Moon while KFC is The Final Cut.  When I lived in London there was a glut of Popeyes littered across the city, including on my bus route to work.  I would frequently get off, pick up a 20 pack and eat like a King for a week (lie detector bleeps)...OK 4 days (bleep!)... 18 hours (ding! ding!). When I moved to Kingston I was shocked and appalled to discover there wasn't a single location in the city, I should've known then that it wouldn't work out for me there.  Here in my beloved Hamilton there was once a Popeyes beside my old high school... why in the fuck was that not there when I was at Westdale??  I seriously would've eaten there everyday instead of Pizza Pizza or the shitty cafeteria.  I am ashamed of my old high school for letting it go out of business, it was the darkest moment in Westdale history since someone went #2 on the floor of the Peer bathroom. Did I not teach those kids anything?  Anyways, it requires a 15 minute walk followed by a 10 minute bus up the Mountain for me to get to the closest Popeyes on Fennel and Upper Wentworth, but it's something I am more than willing to do to get me some delicious Popeyes and I did it today to give their Spice Box Chicken a try.

I rarely stray from my 4 Piece Bonafide Combo, in fact there is a lot of stuff there I want to try, but it's such a hassle to get there, I don't want to waste a visit on fish or shrimp.  When I walked into the store today I was overwhelmed by the aroma of deliciousness, and saw two heaping piles of spicy and mild bone-in chicken, being Thursday 3 pieces were on special, I was this close to going for the usual, but alas I was on a mission to review their new Spice Box Chicken for the dozen or so fans of this shitty blog.  I am glad that I got the Spice Box Chicken, it was about 8 thin white chicken strips, it was made with their traditional delectable spicy breading, with a sprinkling of magical cajun dust on top.  The best part is they make these to order, if I have one minor complaint about Popeyes they make a shit ton of chicken at once and it just sits under a heat lamp for god knows how long, while it would be delicious even after 48 hours under a heat lamp, the fresher the better. The real winner though is that blackened ranch dipping sauce, boy oh boy I could use a tub of that around the ol' homestead.  For a paltry $4.99 it comes with a heaping helping of fries and a biscuit.  The drink was extra, but I got this future family heirloom with my meal...

It's a collectible cup with Ol' Santy Claus carrying a sackful of chicken! I always knew Santa was a Popeyes fan, in fact I am sure he would prefer some chicken left out for him instead of shitty old cookies and milk.  You can even leave out some biscuits for Rudolph and the rest of the reindeer!  I am going to keep this cup forever, and use it at my Christmas dinner year after year, which will surely annoy my mother to no end... which makes it completely worth it!

As always I am looking for suggestions for my next place to review, my bud Tyler World Peace has suggested a few places for me to try in Toronto which I will be doing in the near future.  In the meantime tweet at me @HDH2112 if you have any suggestions!

Refs Rob Banks!! Pros Before Bros and More!!

Well it shouldn't come to anyones fucking surprise that Andre Proulx and his band of fucking cretins screw things up for us, they tried their damndest to do it in the East Final and they pulled it off in the Grey Cup.  What a fucking disgrace, shit like this is what makes the CFL look so unbelievably bush league.  Brandon Banks had won us the Grey Cup, it was a fucking GREY CUP WINNING punt return TD called back on a marginal call at best with 35 seconds left in the game. The Refs robbed Banks, the refs robbed Hamilton of their first Grey Cup since 1999.  Granted the Cats got off to a slow start, dug themselves a 17-0 hole and relied on field goals when they got to the red zone... but still my blame has to be pointed somewhere and it is directly at that french fuck Andre Proulx and his shit tornado of an officiating crew.

The outcome put a damper on the hilariously fun and delicious Grey Cup party held in my buddy Jeff's man cave.  It was all the cast of characters I've been attending Ti-Cats games with all season, plus a town eccentric or two.  I loved being back in Hamilton and falling in love with the Ti-Cats again and I can't wait to head back to Tim Hortons Field next year to heckle the shit out of people.  Because this is kind of a food blog too, I will post my power rankings of what we ate last night in descending order.

7.  Vegetable Sticks.  Yeah there was fucking vegetables there, I guess there has to be an "healthy option" but as my pal Dave would say "mmmm lettuce is for rabbits"  I guess they're good for some nibblies before the main course.  The "town eccentric" accused my friend Angela of being a cute little vegetable.... yeah.

6.  Sushi Rolls.  Believe it or not I really love sushi, especially the rolls, I spotted a whole tray of those delicious bastards when I was avoiding the "town eccentric" who was bitching about how much it was a disgrace the Ti-Cats uniforms don't have stripes anymore... when I pointed it out to him on TV that they did have stripes, he claimed it was a Grey Cup only thing.  So basically I crushed 6 or 7 rolls while getting away from that squid.

5.  Mozza Sticks.  These weren't just your everyday run of the mill mozza sticks, they had a nice spicy kick to them, jalapeno perhaps??  They were actually crunchy too, not soggy little turds like they usually are.

4. Sausage with cheese in them.  These were prepared before hand, and cut up into bite sized portions, they were available for picking while running up to take a piss or grabbing a beer or avoiding the town eccentric.  I was starving so I must've crushed 5 or 6 of these bad boys along with the sushi rolls before we ate.  I have the 6 toothpicks in my pocket to prove it.

3.  Chicken Wings.  They were just your everyday delicious chicken wings, nice bite to them, not overloaded with fucking breading.  I only had a couple but under normal circumstances could destroy 15-20 of those mafuckers.

2.  Buffalo Chicken Dip prepared by Tash.  This was the best Buffalo Chicken Dip I have ever had in my life, mainly because there was so much chicken in it, it was kind of like a pulled chicken sandwich with Buffalo flavour, fuck it was good, despite it being a dip it would've made for an amazing sandwich.

1c.  I copped out, there is a 3 way tie for the best food I ate last night.  First up is Steve's Five Alarm Chili, served at half time on a hot dog.  I've had plenty of chili in my day and this is amongst the best I have had, nice and thick a good texture, with a bite but not over-powering.  Served on top of a Juicy Jumbo dog, you can't go wrong.

1b. Lasagna prepared by Angela.  She tricked us! This was a lean lasagna with turkey and a bit of pork in it as opposed to traditional ground beef.  It was on point delicious and made with an outstanding 8 different kinds of cheese, I was very impressed!

1a.  Philly Cheese Steak Sliders made by Jeff and Dave.  My God.  These little fucks were good.  Generally I hate sliders... fuck sliders why would you have a miniature version of something bigger?  But I suppose at a party where food is plentiful sliders are a great way to go.  They marinated and prepared the flank steak with onions and peppers all day, then heat them up with some provolone cheese, there was a nice chipotle spice kick to it, these little fucks were very, very good.

Wash all that down with about 15 beers and you've got yourself a party.  Too bad the outcome was as shitty as it was!

The Brett Lawrie Era is over.  Holy shit-balls did Alex Anthopoulos (herein referred to as AA, I am sick of typing Anthopoulos) pull off a major move.  Josh Donaldson is only the best 3rd baseman in baseball, and is 2nd behind Mike fucking Trout in WAR over the last two seasons.  Donaldson has said all the right things so far, calling the Blue Jays uniforms 'sexy' (they are!) and saying that he has watched 1000 hours of Jose Bautista swings and emulates him as a player *swoon*.  Plus he is under club control for the next 4 seasons! It is kind of weird to see Brett Lawrie go, I assumed he was going to be a Blue Jay for years to come, but you know what he is kind of a douche-bag, ease up on the Red Bull and quit being such a fucking spazz bud.  I am really not too heartbroken to see him go, Brett Lawrie has had smoke blown up his ass since the second he came to the organization from Milwaukee, mainly because of his passport (fun note, Oakland is actually probably closer to his hometown in BC than Toronto is), and really he has only shown flashes of brilliance and he has been injured A LOT.  The guy is a fucking band aid.  AA has taken a Pros before Bros attitude this off-season, jettisoning the likes of Adam Lind, Anthony Gose, Colby Rasmus, Brandon Morrow and now Brett Lawrie, and brought in clubhouse stalwarts Russel Martin and Josh Donaldson.  Clubhouse chemistry has been an issue the last few years, John Gibbons even went as far as to say he needs more "mature adults" on the team.  Getting rid of Brett Lawrie ramps up the maturity level on this team significantly.

The Raptors suffered a bit of adversity for the first time this season, first they went 2-2 (it was weird seeing the Raptors lose, I forgot what that was like) and secondly they lost DeMar DeRozan to a torn groin tendon.  Ugh.  DeRozan has been remarkably durable throughout his 6 year career, and this is the first significant amount of time that the All-Star will miss.  They say he could miss a month of action, or about 14 games, luckily the Raptors have built themselves a nice little cushion so even if they only go .500 over that stretch they'd still be in excellent shape.  You never know with groin injuries though, it could take DeRozan a lot longer than a month to get back into game shape.  Luckily the Raptors have solid depth, "Sweet" Lou Williams, James Johnson, or Grevais Vasquez could easily take his spot in the starting line-up, and they still have Landry "Remember Me" Fields to come off the bench.  The Raptors lost two tough ones, Dallas is a great team, and the Raptors never quit that entire game, but that Lakers OT loss last night stings, especially after the Grey Cup debacle and the fact that Kobe Bryant is a fucking squid and I hate him.

The Week Ahead:  @ Sacramento (12/2), @ Utah (12/3), vs. Clevaland (12/5) .  Everyone knows the West is a far superior conference than the East, but the Raps finish their quick west coast trip against two of the weaker sisters in the conference with the Kings and the Jazz, it's tough for any team to go west and play but if the Raptors want to be considered amongst the NBA elite they HAVE to beat these shitty teams.  The game against the Cleveland LeBrons on Friday should be really good, Cleveland has to have revenge on their mind after we destroyed them on their home court a couple of weeks ago.  

After all the bullshit surrounding the 6-2 loss to Buffalo, the 9-2 loss to Nashville and Saluteghazi, the Leafs have been a pretty fucking good team.  They haven't lost in regulation since that 9-2 debacle.  The Leafs looked pretty good last week, coming back to tie Pittsburgh only to lose in OT against Sid the Squid, and then they completely dominated Ovi and the Crapitals.  But on a sad note my new hero Leo Komarov had to leave Saturdays game after Ovechkin delivered a cheap shot that should've resulted in expulsion from the league.  I am sure Leo has some KGB contacts, so Ovechkin better get someone else to start his car for the foreseeable future.

The Week Ahead: vs. Dallas (12/2), vs. New Jersey (12/4), vs. Vancouver (12/6).  The Leafs have a pretty home heavy schedule for the next few weeks because they are getting kicked out of the ACC at the end of the month for the World Junior Tournament, so even though they've had trouble at the ACC the last few seasons they need to take advantage of this stretch.  Dallas and New Jersey are both sub-500 teams, so they should win those, but the way the Leafs have been this year you can't trust the fuckers and they could come out flat as a pancake those games and completely shit the bed.  They'll crush Vancouver though, fuck the Canucks.

The Bills were very impressive last week, they kicked the living shit out of the woeful Jets under some pretty shitty circumstances and made short work of the Browns yesterday.  Unfortunately it is too little too late, while they sit at 7-5 now and are "in the hunt" for a playoff position, it is going to require a miracle for them to get in the playoffs.  Stranger things have happened I guess, but I am certainly not counting on it.

The Week Ahead: @ Denver (12/7)  I just mentioned miracles, the Bills need one here against Peyton Manning and the Broncos at Mile High... if they can upset them... then the Packers and the Patriots and kick the shit out of the Raiders like they should, you never know!!

Once again don't forget to follow me on the Twitter @HDH2112.  See you next week! 

Cats in Grey Cup! Raptors! Saluteghazi! Etc!

In the second time in as many years the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are heading to the Grey Cup!  Despite the best intentions of the most atrocious refereeing I have seen in my entire life (Head Referee Andre Proulx is a Quebecois piece of shit and surprise surprise he was completely biased towards the Alouettes).  Mind you I had a wobbly pop or two and was busy yelling at Duron Carter that his dad Cris Carter didn't love him, so maybe I shouldn't be the best judge?  Seriously though in that first half there was many questionable calls by that shitty refereeing crew, they basically gift-wrapped a Montreal touchdown, and robbed Brandon Banks of a punt return TD.  Speaking of Brandon Banks, what a gem, nothing better than being in the crowd watching someone break 80+ yards for a TD, jumping up and down, screaming, high-fiving and hugging all those around you... well I was in the pisser for one of the TD's and probably shouldn't have hugged the guy next to me.  The Ti-Cats are now a perfect 7-0 at Tim Hortons Field...what a home field advantage we have, it's always loud as fuck in there when they're on defense, mind you it's not Seattle or any other NFL or NCAA stadium, but for 25,000 fans we make a ruckus.  I love how they refused to touch the Eastern Division trophy NHL stylez, the trophy they want to win is the Grey Cup! Unfortunately I won't be on TSN during the Grey Cup like I was for the Eastern Final game!

The Week Ahead: vs. Calgary in the 102nd Grey Cup (11/30). I think the Ti-Cats have a way better shot of winning this game than they did last year.  Last season they had to play the Roughriders in Saskatchewan in front of a massively partisan crowd when it was fucking ice cold and snowy out.  This time they play in a true neutral site under a dome at BC Place in Vancouver.  Calgary has been the best team in the CFL from the jump.  Calgary won both match-ups against us this year 10-7 in July and 30-20 in August.  The Cats have been a much better team since those two games, so it'll be interesting to see how that plays out.  Either way I am pumped to watch this game, Oskee-Wee-Wee!!

Holy Fuck the Raptors are good.  After years (decades?) of mediocrity I've put up with all my teams it feels so good to cheer for a team that has quickly become amongst the NBA elite.  The Raps went a perfect 3-0 last week including an absolutely dominating performance against the surprising Milwaukee Bucks.  That game featured the NBA debut of the Brazilian Kevin Durant and new cult hero Bruno Cabaclo.  His first two points in his NBA career was a thunderous alley-oop dunk which literally had me jump of my seat cheering.  Then they go out and completely embarrass the Cleveland LeBrons on their home court.  This is one unselfish, tight knit group that has really gelled, GM Masai Ujiri pulled off a major coup trading John "Sleepy Lion" Salmons to Atlanta for Sweet Lou "Somali Pirate" Williams, my friend Steve has encyclopedic knowledge of the NBA and he told me in the off season what a great pick up that was, and he has been proven 100% correct.  I typically loathe marketing bullshit, especially if it involves hashtags, but the team and the fans have truly picked up on the whole We The North thing, it was awesome seeing the massive contingent of Raptors fans in Cleveland cheering them on, and players after the game were saying how much that meant to them. As Mike Wilbon said last week on Pardon the Interruption  "The Raptors aren't just under the radar, they're completely off the radar because they're in Toronto."  The players know this, the fans know this and it has created an "Us against the World" mentality with this team.  I think they won't be off the radar for much longer, this team is for real, they likely won't with the NBA Championship this year, but I see a deep playoff run.

The Week Ahead: vs. Phoenix (11/24), @ Atlanta (11/26), vs. Dallas (11/28), @ Los Angeles Lakers (11/30).  As long as the Raptors keep playing like they've been playing they could easily have another great week.  Dallas will be their biggest test, but they shouldn't look past Phoenix and Atlanta, both team have great players, and now with the Raptors being 11-2 they've got a target on their back and teams are going to bring it every night against them.  Fuck the Lakers and Kobe though, I hope they beat those squids 168-30.

If you were to tell me last week that the Leafs would go 2-1 against Nashville, Tampa Bay and Detroit, I would've been very happy with the results.  But the 9-2 drubbing by Nashville and the surrounding bullshit around Saluteghazi (PS I am over calling anything -gate, Watergate happened in 19 fucking 72 it's been over 40 fucking years, time to come up with something new) has left a bad taste in everyone's mouth.  You know what, I do not blame the Leafs players whatsoever for not doing the whack salute after beating Tampa, the constant circus surrounding this team must have finally got to them.  That game against Nashville was unbelievably bad, everything that could have gone wrong went wrong.  If the LA Kings or Boston Bruins were to lose 9-2, you'd see the highlights on TV and go "holy shit" and forget about it, but the Leafs lose 9-2 and on NATIONALLY televised TSN SportsCentre they spend practically the entire hour long show dissecting every aspect of it, panel after panel of fat old retired plugs publicly calling for blood, no wonder the rest of Canada hates Toronto and the Leafs, if I was a Jets fan or whatever and I go to watch the nightly sportscast, and they spend the entire episode talking about the Leafs I would be pissed too.  The non-salute thing was obviously on purpose, and it was emotional 20-somethings thinking they had to prove a point against their "fans" booing, throwing jerseys on the ice, not to mention the absurd amount of vitriol spilled about them on social media and on sports talk radio.  Of course it was handled sloppily, no one bought Dion Phaneuf's excuse that they were trying to change things up, but it is a fucking joke how the media and some fans took it.  A win is a win who gives a flying fuck if they didn't raise their sticks to the 1000 real fans that attend games at the ACC amongst the thousands of corporate suit dummies that are just there to schmooze their potential clients. Lost in all this bullshit is they played really well against both Tampa and Detroit and if the season ended today they'd be in the god damned playoffs.  But because they lost 2 shitty games and they didn't raise their sticks it seems like the sky is fucking falling.

The Week Ahead: @ Pittsburgh (11/26), vs. Washington (11/29).  A pretty light week for the Leafs, which is probably welcome for the team after all the crap that went on in the last week.  Pittsburgh, as usual are really good, and that should be a tough game, but besides Ovi the Crapitals are just that - Crap.

After an absolutely obscene amount of snow fell on the Buffalo area last week, the scheduled home match-up against the Jets had to be moved to tonight in Detroit... well I guess that is one way for the Bills to get on a Monday Night game.  It's currently 17 degrees and sunny in Buffalo, where in the blue hell is all that snow going to melt too... I am sure there is flooding conditions everywhere, and the game on the 30th against Cleveland is in doubt too.  All this certainly does not help the Bill slim playoff chances.

The Week Ahead: vs. New York Jets (11/24), vs. Cleveland (11/30).  The Jets are absolutely awful, but they did beat Pittsburgh recently, Michael Vick seems to have some gas left in his dog murdering tank.  Cleveland has been one of the surprises this season, the Bills really need to win both these games if they want to even think of the Playoffs, as their December schedule (@Den, GB, @Oak, @NE) is going to be very, very tough.

The Jays did fuck all this week, but it is the off season after all.  Of course those Masshole shitting, puking, fucking puke shit Boston Red Sox go out and sign Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval today....

As usual hit me up on the Twitter @HDH2112 if you want to talk sports with me! Even if you want to tell me this is the worst blog you've ever read, I love feed back! 

New Weekly Sports Blog!

(Ignore that shitty Argos shield and the TFC thing plz)

I've been looking for a reason to dust off this ol' blog since Big Brother ended.... uh 2 months ago.  Food reviews have been few and far between because god damned McDonald's keep re-hashing old concepts (btw I reviewed their "latest" burger in April 2013 ) They've also been too busy trying to convince people that their food isn't made from defective cows and cancerous chemicals to come up with something new and delicious (that isn't a fucking wrap or salad).  I also claim I am too busy... busy doing what you ask? Well it's not being gainfully employed that's for sure.  It's watching sports.  I LOVE sports.  I watch sports on TV 5 or 6 nights out of the week, so why not do a weekly recap of what my teams have been up too? For those unaware I am a diehard and unabashed supporter of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, Buffalo Bills and Hamilton Tiger Cats, you may think I am some kind of masochist for liking those teams...relax there Jian Ghomeshi it's called loyalty, and I will forever be loyal to these franchises.  I am going to try to do one of these posts every Monday.  First up, my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Leafs frustrate the bejesus out of me.  How can a team look so dominant against the Bruins, a superior team who have a recent history of kicking the shit out of the Leafs, to the egg they laid on Saturday against the Sabres.  Yes that Buffalo Sabres team which will finish last in the NHL, there are many mens league teams around that would put up a better fight against the Sabres than the Leafs did on Saturday night.  That loss really left a bad taste in my mouth, but really the Leafs haven't been that bad before that, I like the way that the troglodyte Randy Carlyle has finally learned how to roll 4 lines (made easier by not having any goons on the team).  Plus Phil Kessel has been amongst the NHL elite...again.  Still the guy gets absolutely no respect by the shitty mitten-stringers in the Toronto media who call him fat, who are all over him like flies on shit when he goes in a slump.  After the disaster of a game on Saturday the usual horde of media arseholes stuck their cameras in Phil's face wanting his reaction, and he didn't want to talk and said "Get away from me" which caused them all to get their panties in a bunch.  They all took to twitter saying he wasn't a leader, and how offended they were.  Go fuck yourselves fellas, what is Kessel going to say anyway?  Kessel is paid to play hockey (or 'hackey' as he puts it) not give you vultures a quote. Quotes from any athlete post game win or loss are useless anyways, do you really need to hear the same shitty cliche over and over?  Long story short Phil Kessel is the best player in the NHL and the Toronto media can go fuck themselves.

The Week Ahead: vs. Nashville (11/18), vs. Tampa Bay (11/20), vs. Detroit (11/22).  That's a pretty tough schedule against 3 decent teams (except Detroit, fuck the Red Wings).  If they played like they did against Buffalo it could be a very long week in Leaf land.  Hopefully the team that demolished Boston shows up.

Toronto Raptors 

I love the Raptors.  Since the Rudy Gay trade last December the Raps have been easily one of the best teams in the NBA.  I have always loved basketball and the Raptors but I do admit during the lean Bargnani years I didn't watch them a hell of a lot, but this current team is worth watching night in and night out.  The Raps are off to an impressive 8-2 start and are first in the Eastern Conference.  Last week they kind of stuttered a little bit, they demolished the 76ers (perhaps the worst team in NBA history... down there with the Vancouver Grizzlies) but then barely beat the Magic, lost to the Bulls and beat the Jazz.  That Magic game was kind of frustrating because they really had no business winning the game, but the bench stepped up massively to help secure the victory.  Lou Williams and James "Neck Tattoo" Johnson (PS what the fuck does it even say? I can't tell) have provided much needed depth off the bench, and helped secure that win against Orlando.  The Raps had one shitty quarter against the Bulls on US National TV and that cost them the game, the Raps have been known to take a quarter off or get off to a shitty start here and there, against an elite team like the Bulls that is going to cost you every time.  I fucking love Kyle Lowry, he could well end up being the best player in Raptors franchise history, the best part is, he didn't bolt to another team like so many other Raptors have done, he WANTS to be a Raptor and chose to stay here.  Bestill my beating heart.

The Week Ahead: vs. Memphis (11/19), vs. Milwaukee (11/21), @ Cleveland (11/22).  Memphis is the top team in the NBA right now... wouldn't it be funny if they were still in Vancouver?  Vancouver/Toronto leading the NBA! That will be a tough test, Milwaukee should be a cake walk, but the Cavs game on the 22nd should be the game of the week.  The Cleveland LeBrons are off to a slow start, but they will be competing with the Raptors for Eastern Conference supremacy for the rest of the season.

Buffalo Bills

Oh god the Buffalo Bills, this team is concrete proof I will stick with a team no matter how mediocre, how frustrating or how shitty they are.  The Bills season got off to a decent start like they always seem to, before they descend into mediocrity and miss the playoffs... again.  The Bills have one of the best D-lines in football, and one of the best Defense's overall, but that offense.  Someone wave a skunk in front of it because they stink.  Last week they could have easily beaten the Dolphins but they settled for field goals in the red zone and basically had their playoff hopes dashed.  BuzzFeed put a good list of why it sucks to be a Bills fan, check it out here.  The Bills haven't made the playoffs since the Music City Miracle game on January 8, 2000.  I was in Grade 12 and had a full head of hair, Bill Clinton was President, Jean Chretien was Prime Minister, and they wont see a playoff game until at least 2016.  Good lord that's a long fucking time.

The Week Ahead: vs. New York Jets (11/23).  Big fucking deal, they should win but it's too little too late.  Besides Sunday at 1:00 I'll be at the Ti-Cats game....

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

2014 is the year I fell back in love with the Tiger-Cats.  I moved back to my beloved hometown of Hamilton this year, and I have seen every Ti-Cat home game this season.  In my decade away from home I was always a Ti-Cat well wisher, but I really didn't pay too much attention to them (they were also absolutely dreadful throughout that time), in non-CFL cities in Ontario nobody really gives a flying fuck about the CFL, and the league is openly mocked.  Going to Ti-Cats game is a blast, especially at beautiful new Tim Hortons Field, I wasn't living here for all the bullshit surrounding the stadium, and I do think they fucked up by not putting it at the West Harbour, but now that Tim Hortons Field is finally built it's something the City of Hamilton can be proud of.  Obviously after a season in a half in the wilderness in fucking Guelph and at McMaster the team is thrilled to be in their new home, as they are undefeated there so far.  The Ti-Cats won the East Division with an 9-9 record (editor's note: lol) and are hosting the Montreal Alouettes for the chance to go to the Grey Cup.  Already Montreal players like Duron Carter (son of former Vikings WR and current ESPN dickhead Cris Carter) and Bear "Shits in the" Woods are talking shit, the Ti-Cats have so far haven't descended to their level, but rest assured the Box H hecklers will.  Where I sit at Tim Hortons Field is a mere 9 rows behind the opponents bench, well within heckling distance, and these assholes are going to hear it for sure on Sunday.  Heckling at Ti-Cats game has been a Richardson Family tradition for years, and I am more than happy to be a part of it now.

The Week Ahead: vs. Montreal (11/23) in the East Final.  I'll be there drunk and heckling.  Go Cats!!

Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays are actually my first sports love, when I was a kid they were the best thing going, winning World Series, making the playoffs, packing 50,000 fans a game into the futuristic SkyDome, they were the envy of the baseball world..... since then what the fuck happened??  When I thought about this blog, I really didn't have a shit load to say about my Blue Jays as it is the off-season, other than the fact that Rogers are shitty cheap owners, and I was getting sick of Alex Anthoupolus, but what do they do? Go ahead and sign catcher Russell Martin and my faith has been slightly restored.  This has been far and away AA's biggest free agent signing, and it really came out of nowhere.  I like the move, Martin is an upgrade at catcher (sorry Dinner Navarro) and from what I hear he is a good guy to have in the room.  I don't put a lot of stock in leadership intangible bullshit, but there was a lot of whispers about how broken the Blue Jays Clubhouse has been the last couple of years.  I don't think AA is done making moves either, he has already jettisoned Adam Lind and Anthony Gose, and he tends to do more work with trades than with free agency, so I am fully expecting that there will be another trade on the horizon.

The Week Ahead: Hopefully some more big moves! 

Well that's it for the first week of this, I probably won't talk about all 5 teams every week (especially when the teams are in their respective off-seasons) but I plan on keeping up this Monday tradition.  Hit me up on Twitter @HDH2112 if you have anything to say about this! 

Big Brother 16 Final Thoughts

The most deserving person won Big Brother, Derrick played a pretty flawless game right from the jump, he was never on the block, he won competitions when he needed too and he pretty much controlled everything that happened in the house.  He may not have played the most exciting game, but he played one of the best games in recent memory and very much deserves the $500K.  All that being said if Cody wasn't such a fucking cement head his whole season would have been for naught.  Cody's loyalty to Derrick and The Hitmen cost him $450,000, when Cody won the last HOH I thought for sure that Cody was going to pull a Jon from BBCAN2 and Derrick was going to get Neda'd... Jon and Neda were banging for christs sakes and he still stabbed her in the back for the win.  ANYONE would have won sitting next to Victoria, Cody should've known that, he is going to be kicking himself in the ass over that one....

The only thing that was shocking is that unlike 90% of the votes this year, this wasn't unanimous.  Bitter juries can fuck off....what was that whack job Jocasta blabbing on about with fake praying??  I don't remember that, and as much as I love my boy Donny he was still bitter about the whole Skittles thing, nobody in their right mind would possibly think that fucking Cody played a better game than Derrick.

This moment was the best of the finale though, the look on shitty Frankies face when my beloved Julie Chen not only revealed that he didn't win America's Favourite Player, but that he wasn't even in the Top 3!  So much for unleashing your "millions of followers" you fucking tool.  I am very happy Donny won America's Favourite Player, knowing ol' Donny I think he is happier knowing he was voted as AFP than he is winning the $25K.

The good news is Big Brother has been renewed for another 2 summers, so you can all look forward to be bitching about BB17 and BB18!! I really hope they do a full All-Stars season, but I read an interview with Julie Chen saying that it is not likely to happen.  Hopefully in the next couple of seasons they just don't jam these stupid game twists down our throats.  Team America was easily the worst twist ever, never ever do that again..  If they insist on doing twists (which they will) I suggest they bring it in a few weeks into the season once everyone is comfortable and alliances have been formed.  How much more interesting would the whole dual HOH/Battle of the Blocks have been if the two HOHs weren't always working together and were on opposite sides of the house?? Thinking back on the last few seasons it would be so much better if the show be given a chance to gel before they had MVP twists or Sabateurs etc. but they're the producers making the big bucks and I am sitting here behind my computer in my underwear making snarky comments.

Well that's it for my blogging on another season of Big Brother, thank you for reading, and I really do appreciate the kind words that people leave on Facebook etc. I hope you've enjoyed reading these as much as I have writing them!  I am going to be trying out for Big Brother Canada 3, so I may not be writing about BBCAN3!! There is pretty much no chance I'll make it, so I'll be writing posts about that season when it starts up next March.  In the meantime I'll post my usual food reviews (I am always taking recommendations, anywhere in Hamilton, Toronto or London!) I might post something about the Leafs, or something else sports related.  Until then give me a follow on the Twitter @HDH2112

Big Brother 16 Week 12 Thoughts

Thank fuck this self-absorbed egomaniac is off my TV.  I honestly think I haven't hated a Big Brother contestant more than I have hated Frankie, and I am so happy that he isn't going to get the satisfaction of winning $500K for his "charity".  He went out claiming how loyal he was, where was his loyalty to Zach?? To Donny?  I'm disappointed they let him know before they evicted him, an actual blindside would've been beautiful.  Good on Caleb and Cody for calling him out on his bullshit, he really did think he was Jesus of the house, and what the fuck was he thinking saying he is going to unleash his "millions of followers" on them.  How so? From the Jury House where you are still cut off from the outside world?  The worst part is that he didn't get the Christine-like booing he deserved because the Tuesday eviction show was pre-taped and not live, so the audience was all CBS employees because they didn't want spoilers to get out (they got out anyways).  He is such a conceited fuck, and from what I have read recently his shitty sister is a conceited diva as well.  Unfortunately he will have his enablers and ball washers surrounding him when he gets out who will all tell him how marvelous he is.  Now there is the matter of America's Favourite Player:

Give me a fucking break.  Fuck this awful family, they are worse than the O'Doyles in Billy Madison.  There is a massive difference when you have 173K twitter followers and your awful daughter has a whopping 18.7 million followers... how many twitter followers does Donny's hillbilly family have?? Anyways, just like fucking Elissa last year who came in the house with an established fan base and won AFP, shitty Frankie will win it too.  I really hope Donny wins it though. 

Oh yeah, Caleb was evicted too.  Surprisingly Caleb grew on me this season, especially once Amber was evicted.  Don't you think it was kind of funny that Caleb's ultimate demise came from promoting a TV show called "Stalker."  The waters don't run deep with this fella, good lord he's as dumb as a box of hammers.  He ended up providing most the entertainment the last few weeks, but unfortunately his loyalty ended up being his downfall - loyalty is a great trait to have in real life, but not in Big Brother.  He genuinely does think that Hollywood producers are going to be blowing up his phone wanting him to be the next big Action star.  Caleb throwing shade at Frankie during his interview with Julie Chen was the highlight of his season, Frankie did make it all about him, and I am glad people in the house realized that.

Other Random Thoughts:

I liked seeing the jury back in the house destroying everything, like I said last week I am way more interested in seeing them then the actual remaining houseguests.

Derrick is still the heavy favourite to win, (I called it a long time ago too!)  By the way I liked how the Narc just so happened to pick "420" for his number when he won the HOH.  The only way he loses if Cody pulls a Jon from BBCAN2 and stabs Derrick in the back at the end and takes worthless Victoria to the final 2.

Julie Chen got quite pissy during the HOH contest on Tuesday, I love when that happens.

For next year and beyond, if they are going to returning guests make them all returning guests, if it is going to be C, D or E-List celebrities or siblings of former players, celebs etc. make it an entire house of those people enough with the mixing of them, and for christs sakes make it all real fans of the show, not fucking recruits who have never seen an episode.  Apparently 2/3rds of the houseguests were recruited to be on the show.... even fucking Victoria.  How in the blue hell did they recruit HER to be on the show??  

Only two episodes left thank fuck.  As much as I love the show, the first couple of weeks and the last couple of weeks are usually dreadful.

Big Brother 16 Week 11 Thoughts

Ummm... there really isn't a piss of a lot to say this week because of the BB Rewind.  So here is an artist's rendering of Christine.  In a move that surprised nobody, they decided to play it safe and eliminate Victoria.  Which they will likely do again next week, because this house is allergic to making big moves. Unfortunately there was no big reveal to Victoria that they are in an alliance like when the best alliance in Big Brother history - The Brigade spilled the beans to Brittany.  I really miss that season, the Brigade with the best houseguest ever Enzo, Brittany was hilarious and also gorgeous, there was the overwhelming hate we all had for Brenchal, there was when Ragan had that huge and hilarious fight with Rachel when she came back in the house for 24 hours.  Maybe one day we'll get a good season again?? 

Honestly the best part of the week was the part when they showed the Jury House.  Donny's reaction when Christine told them she got booed unmercifully was the best.  They'd be better off filming the Jury House and airing what is going on there instead of the bullshit that is going on in the real house.  In a way I kind of feel bad for Christine, she got booed on national television, nobody likes her in the jury house, she could well be served with divorce papers when she gets home.  It's not like she has a great job to go back home too, doesn't she work at Starbucks??  At least Aaryn the Aryan got work with the Westboro Baptist Church, the KKK and Fox News when she got out of the house.

Other Random Thoughts:

Spoilers at the end.  Next week should be a lot better considering there is two evictions.

I still hate Frankie, but I have to begrudgingly give him credit for winning competitions and playing a decent game.  If he makes it to the Final 2 with anyone besides Derrick he will probably win and unfortunately does kind of deserve it.  Let's hope it doesn't happen because he is so incredibly fucking annoying.

Has there been a worst houseguest than Victoria??  Seriously how was she cast to be on the show?  She has absolutely no personality, she is completely dreadful at competitions and she thinks she is some sort of Warrior Princess?  You're no fucking Xena I'll tell you that much.  Seriously she was absent from any screen time at the start of the season because she offered nothing, and now she is clearly being fed her Diary Room lines by the producers, saying she is a force to be reckoned with and a competition princess... she won one fucking veto competition by default.  She can't even deliver those lines well, she always moves her head from side to side, I am expecting a sassy "Oh No You Di-Ent" at any minute. 

Can Jeff and Jordan please go away forever?  That whole proposal thing was so unbelievably awful, and who in the flying fuck is Brett Eldridge? You guys were on Big Brother 5 years ago move on, do something else with your lives.  Jeff is a fucking tool, his interviews he does with the houseguests are absolutely awful, you might as well have crash test dummy or Victoria do them.

I have to say that Globals episode stream on their website the next day is brutal.  Sometimes it takes forever for them to upload the video, then the video is all jumpy like I am watching some Japanese cartoon and I am about to have a seizure.  Worst of all the commercials (which are the same ones each god damned time) are about 15 times louder than the video.  I have to have max volume just to hear anything during the show and all the sudden it is commercial time and my ear drums burst into flames.

Caleb needs to stop saying dag gum.  Does he even have his Grade 10?

Caleb won HOH.  Which means he is going to be a blindly loyal to his boys and put up Victoria.  Who he puts up beside her is the bigger question.  It could well be Derrick because he has not been on the block yet, and it is "his turn" and Caleb seems closer to Frankie than to Derrick.  If Frankie was smart he would then make moves to get Derrick out of the house, but I don't see that happening.  Victoria will be gone on Tuesday and hopefully Frankie on Wednesday.

Big Brother 16 Week 10 Thoughts

Can we just give Derrick the $500K now and spare us the last two weeks of this bullshit?  This season of Big Brother has quickly degenerated into one of the most predictable, boring seasons yet.  Every single fucking eviction has been an unanimous vote, nobody has the calzones to make a big move, instead "going with the house" and "not wanting to get blood on their hands" has won the day. Fuck Off.  Like Nicole said you're not playing Big Baby you're playing Big Brother.  Obviously the Froot Loop Dingus Nicole was the first one out tonight, her coming back into the game is bullshit to begin with, and she was targeted right off the bat.  So good bye Nicole, have fun with Hayden in the jury house. 

Being Double Eviction night I was hoping that Frankie was going to be next to go, in the little pow-wow's Derrick held (PS Derrick looked pretty pissed off that he won HOH) it sounded like the plan was to back door Frankie, so obviously that little turd goes out and wins the Veto.  I let out an audible FUCK!! when that happened.  So in yet another predictable move, the wretched Christine was shown the door... not only did she burst out the door without saying good bye to anyone she was unmercifully booed back to the stone age!  Aaryn the Aryan didn't even get that much boo's last season and she was genuinely reprehensible, to me it sounded like it was just one guy doing the majority of the booing but it's not like the rest of the audience was clapping either.  Christine talked A LOT of shit on the live-feeds (not just current house guests, but past house guests), she was instrumental in getting fan-favourite Donny out, plus she had that whole weird touchy-feely relationship with Cody, that rubbed everyone the wrong way.  The houseguests obviously heard all the boo's, as soon as the feeds came back on I read on Twitter that Frankie said she was talking shit about HIM in the Diary Rooms and that is why she got booed.  Jesus Jumped Up Christ he is a self-centred piece of shit, the boo's better RAIN DOWN on him when he is finally mercifully evicted from this god forsaken house.

Great now we have this fucking thing, the "BB Rewind" as far as I can see this is just a desperate ploy by the producers to breathe a little bit of life in this dull season.  I've read that ratings have taken a real nose dive in the last couple of weeks.... most likely because Frankie is a vile cretin.  The 6 or 7 loyal readers of my Big Brother blogs (Thank you for reading by the way!!) all know that I despise twists, but if Frankie wins HOH and this ends up fucking him over than I am all for it, if it somehow helps Frankie I am going to shit bricks.  Knowing these jackasses none of them are going to press the button because they want to play its safe and not want to get any blood on their hands.

Other Random Thoughts

THIS IS IMPORTANT: Remember last week when I said the CBS is going to start airing Thursday Night Football as of September 11?  I read tonight that for the next two weeks Big Brother will be on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday... I am not sure if that is the same in Canada, or if that is just an American thing, but I am sure Global will air it at the same time as they do in Murrica.

EDIT :  It's been pointed out to me that my beloved Julie Chen did make this abundantly clear tonight, I might have flipped to the Blue Jays game or was looking on Twitter when this happened!!

I read spoilers, and maybe that is why I have found everything so fucking boring recently.  The HOH, nominations, and veto are all done by Sunday, so I knew then Caleb was a fucking wuss and did not back-door Frankie and went the safe route by putting up Victoria as the replacement nomination.  All I could do during the Wednesday episode is shake my head and give the middle finger to my TV.  I can't help but read spoilers though, I am such a Nosey Parker, I totally snooped for Christmas presents when I was a kid.

Can we ban Frankie from hosting competitions?  He is so fucking annoying, he really is in for a rude awakening when he is out of the house as can be seen here:

Joker's Updates does a poll on the houseguests popularity and Frankie has overwhelmingly been in last place for weeks, but I am sure he thinks that everyone still loves him.  I make notes on my phone throughout the week for this blog (nerd alert I know), 90% of my notes are either "Fuck Frankie" "I hate Frankie" or "Frankie is a steaming pile of shit".  Fuck Ariana Grande as well, her name sounds like some pretentious fucking Starbucks order.  I knew this night wouldn't end well when she Bleeding Gums Murphy'd her way through the Star Spangled Banner before the Packers-Seahawks game.

Team America is still a thing?  Good fucking lord, enough is enough, when are they going to realize how much of a flop this is.

Derrick is obviously going to win and should win, but he is going about it in the most boring way possible.  He has controlled the entire season, good for him, but bad for the viewers!  That being said I like his strategy, he's there to win $500K for his family, not to entertain the masses.

Victoria has played the perfect second place game.  She is completely useless so of course she is going to be strung along in the end.  Not a bad way to earn $50K for a summer of doing nothing.  The 4 remaining guys would be absolutely stupid not to take her to Final 2.

Cody isn't the only dinosaur that has been in the Big Brother house, remember Jerry from Big Brother 10?

JUDAS!!!!!!!!

EDIT: I found out HOH spoilers, so read them after this.  I'll leave this paragraph in anyways though.

As for what happens next week, well it'll be either Caleb, Cody or Frankie that will win HOH, as Derrick can't play and Victoria doesn't have a fucking clue.  I can only hope that Cody wins as he seems to be the most gung-ho about getting Frankie out.  Caleb is too loyal to his Bomb Squad (which doesn't actually exist), which he thinks he is the leader of (which he never was, Ninja Turtle Devin was), and he would push for Victoria to leave, I can see his Army background being the root of that, being loyal in combat and outside the Big Brother house is a great quality, but this is a game, get the fucking knives out and stab someone in the back.  Plus there is this retarded Rewind thing.  As long as it is Frankie walking out the door I'll be happy.

Uhhhh, so you can forget that whole last paragraph.  But anyways, fucking shitty god damned Frankie won the HOH..... BUT!  They pushed that stupid button, so his whole HOH week will be all for not!! I can't wait to see the look on that little weasel's face when Julie Chen tells him his HOH meant nothing.  But with our luck this season they'll re-do everything and fucking Frankie will win HOH again.  Booooooo.

Big Brother 16 Week 9 Thoughts

Well that was very upsetting.  No, not the usual hysterics of the houseguests when they see their families, but things got a little dusty when Donny was evicted from the Big Brother house.  He was crying, he said that the rest of the houseguests "hurt his heart" he revealed that he had to quit his job in order to come on the show.  Donny is one of the most genuine, sweetest people that have ever been on any TV show, let alone Big Brother.  He was an outcast right from the jump, he is older than everyone else, and unlike the rest of these areseholes he is actually a decent person.  7 times on the block is pretty rough, and unfortunately it was just a matter of time before he went home.  The picture above was the moment when Julie Chen told him that he was going to be a guest star on the Bold and the Beautiful, look how happy he looks!! I really hope that he gets his old job back, or better yet gets something better than being Groundskeeper Willie.  Fuck Frankie and Derrick for using shitty Team America against him, my feelings for Team America are well known but I hate that poor Donny tried his hardest for them and was hoping that they would save him in the end.  Frankie is such a little weasel for saying that he "tried so hard" to save him, go fuck yourself bud.  If he actually tried to save Donny and not put on that shitty skit, Donny would be safe and he would've been $5K richer.  By the way, mad props to my beloved Julie Chen for telling that turd Frankie that he got an OVERWHELMING NO! I am glad it was him who found out that America hated his ridiculous skit.  Speaking of Frankie...

I thought this was pretty funny, I was texting my sister the other night during the show and I was about to say I hate Frankie, I typed in "I hate" and my phone automatically suggested I put in Frankie (or Devin!! hahaha) It's pretty hilarious that I have texted that I hate Frankie so much that my phone auto-fills it for me (Devin the Ninja Turtle too!) Frankie is one of my most hated houseguests ever.  Fuck he is the worst, I am so over his Diary Room attention whore antics, him announcing that HOH competition on Sunday was a million times worse than when Brendon hosted the HOH competition as a wizard on BB12 and he was over-acting the whole thing....

Frankie thinks he is all that and a bag of chips.  Get off my TV forever, I guarantee you Donny is going to get more acting gigs than you will once the show ends.  Does Frankie have any fans?? Everyone I talk to about the show and all the Big Brother types I follow on Twitter hate his guts... I think only 11 year old Arianna Grande fan girls make up the majority of his fan base.

Jesus Christ is there an uglier couple on planet earth than these two??  I know not everyone can be stunners like yours truly but YECCHH I certainly hope that they don't breed.  That segment with Christine's husband and family was very uncomfortable and went on a little too long.  Her husband seemed to take it all in good humour, but he is obviously hurt by the whole thing.  Christine's Mom was hilarious when she sided with the rest of us saying that she didn't want Christine to win!  I'm no prude by any stretch of the imagination but Cody and Christines non-stop cuddling is wrong, they both should be ashamed of themselves, especially Cody, he knows full well she is married and can end this whenever.  As much as I shit on houseguests on this blog they are real people at the end of the day (except Frankie) and hopefully they can sort out their issues after the show.

Other Random Thoughts

HOH Spoiler is at the end... Cody had a better chance of winning this competition than Victoria, and he isn't even playing.

Now that Donny is gone I really don't like anyone left.  Having no Zach and now no Donny is going to make for a boring final month of Big Brother, the only thing I am wishing for now is a swift Frankie exit.

Derrick is a good player but he talks with his hands too much, it's getting pretty annoying.

The "Temptation" for them during the HOH competition was pretty fucking stupid if you ask me, you mean to tell me they are going to TRY to get a measly $5K and earn a punishment over getting HOH and safety? Not even Caleb is that stupid.  That "Holllaaaaaa" thing is less annoying that Frankie, however.

CBS is airing Thursday Night Football as of September 11th, and the finale is on Wednesday September 24th, so what the fuck is going to happen to Big Brother on Thursday the 11th and the 18th??  The football games start at 8:30, and there is always a pre-game show, so is Big Brother going to be moving to another night?  On an aside thank fuck NFL season is back, even though I am a Bills fan and they are on track for another dreadful season.

Double Eviction next week... these are tough to predict.  If Nicole wins this HOH then that will stir shit up, if it is anyone else it will be Nicole gone first, as these arseholes are unbelievably predictable.  I really hope Frankie is one of the houseguests gone, but I can see production saving him again.  I saw a pretty funny tweet about Frankie, and I wish I saved it, it was from the hilarious @MissCleoBB (who I have got pictures from many times for this blog).  He said "even though I am a homo, Frankie makes me homophobic"  that sums it up pretty perfectly there!

Dork Mode Nerd Boy won the HOH competition.  Yawn.  Surprisingly Derrick ended up taking the $5K so now there is going to be 5000 Hollas now too?  I think Derrick made a mistake doing that, he may be getting a little cocky with all the power he has in the house, and he better watch out, because anything can happen, production might plant some seeds in their heads about getting him out.  That being said Nicole is going to be Caleb's target and she is donezo for sure on Thursday.