- One of many questions people have about the Political Champion, Tom Brady, is how many PED's he's being allowed to get away with, especially at age 40. The New England Patriots, today, announced that his doctor, Alex Guerrero, has been banned from all Patriots planes and sideline work. It apparently is a beef between Guerrero and Bill Belichick. (Deadspin)
- Speaking of Belichick, in a move admitting the rigging of the Pittsburgh game and in recognition of the current state of the Rig The Games Calvin Johnson Rule (and the rule also talking about fumbling out of the endzone being a touchback), Bill Belichick will bench any player who, in the process of attempting to score, reaches for the pylon or attempts to make the football move Jesse James did. (SB Nation)
- In a "Water is Wet" Deadspin moment, it has basically been inferred that Vince McMahon IS, in fact, creating the UFL to force players to stand for their country. Wrestling podcaster David Bixenspan went into some detail as to the timeline. Vince McMahon is creating a new business venture outside of the WWE: Calling it "Alpha Entertainment", it was incorporated September 6 and made into VKM Ventures somewhere in the third week of September this year. Trademarks for the UFL were created about this same time period.
- What this has done, however, is raised the spectre of the possiblity that Vince McMahon could, and very soon!, sell World Wrestling Entertainment and use the proceeds to bankroll the UFL. Stay tuned.
- A frightening Tweet from Ryan Thibadoux, who tracks the Baseball Hall of Fame ballots (hat-tip to Deadspin for the reporting of this). As of Monday:
With 61 ballots revealed/~14.7% of the vote known:— Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs) December 18, 2017
Thome - 98%
Chipper - 97%
Vlad - 90%
Edgar 84%
Hoffman - 79%
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Clemens - 72%
Mussina - 71%
Bonds - 71%
Schilling - 69%
Walker - 36%
Vizquel - 36%
Manny - 31%
McGriff - 16%
Rolen - 16%
Tracker: https://t.co/EHQYbIMnWo
His website has updated this to 72 ballots received and known. As of this total, Barry Bonds is 3 votes short of 75% (51) and Roger Clemens is 2 votes short (52). Trevor Hoffman, as of at least this report, is right on the number at 54. 2 votes against locks Thome and Chipper, 6 votes against Vlad Guerrero, a similar lock. Mike Mussina is 4 votes short, as is Curt Schilling.
Something people notice: The 72 ballots reported in have an average of over 9 names on the ballot -- the maximum is 10.
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