Hey, Kansas City!

The last Kansas City sports team to lose a game was...the Kansas City Royals.

The Mets beat the Royals in New York in Game 3 on October 30. Since that day, the Chiefs are 8-0. The Chiefs are 9-0 since the Royals won the ALCS. They're 7-0 since the Royals won the World Series.

Since October 12th, the day the Royals were down 4 in the 8th, the Royals went 10-3 and won the World Series. The Chiefs have gone 9-1.

This is the first year ever that both teams made the playoffs.

Christmas Break, Reviewed

My goals for Christmas break were:

Go sledding. Check.
Review winter beers. Check.
See Hateful Eight in 70mm. Check.

Plus, the Chiefs clinched a playoff spot and I got sausage and crackers from Hickory Farms. So yeah, it's been a good break.

Tarantino's Films, Ranked

I just saw Hateful Eight in 70mm. (There's an overture and intermission! They give you a program!) If I wanted to do this right, I'd have to rewatch everything. But here's my ranking based on the memory of watching.

1. Pulp Fiction
2. Inglorious Basterds
3. Reservoir Dogs
4. Kill Bill
5. Django Unchained
6. Hateful Eight
7. Jackie Brown

nr Death Proof (haven't seen it)

It's a weird list for a couple reasons. I liked Hateful Eight. I'm surprised it's this low, to be honest. I just checked some other lists to see if I was off base and they all had Kill Bill vol2 ranked way above vol1. I totally disagree. I think vol1 is up there in my top three and vol2 is toward the bottom. But I'm ranking it as one film since all the posters for H8 call it his 8th film. I saw Jackie Brown in the theater in 97, so you should just disregard that ranking entirely. I mean, I didn't know diddly. It's probably a lot better than I remember. Also, I liked Django a lot. It's just hard, they're all good.

Also I lost 90-92. But say, I had won 90-88. I would have been the champion but the lowest-scoring of the three leagues, so 3rd place overall. As it is, I'm 4th place overall. So I'm still getting some money. Not too bad.

At the moment, the Broncos have a better winning percentage so they're in first place but they haven't clinched a playoff berth yet. The second place team has.

Best Restaurants in Denver

The inspiration for this post was the calzone I ate on the 23rd. I went to Parry's pizza to try and get a Pliny the Elder on tap (it had just sold out) but I still stayed for a beer and calzone. I'd already known they had great pizza and buffalo wings. But it hit me trying this calzone, that this is a really great restaurant. Which got me thinking about all the other places I love around here. It's too hard to do a true ranking, so I'm breaking them down by categories.


Sandwich: Snarf's

Burger: Crave

Hot Dogs: Mile High Vienna Stand & Biker Jim's

Mexican: Hacienda

Indian: Little India

Frozen Yogurt: Yogurtland

Breakfast: Snooze & Toast

Thin Crust Pizza/Beer: Parry's & Hops and Pie

Deep Dish Pizza: Patxi's

Fine Dining: Linger
Everything is good and since it's small plates you get to try at least 5 different dishes but it's not that expensive either. (Honorable Mentions: Vesta Dipping Grill, Rioja, Stoic & Genuine, Root Down)

Barbecue: Roaming Buffalo
I tried 12 barbecue restaurants before discovering something great. But when I did, it rivals the best I've had in Kansas City. It's pretty remarkable. This is my favorite restaurant in Colorado.

We Demand Justice!

Deny the appeal!

#CornerbackLivesMatter

Work League: Fantasy Super Bowl

What a week for Odell to get suspended! Also, I traded her Dalton for Cooper and then Dalton got hurt. Everything's coming up Fymbo!

So the whole story is that there are 3 10-team leagues in our agency. The three champions will be awarded $200, $150 and $100 based upon point totals in week 16. So it's not just about winning my week but getting the most points possible.

Here are the other two leagues:

League 2
League 3

There's also a 4th place for the runner-up who scores the most this week, but let's not go there.

A Path to the AFC Championship in Arrowhead

The Chiefs haven't clinched anything. Their last two games are at home against the Browns and Raiders.

A win over the Browns and a Jets loss to the Patriots clinches at least the 6th seed.
Two wins clinches at least the 5th seed.
Two wins and a Broncos loss (to Bengals or Chargers) clinches the division and the 3rd seed.

If the Chiefs win the division, they would likely be hosting the Broncos at Arrowhead in the wild-card round. A win there would advance them to play the Dalton-less Bengals.

Or...

If the Chiefs get the 5th seed, they start on the road in Houston against a 4th-string quarterback. A win there would advance them to play at Denver.

In either case, the Steelers could be looming as the 6th seed (or 5th if Chiefs take the division). And the Steelers are just the team to knock out the Patriots in Foxboro. Which means the Steelers and Chiefs would be playing in the AFC Championship...in Arrowhead.

https://vine.co/v/iKrxwlO3F2H

Fantasy Playoffs: Work League

Rooting For The Broncos

With 3 games to go, if the Chiefs can make up 2 games on the Broncos (Chiefs winning out and Broncos only winning one--or Chiefs winning two and Broncos losing out) then the Chiefs would grab the division, the #3 seed and a home playoff game.

So you'd think I'd be all over that. But this is not a normal year.

If you're the 5th seed you'll be playing Houston or Indy or Jax.
If you're the 3rd seed you'll be playing Denver or Pittsburgh or New York.

So I'd rather take the 5th seed and play on the road. Which means I'd rather the Steelers and Jets lose as much as possible. Which means I have to root for the Broncos.

Hold on, I just barfed.

Okay, I'm back. Maybe I'll just watch silently and be happy either way at the end, with the playoff help or a Broncos loss.

Madden Highlight

Running Commentary:
0:00 This is a specific scenario using my custom team Fro-Yo. I started using the Chiefs uniforms but since I was playing them in Franchise, I got burnt out and switched to using Saints/Lions.
0:28 Nantz says, "Another touchdown to increase the lead" when the Rams took the lead for the first time.
1:00 Boy, this guy's butt is really close to landing out of bounds, eh?
1:52 I've never returned a kickoff for a touchdown so I was thinking try and return it to the 30, get one play to the other 30 and kick a field goal.
2:00 I have to keep an eye on the clock because the last thing you want is to get tackled before the goal line with no time left.
2:08 The Rams players really seem to be celebrating my touchdown.

Three for Dee!

Three sacks for Dee Ford on the Kansas City Chiefs.

In this one, you think that he must be coming unblocked. Well, he had a blocker lined up against him. He just blew past him.