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It’s going to be 70 degrees with no clouds nor humidity here at the world headquarters of BBR.  Hence, there is no time for Ten Piece Nuggets, plus it’s soon to be swimsuit season.  Here are six nibbles served from the NFL Scouting Combine.  At least seven WR’s that worked out for the NFL at …

Raise your hand, as the candidates did repeatedly, if you watched the tenth of fourteen Democratic Presidential Debates last evening.   While the candidates have their philosophical differences, they unanimously tell us that this country needs new leadership.  Each of them also believes that they are just the one to bring it to the White House. …

The Blessed Virgin Mary of Solitude weighed in yesterday.  She tweeted her thoughts on how tawdry the members of the Miracle on Ice 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team accessorized their wardrobe for the 40-year anniversary celebration of their defeat of the Russians.  Say what? María de la Soledad Teresa O’Brien translated from Spanish means “The …

smor·gas·bord /ˈsmôrɡəsˌbôrd/ noun a buffet offering a variety of hot and cold meats, salads, hors d’oeuvres, etc. a wide range of something; a variety. “the album is a smorgasbord of different musical style” 1.   Go to the head of the class if you thought Baylor, Gonzaga, San Diego St., and Dayton would occupy four of …

Do you remember the Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker Show back in the eighties?  His relentless pursuit of money through the guise of religion was so tiresome.  Claims made by him and his minions of miracles answered for contributors to his church were endless and far fetched at best.  But, it was a narrative that …

Friends It appears that at around midmorning the coronavirus, Bernie Sanders could be President, and global economic slowdown all at once mattered to market participants. Stocks dropped nearly 400 points at a franticly quick pace. But, as the trading session wore on, buyers did appear and stocks were able to erase a good portion of those losses. Now, you can […]

Our society always yearns for clarity.  There are always good guys and bad guys in movies.  In debates, we want to know who won or lost.  One debate does not an election season make.  Regardless, we’ll play along.  To the Nevada Democratic Debate scoreboard we go. Winner– Donald J. Trump.   There were no “wow” moments …

The court of public opinion continued to pour in yesterday on the crime and the punishment of the Houston Astros and their 2017 and 2018 cheating ways.  Even basketball superstar LeBron James, @KingJames, held court via a tweet. He started with “Listen I know I don’t play baseball but I am in Sports and I …

Let us dispell two myths this AM.  One, cheaters never win.  Two, any press is good press.  Both are false. The Astros won the 2017 World Series and cheated using a player-driven electronic sign-stealing scheme throughout the regular season and straight through the World Series.  MLB warned all 30 clubs early that September that electronic …

Now ex Astros Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball in game 7 of the World Series last fall from his starting pitcher Zach Greinke with one out and a runner on in the top of the seventh.  The Astros were nursing a 2-1 lead.  Greinke had given up a mere two hits and one run …