In case you were wondering why Dan is on the TV broadcast and Greg Gania on radio for the Tigers against Milwaukee tonight.

It's an old link, but I couldn't resist a cheap Why Western joke.

Generally, having observed their branding for the better part of 25 years now, they tend to go through waves where they do and do not acknowledge their actual colors are brown and gold. Used to call them a "Black and Tan Travesty."

#WhyWestern?

Yup. And that's the thing. Once you involve high-definition video just about everything is, by definition, obvious unless you just don't want to know for vibes reasons.

“Foot to knee contact”

Gritty. Not the Flyers, just Gritty.

And it was a shitty, stupid call. Great job, NHL, maybe next year we can require forms in triplicate.

Making dinner at 10 on my day off because it’s been that kind of day, looked at TV again, thought I missed gamewinner in Canes-Sens. Went back to cooking, apparently didn’t miss gamewinner in Canes-Sens???

Also, apparently missed an overtime penalty shot (unsuccessful).

New sports law: Attempting to offside challenge an overtime game-winner in the Stanley Cup Playoffs should be punishable by whipping. I don't even care if you're right, that's the ultimate vibe killer.

Eric Gruber named Michigan Tech Head Women’s Basketball Coach - Michigan Tech Eric Gruber has been named the 10th head coach of the Michigan Tech women's basketball program, Vice President for Athletics & Recreation Suzanne Sanregret announced

Duluth-adjacent fun fact:
michigantechhuskies.com/news/2026/4/...

This is the first time Michigan Tech has hired a head football, hockey or basketball coach with no previous ties to the university (alum, assistant) since ...

... Mike Sertich in 2000.

a man in a blue shirt is sitting on a couch with his mouth open Alt: a man in a blue shirt is sitting on a couch with his mouth open

HAO-YU DOIN'?

Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Buffalo Sabres.

Given how many people viewed them as suspect already, for them to come out as a 1 seed at home and fail to so much as even lead in the game is a psychological self-own the likes of which I can’t draw an immediate comparison.

It is an impressive level of embarrassing to be the No. 1 seed at home and never lead in Game 1.

A different game than 20 years ago but the lack of stops from the Pistons is kind of glaring given the historical context.

Prince is a bit more vocally challenging and a bit less family friendly.

The Sabres and their fans totally deserve it but I’m going to need a lot more proof that they won’t screw this up.

I mean, Izzo does look a little like Patches O’Houlihan.

Fairly certain NBC lost track of an Orlando bucket in that “12-0 run” after the scorebug updated in the middle of a play.

@awfulannouncing.bsky.social

Absolutely nobody at Fenway looks like they’re having fun right now.

Grand Valley competing with Michigan State and Ohio State, hmmm?

Was on a run at the time but realized since he was in Boston that it was a DINGLAH DINGAH!

Of course, this is all setting up for “Arsenal legend Ollie Watkins” on the final day.

@meninblazers.bsky.social

Other than a healthy respect for the Invincibles and Thierry Henry (whose name I took in my high school French class), I have no strong feelings about Arsenal and yet I still want to shout “DON’T BOTTLE THIS YOU DUMB BASTARDS!”

And then as I was typing this, they did.

Was going to riff on the fact that Octavio Dotel is still shuttling between teams until I remembered he died last year.

Busy afternoon at Villa Park today.

Not sure who the Garys are but I remember watching a wipeout of an expansion FC Cincinnati team on a really nice summer day.

Hail Gritty.

Well, no overtime games on day one of the playoffs but that last play almost makes up for it.

And if the answer is no, it’s still fun to watch Sid and Friends eat it.