Clyde E. Dawkins
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I'm a big sports fan, especially hockey, and I've been a fan of villainesses since I was eight! My favorite shows are The Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.
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Brewers Take NL Central and Become 1st to Clinch in 2024
It's always a good feeling to be the first team in your league to clinch a spot in the playoffs, because that's one step in a multi-layered goal: winning a championship. In the case of the 2024 MLB season, that honor went to the Milwaukee Brewers, who had a stranglehold on the National League Central for months. The Brewers had their first opportunity to clinch the division on Tuesday, needing a win and a Chicago Cubs loss. A funny thing: the Cubs did lose at home to the lowly Oakland Athletics, but unfortunately, the Brewers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Dee Baxter (The Wayans Bros.)
Who remembers The WB? The original WB Network? Hard to believe that it's been almost 30 years since that network launched, and would go on to become this big thing--keeping up with what was now the Big Four networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox). The whole thing started in early 1995, and it ended up leading to the launch of Kids' WB that fall (that's another story). The network had their trademark shows, and among their earliest hits was The Wayans Bros., the memorable sitcom that officially put Shawn and Marlon Wayans on the spotlight.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
NFL Week 2 Recap: Where There's a Willis, There's a Way
It is not a good time for sports fans in Baltimore right now. The Orioles continue to slip behind the New York Yankees in the American League East, and while they are hanging to the #1 Wild Card position in the American League, they would rather have home field in a Division Series instead of the Wild Card Series. But don't worry, Baltimore. After all, there's still the Ravens, right?
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
MLB Pennant Race 2024: 14 Days Left and So Much on the Line
We are now in the heart of the month of September; two weeks left in the 2024 MLB season, and still, not one of the 12 postseason berths has been snatched up. However, three additional teams have seen their seasons come to an end: the Los Angeles Angels, the Washington Nationals, and the Oakland Athletics. The A's last postseason came during that COVID-affected 2020 campaign, while the Nationals haven't played October baseball since winning the World Series in 2019. As for the Angels, they have the longest drought among the three teams; this is their tenth straight year without a postseason.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
At Only Age 26, Is It Time for Tua to Retire?
If you saw my split up stories about Week 1, then you know that my new plan for weekly recaps is splitting up the stories if it is warranted. It can be difficult to try to cram mentions for 16 games in one story. Regarding Week 2, I originally was going to cram it all and wait until the Monday game ends. This is despite the fact that this was the beginning of Amazon Prime's third season of Thursday Night Football, and also despite the fact that the game featured was the Miami Dolphins hosting the Buffalo Bills. These two teams are predicted to be battling it out for the AFC East, and this was the first of two meetings this year. Even so, I was going to wait to discuss this.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 14 Recap: Sinking Ships
You know, I had been looking forward to this all season. It had been hell for the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division standings. We could not catch the Ottawa Redblacks. Labour Day in Hamilton was an absolute disaster. Yet we could at least save face in the final week of the heart of the season. This was the first meeting between the Argos and Redblacks. This was our first chance to get things done and make a dent in the pursuit for at least second place in the East Division. Smooth sailing, right?
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Explaining My Love-Hate Relationship with Soap Operas. Top Story - September 2024.
Ah, soap operas. In the immortal words of an iconic comic strip character, "Good grief." I'm just going to be blunt. I hate soap operas. To me, they're all the same. The storylines are often way too ludicrous and over the top, as is the acting. Stereotypically (especially decades ago), there were always the same twists: someone always had an evil twin, or some relative that we had never seen before pops up and causes all sorts of chaos, or my favorite--someone popping up after being killed off!
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
MLB Pennant Race 2024: Do You Believe in Magic?
While many were enjoying the first of 18 NFL Sundays in the regular season, Major League Baseball's home stretch marched on. The first week of September came to a close, and after Sunday's action, the 2024 season has just three weeks--21 days remaining. Nothing really changed; of course, none of MLB's 12 postseason berths were taken, and only two eliminations commenced. Per usual in September's opening week, the eliminations were expected: the Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins were both eliminated on September 3. Both teams are in their 32nd seasons, and in that time, the Rockies only reached the postseason five times--including their pennant win in 2007. The Marlins have only four postseasons in their history, with the first two resulting in championships, and they reached the postseason last year.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
A Look at the 1986 New York Mets
Say what you want to about the New York Mets (and many baseball fans do), but one thing is for sure, when they show out, they show out in grand fashion. In 1969, the team's eighth season in play, the team was down big in the newly formed National League East, but they came back, finished first, and won the whole thing. Four years later, they were down big again, but they rallied their way to another pennant; that was their famous "Ya Gotta Believe!" season. Now, it had been tough for the Mets after that, but 1986 saw everything click for the franchise.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
South America's 1st-Ever NFL Game Was Definitely One for the Books
I do love that the NFL continues to branch out and play their games all over the world, and they're continuing to play in new cities across the globe. Regarding this year, it was announced months prior that an actual NFL game would take place in São Paulo, the most populous city in Brazil--the largest country in South America. The teams participating in this historic game: the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
NFL Kickoff 2024 Recap: Game of Inches
Football is back, baby! I'm a die hard hockey fan, but I know very well that there is always something extra special about the NFL season. Among other things, it's mainly because the NFL season is so short, resulting in a very long offseason that is only interrupted by the Draft, the schedule announcement, and of course, preseason. Nearly seven months in-between the final seconds of the Super Bowl, and the first kickoff of the following season.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 13 Recap: Labour Has Rewards
Labour Day Weekend is always a big deal in the Canadian Football League, and this year was no different. The Labour Day Weekend games are often important, but this year, it was especially important for those in the West Division, which, well, has seen better days. Entering Labour Day Weekend, the Saskatchewan Roughriders led the West Division at 5-5-1, even in spite of a five game winless stretch. Would the Riders continue to get away with skating by?
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
