CFB: Week One Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

Here is a look at this week’s matchups featuring two ranked teams. *AP Poll. Times are Central. Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022 2:30 p.m.–#11 Oregon at #3 Georgia. Line: Georgia -17.5. Broadcast: ABC 2:30 p.m.–#23 Cincinnati at #19 Arkansas. Line: Arkansas -6. Broadcast: ESPN 6:30 p.m.–#5 Notre Dame at #2 Ohio State. Line: OSU -17. Broadcast: ABC. Bonus: 6 p.m.–#7 Utah is only -3 at unranked Florida on ESPN. Continue reading CFB: Week One Ranked vs. Ranked Matchups

Explicit Memories and Baseball WAR: Or, Why Rickey is My GOAT.

They say kids can start forming memories at around the two-year mark, but explicit memories don’t start forming until around seven. Explicit memories are the ones that require conscious recall. Implicit are mostly unconscious, emotional recollections, not what we as adults (adult-ish) think of when we talk about memories. I find myself stumbling across this info while also reading a new biography by Howard Bryant on my childhood favorite baseball player, Rickey Henderson. So, with that in mind, I headed over to Baseball-Reference to see who were the best players by WAR I have actual explicit memories of watching, or…players … Continue reading Explicit Memories and Baseball WAR: Or, Why Rickey is My GOAT.

Branch on Fire: Peerless Double Oak Bourbon

Peerless has only been a distillery in its current iteration since 2015, located in downtown Louisville. But they quickly made a name for themselves when their Rye started winning awards in 2017. The rye has been the flagship since, by and large. Enter Peerless Double Oak. Double Oak means exactly what you would think it means, it gets taken from one fresh oak cask, after aging, and put into another fresh oak cask for more aging. The idea being that new wood provides more flavor. It is a concept that is getting more and more popular, although I will admit … Continue reading Branch on Fire: Peerless Double Oak Bourbon