The first season of Celebrity Big Brother comes out Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 8pm ET. on CBS, but the names of the participating celebrities didn’t really cause much of a stir. Speaking for myself, I only knew about half of the names, as some of them came from Real Housewives, etc. So it got me …
An old football-watching buddy of mine emailed me a few years ago reminiscing about a bad Super Bowl party or two that we had been to together. Tom reminded me of the time my brother-in-law invited us over to his house for the '99 Super Bowl (Falcons and Broncos), and then when we got there, …
There are certain moments that seem to define your life. My trip to the bathroom at Disney about 10 years ago was one of those moments. This story is long, but the payoff is worth it. Don’t be discouraged just because it’s called a “poop story.” It was a hot and humid day at the Magic …
While NFL blackout rules can certainly ruin a football fan's afternoon at home, it's still tough to argue that a day in the hot sun with bad seats is better than staying on the couch, with your beer-fetching dog (not code for your wife, btw). I understand that it is all part of the experience …
Every now and then, I’ll come across a sports story that I assume everyone around me is familiar with. Then I realize, I’m an old bastard, and the guys around me are mostly in their 20s. So then I have storytime. It’s like when your grandpa tells you about the Heidi Game. I also figured most …
I’m 40 years old, which means that my formative years (from 6-15 years old) were in the perfect Saturday Morning Cartoons time period of 1977-86. Five years earlier (1971) and there would have been way fewer cartoons available to watch on Saturday (there wasn’t even any electric back then!) And five later (1991), after the …
A good piece of chocolate can make your day better. Diabetes, obesity, bad skin, spoiled dinners and chocolate smears on your face aside, the best candy bars ever make life awesome! My friends at FifthPeriodLunch.com posted a blog listing the top five candy bars ever. Check it out when you get a chance, and without …
People that know me know I’m serious about three things: Dogs that look like people, “Three’s Company” fan fiction – and snack chips. There’s nothing worse than going to someone’s house for a party, and finding out their idea of the best chips ever is a half-open bag of store-brand potato chips, with some organic …
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Donovan, The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N’ Roses (Why is the apostrophe on the “N” like that?), along with several people you haven’t heard of, in 2012. There are very few current bands I would consider “rock bands,” like Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, …
People that know me know I love three things: Spicy things, popcorn and wearing skinny jeans. (OK, notsomuch the third, but I like to keep you on your toes.) So I thought I’d take some time out to share with you my Spicy Popcorn recipe, which should make any game-watching activities even greater. It ain’t …
This year’s draft class of rookies is loaded full of NBA talent and every one is excited to get in on the action in Fantasy Basketball. The analysts (read fortune tellers) at FiveThirtyEight had this to say about his year’s group: “While there figure to be fewer future superstars available this year than in 2014’s rookie …
It has felt like ages since my last Interrogate the Industry post. For that I apologize. I think due to the peak of the Fantasy Football season, the Holidays, illnesses things often get put on the back burner for everyone. I wasn't ignoring the posts as much as not over concerning myself making sure folks …
The NBA is rarely a league that is easy to predict. Fantasy Sports in general are much the same, so when you combine the two for Fantasy Basketball, you better be able to handle some serious ups and downs. If you’re in it for the long haul in season long leagues, the roller coaster highs and …
There’s a very thin line between entertainment and news -- and a major network got burned by their own decisions, as ESPN suspending Bill Simmons for three weeks really just proves they want him to be honest, but not that honest. Most news organizations have to figure out that balance to make sure they are staying within …
Woooeee it has been a busy week, and as most of you likely know it will be a busy month, but never too busy for Interrogate the Industry. In fact, now is the best time to get some interviews out there. Between working on rankings over on FantasyPros, writing my Round by Round Draft Strategy …
I am not going to lie, this week besides Interrogate the Industry (of course), I didn't focus much on baseball. I guess I did slightly, as my oldest started her first season in T-Ball, but other than that my mind was on other things. Besides the entertainment of watching a mob of kids charge at …
Another week down the drain, and we're back once again with another Interrogate the Industry. This week Jake Ciely joins us for some Fantasy Baseball questions and opinions on pop culture. I may disagree with him slightly on the Game of Thrones comment, but we will save that for another day. Week 8 had another …
As I write this weeks Interrogate the Industry there is news of even more pitching injuries. This season has been disastrous for many teams, and Fantasy owners. On the bright side, there is always a bright side with me, several pitchers are coming back too, or coming back in to form such as Cole Hamels, Alex …
In this post we will discuss Fantasy Basketball projections for the 2013-14 season. As I discussed in my last post about Fantasy Baseball ranking based off of the 2014 Steamer projections, I love rankings based off of quantitative analysis. Rankings that take a statistical approach to value ascription lack the histrionic overtones and biases that …
The concept of the "man cave" has been revived to refer to a sanctuary where the man of the house could retreat and rejuvenate. Of course, the original man cave was an actual cave. Always got horrible satellite dish reception, though. Things have evolved quite a bit since then. Modern man caves now come equipped …
It's summertime in California. That means sunshine, the beach and plenty of baseball. With five popular MLB teams, tourists and residents have no shortage of big league entertainment. LA alone features two prominent teams, Dodgers and Angels, and it's not exactly a friendly rivalry. Fans usually point to the performance of their team for bragging …
I'm a fantasy hockey guy and Gonos asked me if I'd like to share a little 2013 Play-Offs talk here so you readers can hit the ice and enjoy the greatest tournament in sports! Here are your 2013 Fantasy Hockey Playoffs 3 Stars to help you win: 3rd Star: Fantasy Hockey on Twitter …
Twenty years ago today, my father lost his battle with cancer. On this anniversary, I wanted to talk a little further about what I have learned from Dad's lessons. One thing I do understand is that I'm grateful for the 21 years I DID have with him. Obviously, like most people when they lose someone …
Thirteen years ago, I started a Fantasy Sports website called, FantasyRef.com, then I sold it a couple years later in order to join the Fantasy staff at CBSSports.com. After writing there for five years, I joined a start-up site called OpenSports.com, where I worked a few more years. When it fell in late 2010, I …
Many times, people get an iPad as a gift, but they don't know what to do with it or what apps to start filling it up with. To me, the iPad is kind of half-for-fun and half-for-work. There are certain apps a fella's going to want to load up on their new iPad. These iPad …
The following random thoughts have been provided by Yeti Vedder. He writes for us from time to time and downloads his thoughts for our amusement. The views expressed in this article are those of the Yeti and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, David Gonos — especially when he talks …
The following random thoughts have been provided by Yeti Vedder. He writes for us from time to time and downloads his thoughts for our amusement. The views expressed in this article are those of the Yeti and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to David Gonos -- especially when he talks …
One of the great things about writing for my own website is that I can write about whatever I feel like. Sometimes it’s about Fantasy Football and Fantasy Baseball, and sometimes it’s about … other things. So I always get a kick out of the different weird keywords that end up sending people to my …
This past holiday weekend, my mother’s uncle passed away and our extended family shrank by one. That’s the pragmatic explanation, but the emotional explanation is that our family lost our treasured Uncle Mel. As a young child, Uncle Mel was everyone’s favorite family member at get-togethers. He entertained us with stories and tricks, peppered with …
“Basketball Jones, I got a Basketball Jones Got a Basketball Jones, oh baby, oo-oo-ooo!” It's time for a Fantasy Basketball First Round Preview. It is that time of year again when Yeti Vedder has something to look forward to during the week. His Red Sox were left for dead in June and with the NFL …
The following fake journal was discovered by a team of fake archaeologists earlier this month. You thought Tom Brady’s knee injury made 2008 your worst Fantasy season ever? You got nothing on this guy. Welcome to a 1971 Fantasy Football Flashback! January 1, 1970 I’m ready to put last season behind me. Heck, I’m …
A few years ago, I started working out with a great trainer named Doug Jackson. (About a month into it, I cracked my tailbone snowboarding and pretty much never went back to work out … ever. But this isn’t about that.) Doug shared a version of this recipe for Lowfat Turkey Chili that I turned …
How many more years do you think it will take for the Hallmark people, or if you're a rich dude, the Papyrus people, to figure out that a Fantasy Football draft is actually a holiday? And where do you celebrate such a holiday? Where does one go for the best Fantasy Football Draft party? Football …
When I first saw this infographic of a bunch of cars making up the lineup of a starting offense in football, I thought to myself, "Yeah, this is something that would be on my site." As I've mentioned before, I see everything through the eyes of a Fantasy Sports player, and a lot of the …
Fantasy Football. Those two words have almost become synonymous with NFL Sunday. From now until the NFL’s opening kickoff, millions of people will be conducting research, ranking players, holding fantasy drafts and coming up with witty team names. America, you’re officially obsessed with Fantasy Football. But it wasn’t always like this. As technology has evolved …
How do you know you’ve just eaten the best stadium food ever? Have you ever taken a bite of freedom? Have you ever heard the Vienna Boys Choir singing in your head while you chewed ballpark food? When was the last time you bit into something and your teeth cheered? Well, that happened to me …
Dear Dad, I know, I know, it's been a long time since I wrote you. But come on, you died over 19 years ago and didn't leave a forwarding address. That's on you! I've been thinking about you a lot lately, Don Gonos. Thought about your love of sports and games and how that trait …
This past Saturday night, I went to see the Miami Marlins take on my Tampa Bay Rays (sorry about the sweep, Fish) and to eat some great Marlins Park food. This was the third time I’ve gone to a game at Marlins Park, and I’ve gone out of my way to eat something different each …
I'm Bryan. I like beer. Will you like beer with me? I write a little blog over at This Is Why I’m Drunk where I review craft beers and document my start as a homebrewer. Come on over and let's knock a few back. Cheers! While fans aren't yet flocking to parking lots and stadiums to …
I recently took up the challenge to become a better beer drinker. I know, it's not like I devoted myself to helping a leper colony or anything, but still. So after connecting with another blog, we decided to post guest posts on each other's sites. Bryan Roth wrote 12 Great Craft Beers For 12 Great …
You know how playing softball once a week doesn't make you a Major League Baseball player? Well, I've been drinking beer for, well, at least 39 years now. (I have pics of tasting a beer as a 2-year-old, which explains a lot!) Let me just get this straight. I'm not suggesting that you should start …
Earlier this week, Bryan Roth, a new friend of mine, posted a guest blog on my site, courtesy of his blog, This is Why I’m Drunk. It detailed 12 great craft beers for 12 great days. I agreed to post an amateur beer taster blog on his site, and he assigned me 10 beers to …
This weekend, a group of friends are joining me for yet another baseball trip. We're flying up from Fort Lauderdale to the Washington, D.C., area, where we're going to catch a Beltway Series game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals Friday night. My buddies and I ... we like the beer. So I …
Whether it's a night out with friends or a sporting event or just that lost afternoon, there are plenty of reasons to sit back and crack open a cold one. But what about those "special" occasions? That's where I'm here to help. Here are 12 worthy reasons to enjoy 12 worthy craft beers (with a …
When athletes host Saturday Night Live, they generally get great ratings. This happens for a couple reasons: 1. Fans love athletes and they love when they make the transition to sketch comedy well. 2. Athletes are generally not good at anything but being athletic, so when they bomb, it’s a sight to see. Strangely, it’s …
Thinking about going to Marlins Park to see a ballgame this year? You'll be glad you did, but I can make your baseball outing a little bit better with some tips. Think of this as your step-by-step plan for awesome-ness. Nineteen years ago, my step-father took me to the first game in Marlins history (Charlie …
I inexplicably signed up to run a 5K this past Saturday morning in downtown Fort Lauderdale. No, they didn’t have All-You-Can-Eat Wings at the finish line, nor did they make me chase a cheeseburger wagon the entire course. I’m trying to get back into shape is all – back off! (Dieting makes me grumpy.) I‘ve …
