Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Your Midweek Links: Talkin' TNA and Other Stuff

Did he get a raw deal?
Photo Credit: ImpactWrestling.com
It's hump day, so here are some links to get you through the rest of the week:

Self-Shilling:

- Brandon Stroud makes his second appearance on the podcast, and we talk mostly about Chikara. [Episode 23: Koppo Kick Out the Jams]

- Vince Morales is this week's podcast guest, and we talk about CM Punk and Chikara and baseball and life and stuff [Episode 24: Enter the 32 Elimination Chambers]

- My latest for Fair to Flair, about learning to live with Triple H after it's clear he's not worthy of my goodwill or forgiveness [Learning to Live with Triple H]

- A Tumblr FJMing from me, where I take Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to task for being a douchey reporter [Mike Florio Makes Most Dirtsheet Writers Look Like William Randolph Hearst]

Wrestling Links:

- KSP and Garcian Smith look at Bound for Glory in conversational format at Fair to Flair [Part 1|Part 2]

- Justin Henry's real time look at BfG [Camel Clutch Blog]

- Did the Daniels/Styles match at BfG go too far? [Grapple Kingdom]

- Sonny of DDS with his thoughts on SHIMMER [Dirty Dirty Sheets]

- El Mejor y Peor de RAW de Lunes noche [With Leather]

- The sad story of Scott Hall to be featured on ESPN tonight at 8 PM Eastern [Cageside Seats]

- Jake Roberts talks about Saturday Night's Main Event [South Atlanta Wrestling]

Jamie Dobson Interviews:

- Larry Dallas

Non-Wrestling Links:

- Baseball Nation discusses the World Series in roundtable format [Baseball Nation]

- Age ain't nothing but a number, even when it comes to baseball and performance [Crashburn Alley]

- Another masterfully written tome about late-season/postseason baseball [Mr. Destructo]

- Will there ever be new heroes? [Unreality Mag]

- What can the Raiders expect from Carson Palmer? [Huge Upside]

- Five plays we all hate in football. I'd have added the clock-stopping spike if I were asked. [The Go Route]

- A cannon is silenced in Washington [Kissing Suzy Kolber]

- A-whuuuut? Epic Meal Time turned one year old this week? [SQUAWK]in' SMART. [Epic Meal Time]

- Castro and Plichter review Trios Pizza [Doughboys]

- Five disappointing free agent pickups so far in the NHL season [Puck Daddy]

- Mindblowing things found in space [Cracked]

- A photoessay from tailgating Bama/Ole Miss [Campus Union]

- A very early rundown of the top 12 in the BCS [Your Best 11]

- Funbag! [Deadspin]

- The Beer Buds review Ommegang Abbey Ale [Beer Buds]

- Kevin Durant and John Wall's Summer of Fun [Court Vision]

- Michael Winslow is irrelevant in the '10s? Bullshit. Anyone who can do the guitar parts from "Whole Lotta Love" with his mouth is ALWAYS relevant [Film Drunk]