The Postmen bid you farewell

August 25th, 2008 | Posted by The Postmen

Today, dear reader, we have some bad news. But we also have some good news.

First: the bad. Today, Monday, August 25, 2008, will be the last official day The Postmen as you know it will operate. We started as two clueless college juniors at this thing nearly two and a half years ago, (seriously: we had no clue how to create a Web site; we thought they just magically appeared) and we learned a lot. We grew up. And crazy people actually offered us money to do what we were already loving to do for free.

As we’ve grown up, so too has the medium. Blogs are now undeniably important sports publishing medium. We had nothing to do with that. No matter what Buzz Bissinger may tell you, there are talented and amazing writers that pen them daily, and in our fair opinion offer more value to us than most newspaper columnists ever could. Blogs are a huge part of our fandom now. They’re complementary to everything we love about sports. More people are realizing that, and it’s a good thing.

We are lucky. Lucky because we feel we got in on this before the medium really exploded and you had to fight super hard for an audience. Lucky because we see great and talented friends from journalism school struggling to find good employment in an age where newspapers face an uncertain future. (Though Web startups are hardly known for their stability.)

And lastly: we are lucky because a few of you actually found your way here. Though we might not have been the most read sports blog, and nowhere near the best, we do appreciate you reading and giving a damn, even if you, in your daily stream of link surfing, immediately forgot about it. Milleseconds are still seconds, you know?

OK, so the good news: we are still going to be doing this kind of blogging (Chicago-centric with bits of national stuff). We’re just going to be doing it over at MOUTHPIECE Blog now. R got hired on at MOUTHPIECESPORTS — this capitalization is crucial, apparently  — a sports content startup, a short time ago to head the blogging operations and he’s enlisted E at his side. They’ll be blogging with incredible assistance from the considerable talents of FanHouse’s Will Brinson and Jon Bois of Dugout fame. Call it a rebrith.

We’ll still be other places too: E is still going to hit up the Dagger and FanHouse; R is still at ESPN the Mag. And Inside the Hall is still rocking and rolling as well. Also, we both have Tumblrs. We blog way too much.

We are still young dudes. We do not know where we will be in ten years or where this medium will take us eventually. But we do know this: writing as PostmanE and PostmanR here will always be in the fabric of our identities. This site has been an important part of our lives. Though it has lagged of late, it has been our baby. We are sad to see it go.

However different things may be from when we started, we will always be Postmen.

The Postmen’s NCAA Tourney Extravaganza: Part 1

March 14th, 2007 | Posted by The Postmen

We both compiled our picks for this March Madness thing or whatever they call it. If you care to read it, E’s picks are below. R’s run tomorrow or maybe later today.

Sweet Sixteen: Florida vs. Maryland, Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech, Kansas vs. Southern Illinois, Pittsburgh vs. UCLA, UNC vs. Texas, Washington St. vs. Georgetown, Ohio State vs. Virginia, Louisville vs. Creighton

Elite Eight: Florida vs. Georgia Tech, Kansas vs. Pittsburgh, North Carolina vs. Georgetown, Ohio State vs. Louisville

I admit, there aren’t that many surprises in my Sweet Sixteen, but let’s address the notable exceptions.

First: Georgia Tech. I think Tech can make it past Wisconsin, who haven’t looked themselves since Brian Butch was hurt. Second: that Creighton-Lousiville tilt in the South is probably a long shot, but I think Louisville is legitimately good enough to make it past to the round of eight, and Creighton is underrated in a lot of ways this year. This wouldn’t feel so wrong if it were Washington St. and not Texas A&M, in the South, but hey: you’ve got to take some chances, right?

In the Elite Eight, Georgia Tech can handle Notre Dame if they get past Wisconsin. I’m counting on Aaron Gray to have a big tournament for the Panthers - who, keep in mind, were derailed by a sizzling Georgetown team. Everything else, I think, is self-explanatory.

Final Four: Florida vs. Kansas, Georgetown vs. Ohio State

National Title: Ohio State vs. Kansas
Winner: Ohio State

My philosophy on all of this was articulated in my conversation with R last night, but here’s a shot at greater coherence. It is hard, extremely hard, for me to see Ohio State being challenged once on their way to the Final Four. If they somehow draw Tennessee, and Tennessee can speed the game up sufficiently, then maybe, but they have the easiest road to Atlanta of any of the No. 1 seeds. Also, the Buckeyes have lost three games this year, all on the road to either the No. 1 or No. 2 team at the time. That is an unbelievable record. Third, Greg Oden just sort of seems to be getting into full strength. He’s been playing with one hand the entire season and playing well; now, with sufficient use of two hands, he’s starting to look all the more a monster.

For simple aesthetic purposes, I’m salivating over the Georgetown-OSU semifinal, but I think Hibbert will have trouble with Oden (who wouldn’t) and Conley and OSU’s guards are equal to the G-Town task.

On the other side of things, I think Kansas and Florida will play a tight game, but that Kansas’ athletic ability provides the Jayhawks a unique chance to stop both Florida’s interior play and to outrun the Gators on the break. In either case, I think Ohio State - with, again, Greg Oden at full strength - takes down the net regardless of who wins the opposite semifinal. It pains me say it a bit, but Hail to the Buckeyes in 2007.

Big Game Blogger Breakdown: Tim Tebow is a Titan

October 6th, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

We love college football. So much so, in fact, that we are giving up any expert pretense we might have and going to people who eat and drink (creepy, eh?) their respective teams. Each Friday, we’ll break down the biggest game of the week with someone who writes or blogs about a team involved. This week, we’re previewing the Florida-LSU tilt set for Saturday afternoon with a little help from the hilarious fellas and Florida fanatics over at everydayshouldbesaturday.com.

Seriously, you need to read this. Because usually we only try to be funny on this site and fail. But with the EDSBS boys taking the majority of text below – you’re in for a real treat.

The Postmen: We gushed about Tim Tebow awhile back after his performance against Kentucky. Is this kid some sort of mythic figure sent to us from Zeus? And are people legitimate in their calling for him to start over Chris Leak?

Every Day Should Be Saturday: No–he predates Zeus, and is in fact one of the Titans, which is why he has a bear of time at the DMV since he predates the Social Security Administration. Fortunately, his resistance to aging and radiation have allowed him to survive the centuries looking youthful, which combined with the ingots of Nazi gold he bribed the counter guy with made his “first” application for a driver’s license plausible.

That said, Titans do not possess an inherited understanding of the game of football, much less Urban Meyer’s spread option scheme. Despite being merely mortal, Chris Leak has a better understanding of what to do and what not to do in this offense, and will therefore get the start barring a sudden upswing in Tebow’s ability to read defenses. Which is something we’re told Titans do very well in their second year.

People who disagree with this and want Tebow to start listen to and enjoy the music of Nickelback. We need say no more.

TP: Give us your favorite Louisiana-ian stereotype.

EDSBS: Cajun-man stereotypes are fun but too easy, so we’ll hone in on a different one entirely: the perpetual Carnivale-type aura surrounding anyone and everyone from Louisiana. If our research has told us anything, it’s that Lousianans are just few snaps and pops of the synapses away from declaring a party on spot, chugging gallon beers effortlessly, exposing their breasts, and immediately stabbing you to death in order to then hire a high-stepping New Orleans funeral band to play at your funeral before resurrecting you with voodoo and beginning the whole cycle again just for the hell of it.

TP: LSU was the last team to beat the Gators at home back in 2004. Does that worry you guys for this weekend?

EDSBS: That stat doesn’t worry us. The roster full of 4.4-running ballhawks in their secondary does. The game’s been reasonably close over the past three years, and will be again no matter if they played it in the parking lot of the Lake City La Quinta, which we totally recommend for nasty anonymous hotel sex. (You’re welcome, Condi.)

TP: We’re big Bear fans. Who’s the better QB – Rex Grossman or Chris Leak?

EDSBS: Grossman. The discerning Gator fan may even tell you they’d take Grossman over Saint Danny simply for style points: he threw an artful deep ball, cannonaded the ball through coverages, and played like he had an extra testicle in any environment. He and Jabbar Gaffney had a mindmeld allowing the two to play almost without looking at each other. Grossman once dribbled a shotgun snap, bounced it once off the ground, and then threw the ball completely across his body to a wide-open Gaffney for a touchdown just seconds before an oncoming rusher pasted him. You’re a lucky NFL team to have him.

TP: From pictures we’ve seen on the Internet and eh, images we’ve seen on the TV, it seems like the undergrad ladies at Florida are pretty top notch. Fact or fiction?

EDSBS: Stranko and I both married Florida ladies, and are still married to them. So yes, both in terms of showroom appeal, mileage, and durability, they’re hard to beat. Take the recent SI On Campus of rich, Corinthian Leather-bound Jenn Sterger looking like a Kosovar stripper next to a perfectly cute but not overmade blond woman with a biggish but apparently natural rack, and you’ve got a good standard to judge the school by. It’s a big state with a diverse gene pool, which helps.

TP: OK, prediction time. Who’s gonna win this won?

EDSBS: Florida, 31-23. We embrace the power of positive thinking. LSU hasn’t run the ball yet, which means Jamarcus Russell will be throwing, throwing, and throwing into our secondary some more. A few crucial picks by our secondary make the difference, since Meyer will button the game plan down to an almost comical degree of conservatism. Lotsa points off of turnovers and possibly a special teams play.

(EDIT: Just so you know, Weekend Fun is taking a break today. It had a hard week; it lost its job at the power plant, the wife ran off with its brother, Case of the Mondays, and its kids said they would never speak to it again. Give the dude some slack, huh?

Anyway, with the college football preview taking over, Weekend Fun might be back, or it might not. If you care either way, drop us a line so we know better. Have a good weekend.)

Playoffs school: The Los Angeles Dodgers

October 4th, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

So the playoffs have already started. So what? We’re still previewing the damn thing, and we’re just self-involved enough to think that’s a good enough reason for tardiness. Next in our series of preview interview madness is Andrew Grant, who runs the best blog on the Dodgers we’ve yet seen at TrueBlueLA.com. Andrew put up with our standard questions, raved about the sublime functionality of Greg Maddux, and the Dodgers’ bright future.

The Postmen: I’m a Cubs fan, so it pains me to ask this question, but Nomar and Greg - huge boost, medium boost, small boost, or no boost at all?

Andrew Grant: Overall, I’d say somewhere between medium and huge. Nomar had one of the best first halves in baseball, but aside from a couple of key home runs, he did nothing in the second half, putting up only a .694 OPS, third worst in baseball among first baseman.

Maddux, on the other hand, has exceeded all expectations. Originally, I was happy to see him simply because it would keep the ball out of Aaron Sele’s hands. Him putting up a 3.30 ERA with the Dodgers is just gravy. Since Brad Penny has faded down the stretch, another semi-reliable starter is a huge boost.

If the Dodgers didn’t have Maddux, than Aaron Sele or Mark Hendrickson would be starting in the playoffs. That alone makes him a huge boost.

TP: On your site, you recently wrote that you had the Dodgers’ eulogy all planned out. Do you feel like your boys are playing on borrowed time?

AG: Not really, I’ve long felt that the Dodgers are the best team in the NL West, I’m just used to crushing disappointment thanks to the last 18 years of Dodger baseball. Combine this with the fact that the Phillies couldn’t lose in September, I wasn’t all that enthusiastic.

TP: What’s the biggest question surrounding this team right now?

AG: If I had to choose, I’d go with starting pitching. Derek Lowe is currently the ace, but he was terrible in June and July (5.93 ERA). Brad Penny started the All-Star game, but he’s had a 6.25 ERA in the second half and is now fighting a back injury. Greg Maddux’s success seems entirely dependent on whether or not the ground balls he allows find fielders. The guy that I have the most confidence in right now is Hong-Chih Kuo, who has five career starts. So, starting pitching is incredibly shaky.

Also, the bullpen after Jonathan Broxton and Takashi Saito is scary, but the relatively few innings they would throw in the playoffs make that hole seem far less critical.

TP: What’s this team’s most solid area?

AG: The offense. While this team has no star hitters, no one hit over 20 home runs or had an OPS over .900, the lineup has no holes. The weakest hitters in the lineup are Kenny Lofton, a centerfielder with a .360 on base percentage, and Wilson Betemit, who has a .469 slugging percentage. Because the lineup is consistent throughout, the Dodgers scored only 14 runs less than the star studded Mets lineup. This consistency lead the Dodgers to the best batting average and on base percentage in the NL. The Dodgers will occassionally have an offensive slump if a few guys stop hitting at the same time, but conversly all the hitters can click at the same time, and produce some huge run totals.

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Playoffs School: The Detroit Tigers

October 3rd, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

By now, you probably know the drill. We’re previewing the baseball playoffs by asking the people who know about each team best some ill-formed, silly questions, and then letting them “school” us, as the youths would say. Next up is Kevin Dwire, the most diehard Tigers fan we know and an editor of the consistenly chuckle-inducing fynalcut.com.

The Postmen: So, it’s the Yankees in the first round. Give yourself a honest, sober evaluation: on a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being infallibly confident and 1 being fatal, where do you stand on the Tigers’ chances right now?

Kevin Dwire: I would give them about a 5. Obviously, we’ve got one of the best records in the majors heading to the playoffs, but getting swept by the Royals Triple A squad in a series for the division doesn’t ooze confidence. 5.5 if a story about an A-Rod slump comes out mid-series.

TP: Without overexaggerting the importance of any manager, how important has Jim Leyland been to the Tigers this year?

KD: Leyland has been as important as any manager could be. When you’ve got some guys who’ve suffered through a 100-loss season, it’s up to the skipper to set them straight. Leyland has done that and more. And he’s a cool old guy.

TP: What’s the biggest question surrounding this team right now?

KD: Can they be patient? This team is notorious for swinging at every pitch they see. The only way they can advance is to work pitch counts and get some guys on base, then rely on their long-ball power.

TP: What’s this team’s most solid area?

KD: When it comes to middle relief and closing out games, no one’s better. Fireballer Joel Zumaya and Fernando “Gangsta Lean” Rodney get the team out of jams. Todd “Don’t call me Mike” Jones closes them out. The problem is getting the lead before the seventh inning.

TP: Who’s the most important player on this team?

KD: As cliché as it sounds, Pudge (Ivan Rodriguez) is the team M.V.P. In the playoffs, he has the same job – 10 fold. He’s going to keep everyone fired up and he has postseason experience. The younger players (all 14 of them) are going to rally around him.

TP: Who’s the fan favorite right now?

KD: The fan favorite has to be Mags (Magglio Ordonez). His bat is hotter than anyone on the team right now and his flowing mane – well the chicks dig it. The more it flows in the win, the better the team plays.

TP: Who’s the most consistently detrimental player on the team, and what Single-A market would be the proper punishment for his crimes?

KD: Curtis Granderson. Fans literally cringe when he comes to the plate. He leads the A.L. in strikeouts and will swing at anything (see above). Having him step to the dish in a crucial situation lights up the opposing pitcher’s eyes and spells trouble.

TP: I’m a Cubs fan, so I’m sensitive to superstition. Without mentioning the J-word, picture the perfect scenario - the Tigers just won the World Series. How did it happen?

KD: The Tigers win the game that you speak of (the big one) by strong pitching and being patient at the plate. Their home runs aren’t going to get it done in five- and seven-game series. If something should happen to Chien-Ming Wang and Mike Mussina involving flights of stairs and soap, so be it.

TP: How will you watch the Tigers’ playoff games?

KD: I’ll be watching the Tigers game from my couch, beer in hand, good-luck Tigers jersey on. Wow, that sounded a lot cooler in my head. Sitting alone in my apartment is the short answer.

TP: If you had any possible souvenir from the 2006 Detroit Tigers season, what would it be? Jim Leyland’s moustache, Justin Verlander’s rosyn bag, or Pudge’s half-eaten polish sausage? Or none of the above?

KD: Other than Derek Jeter’s head on a stick (kidding, kidding) (no really, bring it to me), I would love to have the remains of the cigarette Leyland finishes off pacing in the dugout before the first pitch tonight.

Playoffs school: The New York Mets

October 3rd, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

By now, you probably know the drill. We’re previewing the baseball playoffs by asking the people who know about each team best some ill-formed, silly questions, and then letting them “school” us, as the youths would say. Next up is Eric Simon, who runs not one but two rather excellent Mets blogs: MetsGeek.com and the fittingly named Amazin’ Avenue. He got down with us on the Mets’ chances without Pedro, an unsung fan favorite, and his ideal World Series. (Hint: it involves the Yankees.)

The Postmen: The Mets have seemed to be out in front of the rest of the NL the entire year. Considering the paltry state of the league, is there anyone in the NL that could possibly derail them?

Eric Simon: The experts will tell you that in a short series anything can happen. The Padres pitching staff is very good, and the Dodgers have two-or-three solid starts they can throw at you. I’ll take the Mets’ offense against anyone in the National League, but I think this thing is pretty wide open right now.

TP: What’s the biggest question surrounding this team right now?

ES: If you asked me yesterday I’d say it was whether Pedro Martinez would be ready to pitch in the postseason. Now that we know he’s out indefinitely, I think the biggest question still falls on the pitching staff. Tom Glavine/Orlando Hernandez/Steve Trachsel (or John Maine) isn’t nearly as imposing as Pedro Martinez/Glavine/Hernandez. Other than Maine you’re talking about an old-to-ancient front three, and it remains to be seen whether they’ll be able to keep the Mets in the game long enough to hand the ball off to arguably the best bullpen in the league.

TP: Who’s the most important player on this team?

ES: The thing about this team is that there isn’t any one player that makes the machine run smoothly. Every player on this team went through a slump at some point this season and the team never fell apart, never had a prolonged losing streak. I’ll give you an unexpected answer, though: Aaron Heilman. Given the state of the starting rotation, I expect there to be a lot of tight ballgames once the playoffs start, and Heilman is the primary bridge to get those close games into the hands of Billy Wagner. If the Mets can carry a lead into the 8th and Heilman can pitch has he has in the second half, the Mets are going to win a lot of games in October.

TP: Who’s the fan favorite around Shea?

ES: The easy answer is Jose Reyes. My answer is Endy Chavez, who was signed in the offseason for peanuts as basically a fourth or fifth outfielder and defensive replacement. He has surprised with the bat and has been otherworldly with the glove. My Chavez t-shirt is on order from the Mets team store.

TP: Who’s the most consistently detrimental player on the team, and what Single-A market would be the proper punishment for his crimes (kidding)?

ES: If we’re talking about the twenty-five guys who will be on the postseason roster, I’d say none of them. In past years there have always been one or two guys who I didn’t really care for, but I have a hard time saying that this year. I genuinely like every guy on that ballclub. Performance-wise, Steve Trachsel leaves a lot to be desired. But then again he’s a Proven Veteran™, so what do I know?

TP: Picture the perfect scenario - the Mets win the World Series. How will it happen?

ES: The Mets sweep the Yankees as Mariano Rivera blows four ninth-inning leads.

Playoffs School: The Minnesota Twins

October 2nd, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

Similar to our big college football preview from Friday - though not as long, hopefully - we’ve decided to ask some of the people who know much more about their individual baseball teams than we do to help us preview their playoff chances by answering a few questions. We’ll be throwing these at you all week.

Next on the list? The Minnesota Twins. We talked to Bat Girl, who runs the hilarious and spectacular Twins blog, bat-girl.com. (Seriously, if you haven’t seen this gem of a post, check it out right now.) We chatted about Liriano and his injuries, the sexiest guy on the team and Ozzie Guillen. (You know R had to get in a White Sox-themed question.)

The Postmen: What’s the deal with Fransico Liriano and all his freakish injuries? And how much will him not being able to pitch in the playoffs hurt the team’s chances?

Bat Girl: I don’t think his injuries are really freakish. It seems like he had something he hurt back in the Giants system and then hurt it again here. It’s the same injury that isn’t quite healing. There’s some talk that he’s relying too much on his slider and that’s hurting his arm. I don’t think there were many Twins fans that thought the team would still be able to compete for the postseason without Liriano, but somehow they’re managed to keep their pace. It’s a miracle, but we can just hope the miracle keeps up.

TP: What did you think of White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen dubbing Minnesota “the piranhas” a few weeks back - and do you agree with his assessment?

BG:The team seems to have embraced it, though for about a week after he did it all the piranhas stopped biting. Torii Hunter says he prefers Kirby Puckett’s term–hyenas, always taking advantage of the weak link.

TP: Fill in the blank : If the Twins do ( ) well, they’ll have the best chance of advancing.

BG: Pitch. We need to pitch the Dickens out of this things.

TP: Is Johan Santana the best pitcher in the AL playoffs?

BG: Silly rabbit, Johan Santana is the best pitcher in baseball.

TP: How do the Twins continue to do so well year after year with such a limited payroll? Do you think their smaller payroll will adversely affect them in the playoffs against a bigger market team?

BG: Well, it’s always hard to go in against a team whose payroll is 4 times yours. It’s not even the same sport. At the same time, the Twins have a record very close to the Yankees, playing in a harder division. And we had Tony Batista on our team for awhile.

TP: Who’s sexier - Joe Mauer or Justin Morneau?

BG: Johan Santana

Playoffs school: The New York Yankees

October 2nd, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

Similar to our big college football preview from Friday - though not as long, hopefully - we’ve decided to ask some of the people who know much better about their individual baseball teams than we do to help us preview their playoff chances by answering a few questions. We’ll be throwing these at you all week.

First up is - who else - the New York Yankees. Jamie R co-blogs the Yankees over at Pinstripe Alley, and he schooled us on the A-Rod situation, Sal Fasano’s moustache, and his hope for a World Series.

The Postmen: The Yankees have seemed to be out in front of the rest of the AL for almost the entire year. While the AL seems considerably better than the NL, who is built to derail the Yankees? Who would Yankees (and Yankees fans) prefer to see in the first round?

Jaime Robedo: Well, the first part of the question isn’t exactly right. They were down several games to the Red Sox going into the All Star break. It just seemed like they were ahead because the Red Sox collapsed so soon after the five game sweep in Boston. The team best built to derail them, (Besides Boston) the Angels, failed to make the playoffs. Their speed, aggressive playcalling, and great bullpen is the perfect antidote. The A’s might give them the hardest time because of their solid starting pitching and offensive philosophy. I’d prefer to see the Tigers becuase the Yanks handled them very well during the season.

TP: If I, in my humble and only partially-informed opinion, had to point out where the Yankees might seem vulnerable, it’s with the whole A-Rod, Giambi and Jeter Sports Illustrated guff. Does that sort of thing - and maybe ARod’s situation at large - have any affect on this team and its performance?

JR: The interview was done during the 5 game set in Boston. I bet any issue swere resolved long before the article came out. These are pro’s through and through and when they take the field nothing else matter except the game. Good hitters will get big hits eventually. No great athlete can ‘choke’ for too long. A-Rod is going to be in a position to make the big play and when he does, this whole insane year will be forgotten.

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A whale, a kayak and you

September 21st, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

It’s been a rough day for us here at the day job, so, suffice it to say, we aren’t feeling particularly intellectually stimulated. In turn, we present you, the reader, with this video of a huge whale jumping out of the ocean and landing on a dude in a kayak. Watch it over and over and over again. We sure did.

Weekend Fun: If there’s one thing we like in Iowa, besides Iowa football, it’s Ultimate Fighting.

August 18th, 2006 | Posted by The Postmen

Never was that on more ready display than last night, when I attended a “Kings of the Midwest” event in good ole Davenport, Iowa, home of native son Pat Miletich and hub for UFC fighters young and old.

Now, “Kings of the Midwest” sounds pretty intense - and, at times, it was - but for the most part, this is an event in a holed-out barn, adjacent to a strip club ($15 got you in to both sides; fights and boobs, what a concept!) with only a few trained fighters around. The rest were drunken mongrels, buoyed by their drink and by a little too much redneck pride.

It was a satisfying event, though the best match of the night was a female one, and it summed up why Davenport can be so awesome. On any random night, you can parlay an evening at the bars into a fightin’, cussin’, porn-star strip fest, and not think twice about it.

-PostmanE

OK, so we got our weekly dose of some good ole Iowa fun from E up top there. But we’re both going back to Bloomington, IN (yes, we know it’s equally as hickish) this weekend to start a fun little semester of study day job drinking fun.

But while we sloth through some moving boxes and packing peanuts (eh, actually neither of us posses either of those, it just sounded nice) there is the all important Boston Red Sox-New York Yankee five-game tilt starting today. Expect ESPN to bash your brain in with coverage on this one.

The PGA Championship rages on throughout the weekend over at Medinah Country Club. My buddy was there yesterday and said the course had temporary bathrooms erected (hehe) with marble inside. Completely necessary, if I do say so myself.

OK folks, that’s all she wrote on this one. Tell your mother you love her and we’ll see you Monday live and direct from B-Town.

-PostmanR