Bears Rebuild:

Folks, I just got off the phone with George Halas's ghost himself, and he told me that he was hiring me as the Bears New GM, as well as reminding me to stop taking cold medicine before deciding to stay awake for Sunday Night Football. So here's what I'd do to turn around the Monsters of the Midway:

1. Clean house. Fire everyone and their mothers. This feels like an organization that needs a deep cleaning from top to bottom. Everyone on the football side of things at least, because the last thing we're going to do is get rid of all the ushers and vendors and sales people that bust their dicks for this garbage franchise and aren't getting paid hundreds of thousands, if not millions to absolutely suck. Nagy+Ted Phillips+Pace+Literally everyone whose ever made a decision is gone.

 2. Move on from Mitch Trubisky and Allen Robinson. Mitch is a really cool dude, and he's far from the biggest issue with the Bears right now. But he's certainly not the answer, and with his contract expiring this season, the Bears almost certainly are going to have to offer him a pretty lengthy extension or move on from him this offseason. In my opinion, the damage is done, and there's no coming back from this. Robinson will be a much more gutting blow, but the star wide receiver is disgruntled after not receiving an extension yet, and rebuilding teams probably shouldn't spend $75,000,000 on a wide receiver when cap space is already incredibly tight. We'll franchise tag Robinson and try to trade him similarly to what the Texans did with Jadeveon Clowney, just hopefully with a slightly hire return. 

3. Clear up more cap space by trading and cutting veterans. The Bears salary cap flexibility is currently sitting between dire and a word worse than dire. They currently only have $2,700,000 of spendable cap space this offseason, which means there's really no other option than to start blowing it up and rebuilding. 

First, Akiem Hicks is one of the best interior linemen in football. But he's also 31, going into the last year of his deal, and is represented by Drew Rosenhaus. It's his last chance to get a significant contract, so I think I'd rather trade him and try and recoup a 2nd or 3rd round pick on him, and also save about $10,000,000 in cap space. 

We're just going to flat out cut Jimmy Graham, Bobby Massie and Charles Leno. That would save us another $20,000,000 in cap space, which lets us get a little more frisky. 

 Next to go is Kyle Fuller. Fuller is a very good corner, but he's also 28 and will be heading into the last year of his deal. I don't think tying this roster down with aging, and expensive players is the way to go, so unfortunately we're going to move on from him. Due to some mid level ineptitude from Ryan Pace, we're going to have to eat a chunk of dead cap this year and a bit more next year, but it'll save us $11,000,000 this year alone and could recoup a 4th or 5th round pick for the veteran corner.

 It'll be nearly impossible to move Robert Quinn this offseason, but there's a potential out for his contract next year, so we'll let him play it out and deal him by the trade deadline if we're not in the divisional race. 

We're keeping Khalil Mack, unless someone offers at least a first round pick for him. Other than that, these moves would open up around $50-$60,000,000 in cap space after another few restructurings. 

4. Trade down in the draft. The Bears are currently projected to pick 14th in the upcoming draft, but with the teams recent skid, games that seemed winnable against the Texans and Lions now look much tougher. I think the Bears finish the season 7-9, which should get them a draft selection in the 8-11 range. The Bears roster is running on bare bones when it comes to young, exciting, players with cap efficient contracts due to trading significant draft capital to acquire Khalil Mack, trading up for Mitch Trubisky, and trading for Nick Foles. The Bears already have too many wins to be in the running for a top 3 pick and a shot at Trevor Lawrence or Justin Fields, and I'd rather try and take advantage of a team trading up for one of the remaining quarterback projects and try and net another 2nd round pick and a couple cursory mid rounders. If the Bears had the #9 pick, they could probably exchange it for a package like pick #18, #50, and #120 according to the pick value chart that many teams use. Obviously it takes two to tango, but I think if the Bears were to be able to acquire a couple more picks in the second-fourth rounds, they can rebuild the depth a little bit quicker and assemble a roster that's capable of turning it around soon. 

5. Draft Smart: As for the draft itself, I'm really not a huge proponent of draft culture. I think that the organization and the fit matters a lot more than what a prospect does in underwear or how much potential you think he could have from a small sample size in college. Just using a quick mock draft simulater, I was able to take Trey Smith, Rashawn Slater, Kary Vincent, and Jamie Newman in the first 3.5 rounds. Trey Smith and Slater can help revamp a declining OL, Kary Vincent is a DB from LSU and I like DBs from LSU, and Jamie Newman is a flyer at the QB position. We're more than a QB away, so right now I'd rather focus most of our resources on building up our offensive line before we throw a high pick to the wolves. Jamie Newman was very productive at Wake Forest, grad transferred to Georgia, and then left before the season started. I think a guy like him is worth a third or fourth round pick in the hopes of uncovering the next Dak Prescott, Russell Wilson, or Kirk Cousins. We're not expecting much from him, but if we're going to suck next year, I'd at least like to suck with someone with more potential than Nick Foles before taking the Franchise QB the following year. 

6. Oh yea, I'm hiring Matt Eberflus as head coach. There's no rhyme or reason to this, other than he's a defensive minded guy with strong midwest connections, and I he's helped develop great defenses everywhere he's been. But plenty of coaches would be well qualified for this role, I'm just throwing a dart here. Fuck it, his name is fun to say. 

7. Keep longterm financial flexibility in the hopes of building up the roster to the point that it can become a favorable destination for a free agent QB at the twilight of his career or allows the team to trade up for a rookie passer using the additional cap space to build around them similar to the Seahawks, Eagles, and Rams with Wilson, Wentz, and Goff. Badabing baby, that's a gold mine.

Thoughts From a Sad Chargers Fan

    

 I can't do this shit anymore. I have been a San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers fan for as long as I can remember. LaDainian Tomlinson was my original (and still  to this day) favorite player. And yet, after tonight's Monday Night Football game against the Saints and former SD quarterback Drew Brees, I've reached my breaking point.

    Tonight looked like the start of a new chapter. It FELT like that game that Phil Rivers came into when Drew Brees got hurt; like shit was going sideways but we had a guy under center that is going to make sure everything is at the very least manageable. Also as a side note before I really dive in here, Justin Herbert is the Chargers' man, and he showed it tonight.

    However, unfortunately for me and every Chargers fan and bettor out there, there are a couple guys on the team who are absolute  fucking scrubs. First and foremost they need to cut Mike Badgely IMMEDIATELY. Not only do the Chargers have the lead the entire game if  he makes that first extra point, but they definitively win the game if he makes a simple field goal. I'm not saying a 50-yarder is easy; but Michael, you are a professionally paid NFL level place kicker. YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT FUCKING KICK. Like does Badgely understand he's in the same conversation as people like Nate Keading and Cody Parkey? That shit is utterly embarrassing. Be better Michael.

    The second, and my target for worst fucking performance of the game, is KJ Hill. First of all this guy went to "The" Ohio State, so just generally fuck  this guy he sucks. Secondly, he dropped a pass at the opposite 45 yard line, which was well over the 1st down marker, on a 3rd and 10 in overtime. If you could visually show the definition of "big moment" it would have been that, and KJ Hill abysmally failed, just an absolute joke of an NFL wide receiver. I mean, I am a 6'2" skinny ass, moderately fast white dude who hasn't played football in 6 years, and I could make that catch. Get good KJ.

    But the real reason, the painfully true and unavoidable reason that I am on the brink of leaving this fan base, is because I have watched the same game, every week between August and December, 16 weeks a year, every year, for the last 16 years. Every year, every week, every game, the Chargers find themselves down 3-7 points (1 score) in the 4th quarter or overtime, with 1 or no timeouts left, and 75-80 yards of field in front of them. 

    For years I thought it was just Phil Rivers. But then he moved to Indianapolis and the same shit is happening. I have to admit  I think this team is cursed. I think people who are fans of the Chargers are cursed to sit through a Groundhog Day type NFL game every week until they break from the trance.

    I can't say I'm done hypnotizing myself, but if I have to see Justin Herbert try to drive the length of the field in under two minutes next week, I might  throw my Busch Light through the TV.

    Stay safe out there, cut Mike Badgely, cut KJ Hill, Bolt Up.

    -Also quick note before I sign off: Joey Bosa needs to either declare he's injured or stop acting like a baby back bitch, enough of the in between nonsense.

-TM

Norfolk Beer Power Ranking

     We're just going to keep the train rolling with these power rankings from my east coast road trip. Previously I brought you the power ranking of states that I drove through between Chicago and Norfolk. This time around, we are going to address the full force of my borderline alcoholism that I say is a craft beer affinity, and power rank all of the various beers I drank in Norfolk, VA. 

    A couple changes this time around. First and foremost, we have pictures for this one, so that's pretty neat. Secondly we are going to rank by location. We went to 4 different drinking locations on this trip; 3 breweries, 1 sail boat tour, and the Blue Moon Tap House which I'm not counting because they served me 2 different tapped-keg beers. That's really all the updates, let's talk beer.

Stop 1: Benchtop Brewing

    The 3 breweries we went to were all within half a mile of each other, absolutely stupid how close all this delicious beer  was in proximity to each other. So naturally I drank as much as I could and my friend Abbey was gracious enough to drive back. We started at Benchtop, which is admittedly probably the second-string brewery in the area, but their merch was pretty dope and they had a great IPA flight (pictured above). 

    The first beer I tried however was way outside my comfort zone. Typically I am a NEIPA guy, keep it on the light side, maybe some citrus or passion fruit in there, that's the money zone. This beer was the polar opposite of that, it was called the Walter's Brunch. This was a porter (literally the darkest beer), with coffee and syrup flavoring. I don't know what compelled me to order this, but it seemed to be the most popular item they had. I was beyond surprised at how light this beer was despite the fact that it was so dark. It literally tasted like breakfast in a glass and filled me up about as much too. My only knock against it is that there's no chance I could drink more than 2 or 3 of them before I would need a nap from being too full. Not a great all day drinking beer, great to end the night though. I give it a 6.9/10 (nice), and would definitely recommend everyone try it if given the opportunity.

    After a nice surprise to start, I decided it was time to fly. For any rookie drinkers out there, a flight is 4 beers, typically a half pour, purely made for sampling. However if you choose your beers correctly, also a very efficient way to get buzzed. My flight, which I am nicknaming the Fresh Theory Flight:

-Ripping Freshies

    Absolutely lived up to its name, so refreshing, strong amount of alcohol content but a little bit of a raspberry flavor to it. 7.2/10

-Sabro Theory

    The worst of the theories, but not bad. It's like the Thor: The Dark World of these beers, one of them has to be the worst. 6/10

-Nelson Theory

    The best one in my opinion, great passion fruit flavor, but also not much otherwise distinguish it as all 3 of these "Theories" are NEIPA's. 7.5/10 but may change my mind with the 4 pack that I bought.

-Proven Theory

    I wouldn't exactly call it "Proven." But it was a damn good beer, however just a very cut and dry NEIPA, so it's basically just like a Hazy Hero. 7/10

    Overall rating on the IPA flight is a solid 7. It wasn't the absolute best flight I've ever had in my life, but it was still damn good and I genuinely enjoyed and finished all 4 of  them. After that I was sufficiently buzzed enough to spend way too much money on brewery merch. But we're support local small business right?

    After this it was on to the Shangri La of Norfolk Beer: Smartmouth Brewing Company. I didn't think to get pictures of the place, but it is just a giant old warehouse that's been converted to a brewery, and we were there for one of their new beer releases! Of course I had to try it so we'll get there.

    Beer number one at Smartmouth was another porter (who am I?) called "Happy Birthday Curiosity." Honestly I tried it because it's tag line was "#1 all-time social distancer." Have to reward that type of cleverness. The beer itself was also actually delicious. It tasted exactly like coffee cake, kind of like if you were to mike iced coffee with coffee cake creamer and then sneak a bunch of Bailey's in there, absolutely delicious. Smaller knock on the heaviness this time, still a 7.8/10 would drink so many of those.

    The second beer however was the winner for the trip. The beer that was released about 2 hours before we showed up, appropriately titled "Party On, Thor." It was a Czech lager brewed with strawberries, and if I'm being honest I wouldn't mind just injecting this right into my veins. This beer was so refreshing, not heavy, not tart, and just a little bit sweet. Incredible summer beer, and a great boat drink. Sign me up for a 12 pack of this, 8.8/10.

    After Smartmouth, we had to make our way to our final stop because, you know, bars aren't open until midnight anymore. Our final stop was more of a craft house than an actual brewery. It was a very quaint little building called The Birch, and the main selling point for me was that they have mead. 

    We're just going to jump right into it: I think I only want to drink mead for the rest of my life. The one I tried is called "Viking's Blood," which: 1. Fucking sick name 2. Spot on name. Quick FYI: mead is one of the oldest ways to brew "beer" but it is essentially a malt liquor brewed with fermented honey. It is super sweet, but carries a 19% alcohol content. Two glasses of this and you are shit faced. This was about enough for me on this night, but I still enjoyed every last drop of it. Not sure if this qualifies as a beer either, but still had to point out how incredible this drink is. Go get it at your local liquor store.

    The last beer I had on this night was called a Snorkasaurus. I think I was either face deep in a grilled cheese or far too drunk to take notes because my only comment was: !!!. So I think it was pretty good.

    Overall I think Norfolk has a rich and impressive beer portfolio. Well above average at best. The porters aren't too heavy, the IPA's are unique and creative, the names are top notch and every sip felt like it was personally made by a brew master who has lived in Norfolk their entire life. I can't put it ahead of Chicago as best beer city yet, but I'm also biased to my hometown.

    Next stop on my trip is Baltimore, so those rankings will come out once I leave here on Wednesday.

-TM

     

Power Ranking my Drive from Chicago to Norfolk

 

    I have been feeling increasingly claustrophobic and cooped up in my own apartment lately. I don't work from home anymore, I live at work,  and that is not great for anyone's work/life  balance. So to try and kick the cabin fever I decided to pack up my car, who I have named Natasha and should be referred to as such, and we went out on the road. It seemed a lot of the important people in my life moved out east recently, so I figured I could see everyone in one road trip and work from their apartments on the weekdays.

    However, this road trip started with a big boy of a drive. After a half day of work, I got inside Natasha and hit  I-90 heading out of Chicago. My end destination was Norfolk, VA. That's right kids, daddy had a 13.5 hour drive ahead, not accounting for stops. And I have to say, after absolutely dominating that drive and getting there only 5 minutes later than my GPS originally said I would, I think I have reach Midwestern Dad levels of driving endurance. As soon as I get any good at golf it's over for you bitches.

    After more than half a day on the road, I drove through 5 states if you include starting in Illinois. Some of these states rocked, literally and figuratively, and some of them are named Indiana. Here's my official power ranking of 5 randomly specific US States:

5. Indiana

    Of course Indiana was the worst state I drove through, it might be the worst US state overall. The entire state is under construction, and for the literal 40 miles that it isn't, nobody knows how to fucking drive. I have nothing good to say about Indiana. I wish I could just delete this state from existence and make a new "Greatest Lake."

4. Illinois

    I'm not an Illinois hater, but I am a Chicago traffic hater. I left my apartment at 11 AM on a Wednesday and it STILL took me almost an hour to get out of the city. Now I know this because I aced US Geography in high school and college, but for those of you that don't know, Chicago is only about 20-ish miles long, and I am not on the far north side by any stretch. It should not take me that long to travel that short of a distance. Fuck traffic, I hate it. But other than that Chicago is a very pretty city and I was a little bit sad to leave her.

3. Ohio

    It physically pains me to put Ohio this high on the list, but holy shit southeastern Ohio is actually kinda beautiful. I wouldn't call them mountains because that's the last thing we need is to tell Ohioans that they have beaches and mountains in the same state, but the foothills were beautiful in the early afternoon when I made my way through the Beaverdam area. This was also the part of the country where I saw a man driving his 1980s pickup truck down the interstate with two goddamn stallions just chilling in the bed. That highway also later turned into a regular road with stoplights out of nowhere so honestly fuck that road in general.

2. Virginia

    This is my first destination, so I can't give it too much credit for driving through it. Two knocks right off the bat: there is literally nothing between the state border and  Richmond. I was undoubtedly the only car on the road  and  the only light available for miles for a good two hours. Secondly, I got caught by a giant barge coming into Norfolk, like 20 minutes from my destination, absolute buzzkill and made me realize how exhausted I was. However, the drive down the coast coming into Norfolk is unmatched, even if  I came into town in the middle of the night. The smell of saltwater in the air is heavenly after sitting in a stale ass car for over 12 hours. Highly recommend Norfolk so far too, nice city and they're big obsessed with mermaids.

1. West Virginia 

    I mean holy shit, mountain mama. This state was absolutely beautiful. I'm going to gripe from the start just to get through the negative: climbing mountains in a 6 cylinder Hyundai is incredibly difficult, there were times I couldn't get over 60 MPH and I wanted to absolutely fly through these mountains. Other than that I have nothing but good things to say. 

    One particular point in the trip I wanted to talk about was an full on revelation moment for me. I had always seen on TV and in movies, the towns in West Virginia that were literally built into the mountain, and centered around the gas plant or coal mine in town. But on this drive I realized that shit is real. I was about 30  miles outside of the legendarily named town of Moss, West Virginia. I drop past a sheer drop in the mountain, and there was a town built into the side of it. This town was straight out of the movies, like some "Out of the Furnace" shit. It was a giant coal plant built into the side of the mountain, and the rest of the town of 3-500 was built around it. There was 1 restaurant, maybe 2 gas stations, and a metric ass load of single story ranch homes. It was the coolest town I've ever seen in my life.

    Added bonus-when you drive down the mountains in WV, you can literally take your foot completely away from the pedals and just coast at about 80 MPH down the side of a mountain, absolutely liberating.

    

    I saw so many gorgeous landscapes on this trip. America truly is an amazing country if you just take a look around. Bottom line, take more road trips kids.

-TM

DeAndre Hopkins Just Put Every NFL Agent on Notice

 

A sports agent; one of the most lucrative and opportunity giving jobs in the entire sports industry. People like Scott Boras and Rich Paul have made an absolute killing off the contracts of the players the represent. I remember hearing about Jay-Z becoming an agent and Roc Nation subsequently signed Kevin Durant; and I tried to figure out every possible avenue to becoming a sports agent before I figured  out that I'm really bad at math. 

Nonetheless, being an agent for a high-profile player is the gift that keeps on giving, although maybe less so in the NFL. For some context: MLB agents like Scott Boras make between 4% and 10% of their player's contract value. NBA agents come in at no more than 4% and NFL agents make no more than 3%. 

So despite the fact that NFL agents take the lowest percentage of a player's contract, the Arizona Cardinals' DeAndre Hopkins said "forget that" and structured his new contract by himself. Not only did he negotiate a deal that would keep him in Arizona for the next 5 years, but he made himself the highest paid non-QB in professional football history. Forget an agent, forget sharing contract value, DeAndre Hopkins is one of the best wide receivers in the game right now and he wanted to get his money for himself. 

Absolutely have to applaud the effort, but let's not ignore the trend this might start. It may not happen as much in football, because as we mentioned before, those agents take the smallest cut of any professional sports agent. But NBA and especially MLB agents are getting put on notice. Players are smart, they know  their value and have access to all the stats they need to compare themselves to other players and get the salary they know they deserve. I would not be surprised at all if this starts a trend of players coming into the respective major sports leagues without an agent. 

The NBA provides an easier way to do that; especially for high-profile college and international players, as Twitter does most of the work for them. Social media provides highlights and insight the wasn't nearly as readily available to the public 10 years ago. Baseball will be a bit harder to do just because of the sheer volume of  MLB and MiLB players there are. If you combine that with high school and college-eligible players as well as the international market, most players will need an agent to advocate for them at least until they make it to the show.

The NFL may have the easiest path to making it without an agent however. Sure, for certain positions, or unproven but high ceiling players there is the need for some assistance. But the majority of NFL players are heavily marketed from the time they are in college. NFL execs and scouts know who they are targeting in future drafts at least 3 years ahead. Also, NFL rookie contracts are typically pretty cut and dry based on which round players are drafted in. All of this adds up to a simple contract for players after being marketed for years and subsequently drafted, thereby giving them around 3 years to prove themselves in the league before they can take their stats and use those comparisons to get the contracts they deserve.

I know it's not as simple as this, but I think we will start to see a trend of players getting huge contracts all on their own.

Shoutout to DeAndre Hopkins, lastly, get that money.

-Theo

Pedro Strop is in Chicago

While I was in my old man slumber because as you can see by the time of this blog publishing, I sleep like a senior citizen, Pedro Strop was apparently in Chicago per his instagram story. In case you're not familiar, Strop is one of the most underrated and under-appreciated Cubs ever. He never had an ERA over 2.91 or a FIP under under 3.50 for the entirety of his Cubs career with the exception of last year which in which he struggled. So what does that mean? Not only is he coming off a year in which he struggled, he's coming off an injury, and is 35. Does that make it worth the flier for the Cubs?

Yes, yes it does you big dumb idiot. This bullpen STINKS. There is literally no arm that you can trust to come out of there and pump a lineup down in 11 pitches comfortably. Does Strop fix that? Maybe. Maybe not, but it can't hurt to find out.

Not only is he worth the flier on the field, he is great for morale. He is an infectious personality that was universally loved in the clubhouse. He was known as the guy that would hype up Javy when he was struggling and helping him get back on track. 

We'll see if he ends up back at 1060 W. Addison, but I know of one guy that would be beyond thrilled if this goes down.

M O O D pic.twitter.com/xYQP4yE842

— DOM (@DOM_Frederic) August 28, 2020

BUCKS BOYCOTT

First and for most: Black Lives Matter. Some of you need that message to get through your thick skulls.

Following the police altercation that resulted in Jacob Blake being shot SEVEN times in the back by a police officer, the message is loud and clear. You can't fix what's not broken. Not even 3 months after the tragic death of George Floyd, another police officer is shown using excessive violence against a Black man on camera. When will we see any actual change in our policing? If you aren't outraged, then you aren't paying attention!

Back in June, many NBA player were worried that in a time of racial injustice across the country, returning to basketball would be a distraction. They were worried that their voices wouldn't be heard enough. The NBA has tried to make this return to basketball a platform for its players voices to be projected. Kneeling during the national anthem, 'Black lives matter' printed on the court, BLM warm up shirts, and even custom social justice messages on the jerseys are all awesome forms of symbolism that the NBA has allowed its players to use to get their message across. But at the end of the day, it's only symbolism which isn't necessarily true activism. For example: Jimmy Butler tried to come out in a jersey with no name and no message to make his statement, and the league SAID NO! Such a slap in the face. "Our players can protest, but only how we want them to." 

Now it's August and they're clearly hasn't been much change. The players see it too, despite being trapped in a bubble. After rumors circulated about the Raptors and Celtics boycotting game 1 of their series, The Bucks actually did it. Game 5 of the Bucks vs. Magic was supposed to tip off today, and the Magic eventually had to leave the floor as their opponent didn't show up. Jacob Blake's home in Kenosha being only a short drive from Milwaukee, makes their message fit perfectly. For that, I love you Milwaukee Bucks. Some things are bigger than basketball, even for guys who get paid to play. 

How will this shape the rest of the playoffs?

 

FUCK THIS MAN!!!! WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT

— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2020

 

This shit bigger than basketball! Whoever don’t understand that is part of the problem.

— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) August 26, 2020

 

WE DEMAND JUSTICE!!!

— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) August 26, 2020

 

Without teams taking a stand, the silence continues. Money talks so hopefully this sparks some real change. 

The Dark Knightengale Rises

"For only the second time since July 26, there is not a single #MLB game already postponed because of COVID-19, and weather permitting, it would be the 1st time since opening weekend there will be a full slate of games."- Bob Nightengale on twitter. Folks our dastardly hero The Dark Knightengale has struck again. Just mere minutes after tweeting the report that no games were getting canceled, Astros-Mets was postponed because of a hurricane. As disappointing as missing baseball is, it's still quite a feat for the Dark Knightengale to consistently get these reports wrong as soon as possible. It's almost as if he's playing all of us, and enjoying a nice little laugh. He's not the hero we deserve, rather the hero we need. While he may be more Joker than Batman, it's important to understand that Bob Nightengale's reverse jinx is one of the strongest substances on earth. Many people talk about what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, and while science nerds have been debating it for centuries, I am here to tell you that the real answer is that Bob "The Dark Knightengale" Nightengale is both the immovable object and the unstoppable force. Whereas many reporters focus on the unimportant things, Bob-O focuses on getting it wrong so that we he can get it right. A man so immune to clowning that he actually prefers toying with us mere twitter morons from his castle on top of a mountain. He is the puppet master and baseball is the puppets. He is the only one with the power to save us with his reverse jinx, and I would like to shine a light in the sky to signal to our fearsome ally that the sport needs help. Please help us Dark Knightengale, you're our only hope.