We just dropped a four-spot on SPORTSbyBROOKS and will return tomorrow for more tasty tidbits about Beijing bound to give you the revenge of Confucius.  Also, we did a drop (radio term!) for the Treehouse Fort last week and snuggled a piece or two into the Big Tilde family of posts during our absence. All of this can be spotted on the right, as per the norm.

We may try to post a few items during the next week, but that’s to be determined.  We’re a fair blogger, but this fucking heat is making us absolutely crazy.

Finally, we don’t think we’re giving too much away at this point to note that next weekend will involve posting for our new gig.  You may have heard something about it.

Thanks to all for your patience; we’ll get this fridge chilled to the appropriate extremity-threatening temperature shortly.

Today in Tuffy History:

• I find a solution to campus censorship. Two, actually. I need consulting money now.
• Disdain for NFL ticket prices in Canada without a single currency joke (unless you count a ‘loonie’ reference). It’s not that hard, people.
• I’m with her: college sports fans legitimately scare me.
• The Cedric Benson Affair Amateur Hour continues.

Fort Treehouse stands at the guard tonight at its regular time of 8:00 pm ET. Ludicrous speed test scheduled.

Update: Barry Zito, he get da voodoo.

• Patriot Games #72
• Coldplay joins ESPN to make the baby Jesus weep
• Remember Sarah Fisher?
• Who will care for Barry Zito?

Today in Tuffy History:

• Naked Austrian rugby players. Lots of them.  With video.  Honestly, it’s like I don’t know my core audience anymore…
• THEY TOOK ER JOOOOOOOBS
• Gavin Floyd is a no-no tease.
• Phrases I never need to hear again (#67 in a series): “My black friend is getting beaten up!”

• The Marvin Harrison story’s getting ugly.  Ick.
• The Gino/Celtics story is getting weird.
• The Canadian Olympic team is gettin’ kinda hectic.
• Beating a lame and/or dead horse for fun and profit.

Also: Treehouse Fort was on tonight.  Tomfoolery ensued.

(From across town, I must add, “Nice work, son.”)

Today in Tuffy History:

• Mike Woodson, easily hypnotized by shiny green objects
• Rick Peterson sells Mets-sponsored ballgags
• Where’s Hunter S. Thompson when we need him?
• Roger Clemens and Ronaldo explained with Chicago videos

Also, I wrote all last weekend for The Big Tilde about ass-bats and asshats.  Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

For those of you looking for a podcast, the time has changed!  Look for the Tuffy and Matt Sussman Show on Tuesday nights, 8:30 pm-9:30 pm ET.  (Now to see how long it takes for Sussman to notice that I flipped the name order…)

• Theo Epstein will rule the world
• Star Jones and Dwyane Wade, which I revive with a secret of my own
• Naughty, Naughty Joe Buck and Tim McCarver
• College kid snaps, wounds one (potted plant)

I measure the hardness of Lastings Milledge for Babes Love Baseball and check in on The Big Tilde himself. I’ll also be castin’ the pods tonight. No rest of the wicked. Or me.

A collection of Tuffy History making up the previous 48 hours. First, in Brooksland:

• A Tone Loc remembrance
• A Sidney Crosby remembrance too soon
• A Smurfs remembrance
• Remember Wrigley Field?
• Remember Thin Lizzy?
• Remember Steve Kerr?
• Remember Michael Vick?
• Remember… uhm… the Chinese Care Bears?

The Last Two Days of Tuffy History:

• The Patriots’ lawyers enjoy hubris as well.
• Baseball will let you know when you’re thirsty and how you’ll deal with it.
• My traditional mid-April smoking bingo story.
• An excuse to post a picture of the Jordan douche screencap.
• My *favorite* piece of the week. Old people will understand.
• An excuse to post the Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan “fight”.
• I love the pictures in this piece. Mad props to the Honolulu Advertiser.
• Groin abuse.

Tonight, the Treehouse Fort gets all NFL Drafty. Bring duct tape.

Also, I’m really looking forward to the Ladies… coming by SPORTSbyBROOKS for the NFL Draft all weekend. Their liveblog ought to be event Internet. I’ll check in all weekend on them.

I’m also running a liveblog Sunday at SPORTSbyBROOKS: Angels vs. Tigers, 8 pm ET. You know what happened the last time the Christians and the Tigers tangled…

After that, I’m taking a couple days off the grid to recharge and make bail. So come by Sunday if you are into hot Tilde action. Otherwise, see you next week!

(Update: Liveblog canceled. Naptime approved. See you at the draft!)

(Update 2: I forgot that I wrote a piece of this article.  Really, that’s not a good sign.)

Two Days in the Tuffy History:

• Bob Knight golfing with you. And by you, I mean “you and not me”.
• Investigative journalism and pornography. I think I’ve been down this road before…
• I was at the Cubs game Tuesday. Here’s proof.
• Goodbye, Tiger Stadium. (We can’t miss you until you leave, though.)
• Benny the Bull deserves his own Fox reality series.
• Do you think Pacman Jones liked Lord of the Rings?
• I’m afraid my Photoshop just makes it look like Isiah is smelling his finger.
• Brewers buzz tower.

Tonight, I’m trying new liveblog software at SportsbyBrooks. It should make it easier to chat during the Yankees-White Sox tilt tonight. Or be a disaster so epic that Gene Hackman will have to save us. So stop by, eh?  8:11 pm ET first pitch; game’s on ESPN.