The lack of a star is NOT golfs problem as a sport. It's the fact that it's only a sport for the affluent. How many poor kids can afford to buy themselves a set of clubs and a tee time reservation? Now compare that to how many kids can afford a basketball, or a football?

This! This is the issue. Police are being trained to believe that the public is the enemy that they need to watch over and control. I hate to throw this term around like so many people do. But it's very Orwellian.

Catchers need to suck it the fuck up and just play ball. Sure, more runs will score. But the rising tide uplifts all boats son!

Such horseshit. Quit trying to make people shoehorn in issues in the name of inclusiveness at the expense of creative freedom. Not every piece needs to have gay person or a black man or a white girl...or whatever. If the story calls for a cast of gay asian chorus line drag queens then that's what the story gets.

This is one of the many reasons that I avoid ESPN . No editorial independence for their journalists.

You make a good point. Maybe the forfeiture of the free education is a bit harsh. Maybe it would only count for those who are drafted. Those players are guaranteed a minimum salary. $285,000 for the NFL and $490,000 for the NBA. That is certainly enough to provide a good education. But yeah, I can see no reason…

Here's my elevator pitch. Find a reasonable way to pay the athletes (make them employees of the school). Guarantee them an education, but only after their playing days are done. This would cover those athletes who don't make the professional cut so now they have the option to go to school and find a career. For…

YEESSSSSS!!! This!

Damn kids. You wouldn't know a good game if you read about it in a Kataku post.

Judging by the way Pujols runs he's obviously wearing flip flops out there......which makes this doubly embarrassing for Puig.

It's the Diamondbacks and they play dirty. No big surprise here.

Fair enough. But she does realize that she NEEDS people to come watch her movies right?

Haha, that's horseshit. You aren't allowed to block the plate unless you have control of the ball. So I could care less if he had to put his foot there or not. Under the rules he blocked the fucking plate illegally. Now as far as this "me not seeing anything", it's irrelevant to the argument, but I'm curious. …

I'm sorry you have a flawed definition of straddling. But that's what he's doing. He is clearly in the basepath which is evident due to the runner having to run around home plate and not over it. But again, I'm not sure you actually want to see what is in front of you.

Really?! Before the ball ever reaches home plate the catchers left foot is on the left side of the third base line and his right foot is to the right of it. The runner doesn't have a clear path to the plate. You must not want to see this because it's as plain as day.

This is absolutely blocking the plate. I honestly don't know why you or anyone else is so butt hurt about this? Do you know where the catcher is supposed to stand in order to receive a relay from the outfield in order to make an out? ANYWHERE BUT STRADDLING THE THIRD BASE LINE. STand in front of the plate, or…

Andre Reed is now my favorite ex-football player.

Nope, you can't compare player salaries one to one in different sports. MLB has 40 players on a team, 8 of which are regular starters excluding the pitchers. The NFL has 53 players per team with a total of 22 starters. The NBA has 15 players 5 of which are starters. The revenue generated and how many players that…

You are right on the first point. MLB is a very different beast than the NFL and the NBA. And also on your point about the strength of the players union. I certainly don't think the NFL system is perfect. It's crazy how quickly a player can get hosed if they aren't smart in their negotiations. The opposite is…

I disagree, wholeheartedly. I think the rules in baseball are a joke and I find it amazing that they are just now catching up to technology.