(You’re missing an important variable: the NFL has significantly cracked down on how tackles are made, as well as late hits that are more dangerous because they’re unexpected, over the last decade plus.

(This is possibly the best thing to happen to the Mets. If only Collins gets shitcanned)

O.o

Two strange things happened with the reporting of the Nationals offer, which I wasn’t really able to delve into in the piece.

Yeah, the Mets lost that game, but really the Royals won it. Sometimes being good just can’t beat being great. There’s always next year.

When Christian people talk about being persecuted for their faith this behavior is the problem. They are being called out for being racist, sexist, ageist assholes who don’t seem to follow any moral compass besides mean girls. Not for believing in JC.

Oh Rashomon, just one of the about 12 movies from Kurosawa I would qualify as “God Damn Masterpiece”.

I thought the fight scenes in the 70s Musketeers movies were the most realistic. They look like they were trying to kill each other by any means possible. And Christopher Lee was a great theatrical swordsman and a skilled fencer, but he was very convincing here with the “realistic” style:

From Gladiator to Braveheart, most historical fiction about fighting with swords is kinda wrong, influenced more by performance art than how people actually fought each other with blades.

Because you hope he hits enough to overcome his defensive shortcomings.

Yeah, he seems quite competent over there. But unless he can play third or something, that just gives them one fewer traditional place to put an all-bat-no-glove guy. Fortunately for the Cubs, he hits plenty well enough to play first.

Going slightly OT here, but Rizzo may be the best defensive first baseman I’ve seen since Keith Hernandez retired. The man is smooth...

I said this yesterday, but I’ll say it again. This is not a surprise. He isn’t a five tool player. He wasn’t drafted for his glove. They don’t have a DH and Rizzo isn’t going anywhere from first base. The plan is for him to hit enough to make up for his lack of defense, wherever he plays. He may learn the position…

Remember all the glowing articles about the positive effect roving instructor Manny Ramirez was having on the Cubs rookies?