I don't know if you guys stayed up to catch the end, but the Royals came back and won, primarily by stealing more bases in the game than the A's did all year. So it wasn't all bad for Yost.

I thought those kids were really getting after it, and I support their earnest attempt at getting funky.

I didn't realize at first that all of the manly activities portrayed in the commercials were metaphors for stiffening a flacid penis. Got a sail flapping impotently in the breeze? Put a couple round turns on it, and your sail will be expectantly engorged with wind.

Amazing. You'd have a hard time summing it up any better now.

Palmer. Not Davis. Bad with names.

You know the Ravens saw that tape. This should be the next phase of this story: did the Ravens see that tape before they trotted Davis out there at that press conference and before they issued that ridiculous statement from her on their website. Both would be far more despicable than the NFL's giving Rice a slap on…

It appears that Ed Werder and Peter King are the chief league water carriers. Werder looked like a paid NFL flack on sportscenter today. He actually paused to read a league statement from his notepad while answering a question about what the league had learned from its interviews with Rice. He was visibly…

Change "tears in his eyes" to "spitting trouser snake in his pants" and he's probably correct.

The median salary in the NBA exceeds $4 million. The best players act as de-facto gms, dictating roster and draft decisions and even coaching hires. I have a hard time equating this to a modern day plantation system.

I'll cut the hamstring. He'll never follow through on anything, because his weight will stay back here. He'll push everything off to the right. He'll quit the game.

Duly noted.

Great to see the Fab 4 back in the premier league, even if its not for the Gunners.

What would be the score if Tom Ley and Bieber played a game of 21 (the hoops game, not cards)?

This + omnipresent government surveillance of citizens = ????????

omnipresent surveillance, militarized policeforce... looks like the criminalization of dissent is continuing on schedule.

For leftovers: just go on the internet and find a well-rated jambalaya recipe. They all boil down to preparing a basic base with butter, garlic, onion, some veggies, throwing all your shit in the pot and then adding rice and tomato sauce. You'll have most of the ingredients, and improvising is obviously encouraged.…

General tip for barbecuing: get the grill HOT, to 550 degrees or so and brush melted butter or olive oil on the grate; just sear whatever meat you're cooking until you like the look of it on each side; finish it in the oven at 370 or so. This works with everything: burgers, chicken, pork chops, whatever. The…

Ramen noodles: cook the noodles separate from the broth (keeps them from getting mushy). Just a couple minutes in the boiling water for the noodles, then dump them in a strainer and hit them with cold water. Throw a little butter or sesame oil on them in the strainer. Noodles done.

Well crafted!

I don't think as much. The all-star game is a popularity contest, and every team has to send at least one player, so the rosters aren't entirely merit based. He doesn't belong there on this year's numbers alone, but he's not that far out of line with the top guys at the position in the AL.