@parvalue: That would be the single circumstance in which I'd clap for that hack.

Isn't that the same regulatory body that previously deemed ribbon twirling is a sport?

Manny Ramirez of the White Sox apologized to the Red Sox of Boston. Aw.

CONFESSION: I've always been very jealous of Jay Mariotti's ability to douche.

@Arthur_Digby_Sellers: Although a newbie on the scene, Jack Wishere has partied with all the greats.

•Byron Leftwich goes down...

@Prick Top: You do not talk to me like that!! I work too hard to deal with this stuff!! I work too hard!! I'm a Division Manager in charge of 49 people!! I drive a Dodge Stratus!!

Last weekend, my wife bought me a three pack of black dress socks with the yellow toes. I appreciated the thought, but yellow toes? A little ostentatious if you ask me.

@Steve Grogan Bud Bowl MVP: He's still got a StarTac. It doesn't have video, so it's okay.

@skahammer: Obviously it went swimmingly. He got his star(fish) back.

@FAILBOT: I'm glad I refreshed before I shared my response. Yours was better, half as long and didn't make needless reference to Brittanie Cecil.

I hope that as a commentariat, we can collectively avoid the base, trite line of jokes that rely on a mispronunciation of Mr. Morgan's first name. I believe that we are, as a group, better than that.

@The_Gooch: You sure about that?

Damn, that was Azinger.

@econdave: She can't catch shit. But she can run the 40 in 4 flat.

Schadenfreude? Oui. Schadenfreude.

@Bed Bath and Jihad: The problem is that they grow up throwing breaking balls incorrectly. If the correct motion is taught and learned, the good old fashioned 12 to 6 curveball should put no greater stress on a young pitcher's elbow than a fastball or a change-up. Unfortunately, 9 out of 10 kids throwing breaking…

They continued the celebration later that night with a refill of pinot.

@Delonte, Interrupted: Ol' Mike approached that comment like a bar exam essay.

@Delhomme And Garden Show: Not in New York. Unless you're riding a moped, a bicycle is not a "motor vehicle" as that term is defined in the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law.