BTW, just throwing it out there. ...There are a lot of people who would claim that donating money is actually the laziest thing one in a position like Kaep’s could do to protest. Donating money doesn’t make him vulnerable at all. What he did sparked a ton of discussion (for better or worse) and created a lot with…

I am plenty familiar with the political issues relating to black people’s hair. A cigar is definitely not just a cigar in this case. However, I will say that just catching a glimpse of Kaep last night, I did do a double take. I think it’s because he’s wearing a football uniform without a helmet. You’re used to seeing…

Where is getting hit by a car?

Dynamite drop-in. Jason.

Two points —

Interesting - considering your commenting history goes back to March.

It’s not really a more complicated decision. By the logic of your post, one could say that if a murderer was the bread winner in his/her family, it would be a “complicated decision” to punish that person because he/she supports children, a spouse, etc., who don’t have anything to do with the crime.

This is true, I read it in the book of Bill James.

Jerry Here’s the Stairs, son. (Junior)

How not to get a prison workout: Sexually assault a woman while being a white male student athlete.

Yeah - I don’t disagree about the main point at all.

But, the poor will always deal with the toughest consequences of any law. You can’t toughen laws for any crimes - hell, you can’t punish any crimes at all in our system - without the poor bearing the greatest weight of the penalties.

Demands on data collection procedures - how much is collected, how it is paid for, etc. Staffing, and training issues. ...There are lots of beefs between the MLB and MiLB levels and what it usually comes down to is that the MLB club wants the MiLB club to do more with less. It’s not totally unreasonable to think that…

Student athlete sexually assaulting passed out/sleeping women without consequence... Sounds like he’s already having the “college experience.”

You know - I didn’t even catch the (glorious) second level stupidity of her statement the first time around.

Shout out to the woman at around 1:40 screaming “Go to Kansas!” You’re the real MVP.

Matt Kemp has a negative WAR — would it be crazy for him to have shoe endorsements?

Yes. That’s the major factor, and you’d think that would be that. But, I wonder if an increase in the cost of labor paid by the MLB team would result in the MLB team feeling entitled to greater influence/authority over other aspects of the MiLB clubs’ operations. I know that can be a source of tension between the…

I don’t disagree with what you are saying at all. What is a bit of a complicating factor is that minor league franchises aren’t owned by their affiliates. They are independently owned - that’s why you see MiLB teams switching major league affiliates so frequently. So, the economic relationship between the minor and…

What was the streaming situation for the Olympics? ...Is it possible that a similar number of people were watching as in previous years, but fewer of those eyeballs were captured by the ratings?