“I tend to think Cristiano Ronaldo has ascended towards the top”

Yeah, it’s a pretty vague term. I was thinking in terms of recognizability.

Ali did not die the most famous man in the world. He hadn’t spoken a word in public in 20 years, and no one had even seen him in like 10. He was a ghost already.

No socks. Foot powder.

Now you know how conservatives feel when we decry laughably low sentences and outright releases of shitbag criminals.

At least maybe they can. In NYC we’re stuck with judges until they die.

It’s better than “We must wear the clothing popularized by important rabbis in 18th Century Lithuania at all times, in all seasons.

A decent portion of New York enjoyed a feel good moment at the end of that World Series, I’ll tell you what. We were pretty happy in my house, having lost to those fucking juicebags the year before.

Yankees fans don’t have souls, so you’re good.

Yogi Berra doesn’t shit the bed with the Mets rotation in ‘73 against the As. He pitches Gentry in Game 6, and let’s say they lose - Seaver goes on regular rest in Game 7, and the Mets win it late on a Willie Mays pinch-hit HR. Our last memory of Willie is a massive triumph, not an old guy falling down in the outfield.

Well, the Phillies play the Mets 13 more times, so that’s 20 or so more homers for him.

What’s an “alter boy”? Sounds like a new variety of trans person.

Maybe The Ringer will be the sports and entertainment news site that doesn’t beat you over the head relentlessly with left-wing politics that a lot of us have been looking for. I think I shall find out.

You’re starting to sound a lot like the guys yelling at the ballpark.

Seriously? I had no idea. They look like kids, and I think that was the point of the movie.

Casting was abysmal. I am uninterested in Fantastic Kidz. I guess Hollywood thinks the movies have to star children to get people to attend. The dork that played Reed has a supremely annoying face. The forced diversity looked forced.

I usually do stand up out of respect and because it’s the 7th inning, and I don’t generally wear hats because I’m not a 9-year-old boy. But if I’m eating or something, people need to mind their own damn business.

The Soft Serve machines are never cleaned. (My wife worked for a fast-food joint, and said every day they’d just add more mix.) They are chockablock with mold.

Ha! Thought of that. But we didn’t buy any, she was just saying.

I am guessing you’re a lady, so at least it’s limited to snide remarks.. Us guys get raged at by the (usually shitfaced) Patriotism Police: “Hey, asshole! Stand up! Stand the fuck up!!” It’s amazing how many near-altercations I’ve gotten into over what other fans decide I need to be doing at the ballpark.