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Nick Francona, an Ivy League-educated Marine who commanded a platoon in Afghanistan, says he was fired as assistant director of player development of the New York Mets after criticizing Major League Baseball for failing to prove that proceeds from military-themed jersey sales were going to veterans charities.

Dana White is a Russian spy and was just traded to the Lakers.

He is always out there looking like some kind of dramatically undone paperclip.

Does anyone else’s brain half melt when they say Rob Manfred three times fast?

Really? Since you asked ...

Overheard in the pub 1,000 times on Sunday: “Great ball!” After observing the local vernacular and usage, I think it means different things depending on the tone of voice.
High-pitched, “Great Ball!”: So-close-but-not-quite-accurate-enough ball, usually leading to a throw-in.
Normal pitched, “Great Ball!”: The…

I messed this comment up. Tried to edit it. Joke still sucks. I am sorry, self.

I’m surprised nobody asked his mom, Mrs. Robinson, why he failed to graduate.

Later, he was spotted drinking with this crew.

“Credit to him for being OK.”

And so the battle for real estate on Roger Federer’s body rages on.

I was thinking more like this:

Trump: “It’s just a shame what the baseballs, these bad hombres, are doing when they cross the wall illegally. They are hurting our outfielders. We need a bigger wall. And the left field bleachers will pay for it.”

Steph Curry seems to get shorter every year.

Not all farmers. Real farmers who understand how conservation, ecology, biology and economics work would never have voted for Trump. And they are out there by the thousands. You just have to get away from I-80 and The South.

That, and he’s a pack-and-a-half away from making his baseball cap a beanie.

The investigators there found small errors such as misspelled names, but no serious fabrications or made-up sources.

Photoshopping goalies next to wild animals is something to do while watching World Cup. I wanted to wait an hour before I started drinking beer.

I thought that was entertaining, actually. At one point, when he’s just playing with the guy, it made me think the UFC could pull off a special night handling Judge Judy verdicts. Imagine, “I don’t care how much your roommate’s cat dander affected you. Fight it out in the ring!” Maybe Tina Turner could host instead.

Meanwhile, in the basement of the arena: