So, I got on the Croatia bandwagon HARD, like, immediately prior to their match against Russia. It is literally impossible to buy one of those away jerseys on the internet right now. The few outlets that claim to stock them all appear to be sold out. I agree that the white/red check is dramatic and iconic, but I…

You’re right, and thank you. Sorry if I was unclear initially - see my response to the question below (above? I don’t Kinja too well).

I honest to goodness thought lemon juice was a basic pesto ingredient? You’re kinda making me doubt everything I thought I knew. Basil/garlic/nuts/parm/oil/lemon (salt to taste) I thought was, like, somebody’s grandma’s recipe. It certainly flows with the flavor profile. There’s not a lot of it - about the juice of …

how many ‘whoosh’ gifs have you fielded so far on this

I’m enjoying the irony of somebody totally mis-using a word like ‘lascivious’ in a thread dragging a blog author for over-using big words.

not being a soccer expert does not mean that you can’t enjoy watching the same soccer games that everyone else is watching

My mom (who babysits my two year old on days I can work from home, thank you very much) walked into the room literally moments after I turned on the game this morning and said “I see the score is 0-0, as usual”...

He really went with ‘it’s not homophobic, it means a bundle of sticks’? What year is it?

...what are you talking about? This is a discussion about someone who does not proclaim to hold homophobic beliefs using a homophobic slur, and those who are defending its use as appropriate. Nobody’s talking about stopping people from using words to do harm.

We have two hot weather go-tos.

You called?

No cell phones/devices are allowed in the dugout (or the bullpen I think), actually.

Aha - so I’m not the only one who decides rooting interest in the major tournaments based on GK preference. At last!

‘A few times’?

[telling a 3-time Cy Young winner to walk a #8 hitter to load the bases for a pitcher]

Well, I mean, that’s not fucking it up - those are the options on the table.

A Deadspin writer publishing an entire blog to bash other outlets for basic copyediting mistakes is.... really rather rich. 

deep into the ethers of Angel Stadium’s cavernous rock structure

Is there another reason to go to Epcot?

I came to this article to see that highlight!