It strikes me as really important to remember that sportswriters fundamentally are entertainers deriving their usefulness off the work of other entertainers. An elite athlete’s job is much harder to be good at than theirs (hence the pay gap). Athletes are also held to a more objective standard than writers are.…

“Man, Dale wouldn’t dare pull this shit if Chip was still alive....”

Yeah I prefer Maddon who literally throws a temper tantrum about his players getting hit (after one HBP). Then the next day they hit 5 Cardinal players. He's like Jesus Christ and Mohammed rolled into one awesome existential being. PS - eat shit and die.