Sorry, I'm not that familiar with rugby — how many points did he get for that try?

"This is OUR fucking broadcast spectrum!"

You mean the guy who's led his team to a 4-1 record so far?

I think the Racial Slur Name is a pretty big thing to worry about for the people it flagrantly offends. You know — American citizens? Whom he is the president of?

Improv comedy is not reality. If someone on stage shouts, "Man, these bee stings are making me thirsty!" it's not necessarily the case that there are any bees in the audience or that they're thirsty. They're not reacting. They're creating, on the spot, dialogue, the same way a writer does when he sits down at his…

What about improv comedy? By your logic, what you are watching is reality, because the outcome isn't predetermined.

Sports are as unreal as movies and television shows.

"...and we have some kids in our clubhouse, too, and I said, you know what, this isn't right, it's not good."

I would.

I've said it once, I've said it a million times: Birds are the fucking coolest.

Yeah, stupid fucking journalists, wanting to make a profit and earn a living!

You're probably right. In the least we can hope that it shines a harsh light on these awful laws.

Uhh, well, their pusillanimous stance toward Russia's anti-gay laws is pretty reprehensible. They're enabling it by not saying, "Fuck you, Sochi, we're out."

No problem — I watch a lot of British TV, such as Downton Abbey, which covers me for both usages.

Russia's anti-gay laws ("fag" to mean homosexuals); a tobacco shop owner ("fag" to mean cigarettes, in the British sense).

Yes, yes, yes, to that last part. Yes. What's a Red Sox fan who can't bitch and moan? A fucking Yankees fan who wears red, that's what. (I'm looking at you, you spoiled rotten Patriots fans.)

See, I agree with all of your criticisms, and that's why I love this team: This year has been a repudiation of every year since '07. You've got tons of character guys, you've got the '13 version of Cowboy Up (the beards! I love the beards!), there's no chicken and beer bullshit going on. (I do get annoyed when the…

I thought it was lovely. When Mo took the standing O in '05 with a laugh and doffed his cap, he immediately became one of few Yankees I've ever liked. It's a tongue-in-cheek testament to a fierce rivalry. If Wakefield had gotten the ceremonies that Rivera did, I'd have hoped that they'd have shown the Boone homer.

As a Red Sox fan, I wonder why?

Right, the clock rundown occurred, but at least they had time to huddle up and figure shit out. I was watching on the teevee — you could see them huddling on the sideline with a coach, which they wouldn't have been able to do had Wilkerson not been hurt.