Nice, thoughtful article…
This was particularly interesting to me, having only read Ham on Rye just recently. I stopped at that point, as the overall bleakness of Bukowski's writing simply wasn't for me. From a critical standpoint, I can see where you're coming from.

Well played…
A thoroughly enjoyable article. I was surprised and delighted to see the A/V Club cover this, since, you know, enjoying professional sports marks the instant death of one's intellectual credibility. I very much enjoyed the dissection of the NFL's mostly dreadful commentary lineup. Perhaps next time, you…