Was Urban aware of the beating firsthand? 

he doesn’t have the shooting range for the modern game.

Wow, I used to think this guy was a lying, disingenuous, weaselly bag of shit. But after reading this latest interview.....I still feel the same exact way. I’m sorry that a woman being brutalized by her husband was so hard on YOU, Urban. Hope you get run over by a bus.

Did someone call him a cocksucker?

In all seriousness, if there is video of him clearly calling a pitch that far outside a strike and then staring down Harper, he needs to be fired. Full stop. That’s an integrity-of-the-game issue.

Computers can totally handle the ball and strike calls, but it’s their AI’s inability to manufacture sufficiently batshit insane petty grudges that’s holding back the robot umpiring revolution.

Somewhere Joe West just handed his beer to the guy next to him.

I don’t follow baseball closely enough to know why but it still amazes me the lengths of unprofessionalism that MLB will tolerate from its officiating crew.

For real. The thing is, in the same town, I have a independent sandwich shop that makes some really good sandwiches and they’re all $7 or less. And they have good quality meats, legit make their own bread, great soup and pastries, etc. I see very little reason to go to a Subway now unless I get a particularly good…

And with that, the country closes its door on the largest and most increasingly-depressing sandwich chain.

This is the off-putting thing about the article. Somehow the refs actions are presented as taking luster off Osaka’s victory while simultaneoulsy completely ignoring that she had been quite successful against Serena in that match. Because of that final comments abotu Osaka ring incredibly hollow as the writer sure as…

I’m with you Le Comte. You don’t have to watch a lot of tennis to know poor sportsmanship. I’ll add that I do watch a lot of tennis, all four majors, both weeks each time, plus many of the tournaments in between. My wife is a junkie and I’m along for the ride. I’ve had a lack of respect for Serena for a long time,…

Agreed. I think Serena is a remarkable athlete and the undeniable GOAT in tennis. But god... she can on occasion be an embarrassingly poor sport. It was quite noticeable that her issues with the ump wasn’t a thing until it became clear she was losing. Her invoking motherhood in order to win an argument was eyebrow…

You’re too good at sarcasm. Please stick a /s on the end of subsequent posts so people realize you are kidding.

Plus her coach admitted he was cheating in his post match interview. Serena was completely full of shit here. 

I mean, after the match, people were literally calling her THE MOST CLASSY ATHLETE OF ALL TIME. After throwing a tantrum at the ref and calling him a thief because he correctly penalized her. What fucking planet are we all living on? I mean, sure, she has been unfairly criticized, but is the way to solve that just…

Just gonna leave this here.

so when you go to court for a speeding ticket you going to tell them.. well other people speed all the time? 

This was so hard to watch. I hope Naomi Osaka knows she would have won this match on her own if all of this shit hadn’t happened.