Cold take alert: if HBO uses him for show development, but not as on-air talent, I think Simmons would be quite a valuable resource. Not $20 million over three years value, but still.

So what if I purchased a Black n Blues Brothers poster the other day? WHAT OF IT?

Aaron Gordon’s gonna be a top 10 player one day.

The longest single-city title drought in North American pro sports now belongs to the Cleveland Indians, who have not won a World Series since 1948.

Haha, what a deadbeat. It’s like a jilted lover gloating publicly about his ex-lover’s sister getting divorced.

Did you see Griezmann give it the Magary celebration after his first goal?

Not high horsey or prepared enough to be a set-up. The DH thing is legit the wrong way around.

I think this is right. If you’re waiting for some big happiness payoff during a tough time, you’re not going to be satisfied.

Saw the ad in one of those taxi TVs the other day. I wondered how it’d be taken in the clubhouse given the Jose Reyes controversy, like Familia would be siding against his teammate being so visible in the campaign.

I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains...

In the top 5 things I miss about living in Melbourne: getting a public holiday for a horse race.

Nike Airs?

Counterpoint from an Australian who uses any excuse to wear flip-flops (or thongs as we call them):

Oh, these guys. I was wondering about this, because my experience with them seemed a bit... off.

The Pelicans were supposed to be last year’s surprise Western Conference playoff debutante...