Team Zirin. No one in their right mind would blame a man for not listening closely to Mike Lombardi.

I could see how Dave Zirin, half listening to a podcast at 1.5 speed, could have initially misinterpreted Lombardi saying that the player “has to decide” since that is basically what is being implied. Despite what Bill Simmons says, the second apology quote seems pretty accurate for condensing the stupidity of the…

h/t doorfliesopen.com

So do the Colts get a banner for this or not?

Yes to both.

Probably, but I understand why somebody might feel that way.

Yes, both of those thoughts are bad. Particularly the second one.

Can anyone imagine what Gawker would look like today if Ashley Feinberg had been in charge instead of Daulerio? I don’t care that Feinberg would have been in high school when she got the job, she’d still have turned this joint into a Peabody winner. Also, can anyone imagine Daulerio ever getting this treatment from…

Ew gross, affection!

Fuck off with this. Some people kiss their kids on the lips. I don;t, but I don’t go after those who do. Who fucking cares.

Real Talk: Alex Reimer, while no doubt being a asshole is 1) proudly and openly gay, I doubt he’d be calling anyone a homophobic slur and 2) still suspended, and no doubt soon to be fired.

I don’t think Boston is the big problem. I think Sports Radio in general is the culprit. The entire industry is modeled on artificial conflict and outrage to get listeners. It’s always going to be odious at its core, no matter what city it originates from.

My sty-town friend brought me there once. We are not friends anymore.

I winced when I read you visited The 13th Step.

There isn’t a list of board members on their website, but there is a ‘List of Permanently Illegible Members’: https://usagym.org/pages/aboutus/pages/permanently_ineligible_members.html

Say what you want about bad calls, but seriously with the ref “celebrating”? You could post the whole video where clearly he’s laughing while telling players to calm down and not start a fight.

As a victim of abuse, I can tell you it is taxing every day of my life. It is hell. If he wants sympathy, let the devil provide it when he lands in hell. This monster should have to hear the victim impact audio on loop replay in his cell every minute of every day for the rest of his life.

A good thing to see after reading/hearing all of these brave, gruesome statements: