Damn. I know exactly what Donaldson's talking about—my hitting improved dramatically when I changed my approach, and stopped closing my eyes and swinging at anything in the same area code as home plate. Of course, I still sucked at it. And I got old. So....yeah.....

"I don't get it. I've given up that many runs, but we've never scored that many."—Charlie Brown

I'm encouraged to see shit like this aggressively investigated and pursued, and thrown wide open by columnists. Dunno if that encouragement outweighs my cynical concern that the legal system will find a way to water the charges down to an embarrassing level, but it's a real start....

"It's a tough job, being a star like this, having to anchor every movie every time out, and there's nobody better at it."

"Too long...too much thinking....quit being smart, smart guy! Act like you've written before! Put your head down, write a couple of lines, and get back in the fuckin' dugout!"—B. McCann

but what of Mitch Albom??

Clippers offices, 1982:

With all due respect, Tom, I think we can all agree that the best inning a pitcher can have is when his first pitch sails into the stands and kills Mike Lupica.

It's funny if you listen to it in a certain way, like with the speakers on 'mute'

god, is this shit supposed to be funny? It's just a dude yelling, as if yelling makes it funny.

God, if that isn't the worst kind of sport platitude (see also - "they wanted it more!"..blech!)....BUT IT'S SOOOO SPOT ON!! lol

soon to be the official uniform of a group of rebel fighters in a war-torn African country near you!

And don't forget: he bought the Clippers for $2 billion. It sounds like he learned his purchasing skills from Bart, Milhouse, and Martin....

My opinion was that there were 3 positions in sports that could all vie for "Hardest Position" status—pitcher, quarterback, and hockey goalie. I've revised that over time and given the title to goalie. They have to stop an object smaller than a baseball, travelling as fast as a baseball, on ice skates, while being…

The more the other team wants to win, the harder the Kings will play.

Not pictured: the young, plasticy female he brought so she could look at all the 'churchiful black bodies'

"I don't see what your problem is with that Westbrook kid..."—J. Starks

MacFarlane is the type of guy who wants to get attention by saying shocking things that other people only think. Only problem is that he very careful gauges his audience, works hard to script what he's going to say ahead of time, edits it, tries to anticipate the reaction it's going to get, and when he finally says…

"Shit, that dude looks OLD!"—G. Oden

Cameroonian authorities were unable to produce Minala's original birth certificate, however, as it was destroyed when a flooded river inundated the cave's walls.