More and more teams embracing advanced stats is a factor, too. 15 years ago nobody beyond a few Bill James acolytes even knew what OPS was. Now, teams understand (and pay for) it, and HR are a huge OPS incentive. It’s “better” to go 1 for 4 with a homer and 3 Ks (1.250 OPS) than it is to go 2 for 4 with two singles…

I know it doesn’t have anything to do with anything, but here’s a great quote by Leo Mazzone that I found today.

Brandon Phillips is #4 on the list. Must not be in Cincinnati

We debated this one for a while trying to parse out Scherzer’s exact string of words, though some of them are pretty obvious. I think we’ve settled on “fucking bastard motherfucking bitch motherfucker” and now I can’t see it any other way.

Yes, no one EVER talks about Jordan’s defense. You are so right. He is definitely the most underappreciated athlete ever.

“You know what I like.”

Fat jokes about Whitlock almost seem counter-productive at this point because there are so many truly awful things about him.

I’m not sure what everyone wanted him to do in this situation. He’s not allowed to use his hands.

This is what white people do, everyday in large and small ways to PoC. They antagonize and antagonize and antagonize you, it gives them a sense of false worth to feel better than. It’s their whole persona, being “better than”. “I may be poor, but at least I ain’t a nigger!” White people are fully aware of the…

I don’t know you and have never heard o fyou so please don’t speak for me.

It’s probably LaVar Ball you idiot

Bellinger’s swing is a mix of Ken Griffey Jr. and a beer league softball guy trying to prove how big his dick is with his swing.

Even then, there are some that would be like, “just because he was lynched and is black, doesn’t mean he was lynched because he’s black. I don’t even see color so I didn’t realize it was a black man until you pointed it out”

It sucks when I come across a clip of them and they don’t have it. It’s not real X-Factor without the collective groan from the fans when they hear Uncle Kracker.

Clearly he plays Pedroia, who gives a climactic speech over the PA system that ends racism in Boston forever.

So in the movie does Marky Mark play the racist fan or Adam Jones?

I assumed the NFL was allowing Trump to announce picks when I read the line about an orangutan.

This liberal bias is exactly why I canceled my subscription to Deadspin. I just read all the words in the articles and comment sometimes.