I totally get you. I’m 25. I don’t follow the Marlins in the slightest. I didn’t cry for Ali or Mirra. But I’ve been a sack of tears most of the day. There’s something about seeing someone so young, so talented, and beloved by his team that’s done it for me.

I wish his family, friends, and the Marlins my condolences.…

Nailed it.

That’s true, but perhaps Cashman is taking a page out of Epstein’s Cub playbook: good bats are harder to come by than good arms. Given the inflated strikeout totals and fragility of young arms, good young bats are a safer and valuable bet than arms. Epstein rationalized that he could always get arms when he needed to,…

I don’t see how a sports website discussing a rare thing that happened in a 15-inning game constitutes a slow news day.

Never forget:

I was just in Vegas talking about whether Bill Simmons sucks now with my buddies Gonzo, Roach, and J-Shart. We all used to read him back in college when the four of us shared a house. Back then, I’d read Page 2 on my laptop while I was dropping the kids off at the pool, until freaking J-Shart would break in and drop…

Unless you have another post in the pipeline, the money quote from the Times article is nowhere to be found on Deadspin. From John Skipper:

That’s like when I tell my kids to put something up

Dear Best Fans in Baseball. STOP.

You undercut this point by condescendingly calling The Ringer “Bill Simmons’... new blog” in the title. Forgive him if he didn’t realize you meant to say “Bill Simmons’ new potential entertainment media behemoth.”

Marlon Byrd. A land-animal middle name away from hitting for the rare animal name cycle.

has anyone ever told you you look exactly like a kid millions of people went to elementary school with?

To be fair, the sky gods cursed the Cubs fans first.

I prefer..

Good on the MLB, taking the high road and deciding that being entombed in Toledo was punishment enough.

Sad that he finally died, but not entirely unexpected. Kevin Garnett diagnosed him with cancer years ago.

“Look at this guy showing off, showing up the game. We used to hit the cutoff man or two bounce that to home plate in my day!”

RG3 will have a great run in Cleveland. Too bad they’ll be down 30 to Pittsburgh when it happens.

Call me crazy, but what if... stay with me here... RG3 goes to Cleveland, leads them to the postseason, and then inexplicably shits the bed when President-elect Trump picks the Browns to win Super Bowl XLI.