There is some criticism floating around that Strasburg was left in for an inning longer than was necessary. That may be true, but this is just proof that if he can manage to barely crack a smile in the middle of the world’s friendliest group hug, he’s clearly tough enough to handle 117 pitches.

“I’m not much of a hugger, but they kind of just surround me. So I just have to take it.” 

The dugout culture is honestly one of the best things about the Nationals this season, I think.

On paper, they would not be the favorite versus either of the A.L. teams. But given that this is postseason baseball and weirder things have happened before, there’s no ruling anything out. They’re hot enough with good enough starting pitching that they certainly have a fighting chance; here’s hoping. 

Hey buddy. You need a hug?

I think you may be missing the point, just a bit? The staff of this site have made our stance with respect to the management of this company abundantly, conspicuously clear. We’ve practically shouted it from the rooftop. That we happened to articulate our criticisms before the shuttering of Splinter doesn’t seem like…

There may not be crying in baseball, but there damn sure is hugging. Anyway, it got a little dusty in my house when this happened. 

Yeah, it sucks and we’ve said as much on our website.

Kaep is getting some of that sweet Nike cash also - dude definitely has made some big sacrifices but that ain’t exactly a guilt-free paycheck. 

Don’t be so quick or harsh in your judgement; perhaps waiting to allow the Chinese government time to shoot some more people will allow for a more rational assessment of their argument.

It really seems like betting the future of the league on China, when the NBA is growing in popularity everywhere, wasn’t the way to go.

I understand the players are caught between a rock and a hard place. But this has to be one of the most craven capitulations to money I have ever seen by a major athlete. Should have kept quiet. His rationale is bullshit.

This is just fucking gross. Thats really all I can say about it.

Well, there is that. There is also the fact that American schools teach very little at all about China, much less discuss these very specific political issues. If you’re my age, you learned about Tibetan freedom from the Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine.

I think human rights is something that has to do with everyone. And I think losing business is worth supporting human rights. And I think FUCK ANYONE who says otherwise.

they don’t express these views because America has a very stringent culture of political correctness. Any opinions you express about black people, minorities, women etc. can have very serious consequences. Although some people like to brag about America’s freedom of speech, there’s a lot of topics that are actually…

Love it when brands get burned going into business with so-called foreign country experts who name their marketing companies after Ayn Rand novels.

I just find it hilarious that the Chinese get so butt hurt over other people’s opinions of their beloved “regime”. FFS, how are you guys going to handle the world stage when you can’t even handle a Daryl Morey tweet?

You’re telling me “Woj in the House” is not a family friendly sitcom on ABC’s TGIF, and I simply don’t believe you. 

One of the popular narratives about Simone is that she’s powerful (which she is) and strong (that, too). Or even that she’s too powerful (e.g.: this article)! Sometimes this is used to dismiss her achievements, often with overtly racist sentiments. But all this talk about power has overshadowed one of her most amazing…