Eh, MLB teams waste draft picks on on NFL players (or in his case, get signed by an MLB team) on a strangely often basis. That’s not “being given an opportunity”; he was effectively hired to be a mascot.

It’s terrible. It makes me hate any argument that has a chance to come down to politics.

Eh, some of them are worse. I don’t think any of that is objective lol. I genuinely think plenty of those QBs are better than Kaepernick (subjectively, of course...because it’s an opinion). I’d rather have Fitzpatrick, Manuel, a Jets QB (Josh McCown in this case) to name a few. And Bortles? There isn’t a team in the…

Yeah, agreed. The NFL will go to any lengths to avoid the smallest of controversies. Ironically, that tends to create more controversy, but that’s a story for another day.

Right? I saw this with the new Ghostbusters movie. I could be happy that a bunch of talented female actors got roles in a reboot of a beloved classic. I could also say that the movie sucked. Because it did suck. And it would have probably sucked if they made it with Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill. Just because someone…

Holy shit

I’m a Giants fan, and I would rather have Geno Smith (which we do) than Kaepernick. That has nothing to do with protests or angry fans calling our owner or any of that shit. If Eli ever does get hurt (knock on wood...) I would, by the thinnest of margins, rather have Smith out there. I would also rather not have…

Personally, (and I guess this needs to be said) I supported Kaepernick’s decision to not stand as a form of protest. It was subtle, poignant, and about as far away from “attention seeking” as one can get. Honestly, the only reason it got so much media coverage was because people who disagreed with him wouldn’t shut up…

Yankee Fans: [indecipherable]

Well of course he wasn’t doing that. He’s in the booth behind the plate. He has to wait for them to come in from the outfield inbetween innings for that.

For British Eyes Only!!!

Eh, I get your point, but on the other hand, you see plenty of people who are vocally against any form of prejudice or stereotyping have no problem with racial or cultural stereotypes of whites/southerners. Hypocrisy might be more of a problem on one side than another, but that doesn’t make it acceptable in either…

That’s not a hot take. That’s just delusion.

It’s personality too. The Phanatic has the best antics out of all of them. I think he should have been number one, until the Mr. Met incident this week. Giving a fan the finger is the crowning achievement of all mascots, of course.

4. Rocky (Nuggets) 7.07

Watch out, Mom!

Did you mean to post that to the original article? Regardless, I think you have a point, he SHOULD be considered one of the great hitters ever. But I think many fans, myself included sadly, have forgotten slightly how great he was because, instead of retiring at the top of his game or even declining on a popular team…

I agree that he has kinda fallen out of public attention, and I blame that mostly on playing on a bad West Coast team that has the best player in baseball. Only so much attention anyone can give the Angels.

Ooof, the Ringer, to me, is half of what Grantland was.

For everyone that rips on Simmons (myself included), it’s important to remember that there was a time when he was actually good at his job, and not just a shill. He strikes me as a writer who’s main audience has grown up, so he can either choose to write to his old audience (which has grown up now) or try to move…