Betcha it is a Women’s World Cup thing.

I last worked there 32 years ago, but I can hear my Chuck-E-Cheese manager yelling at me for not paying attention as I take that pizza out of the oven.

Perez will get plunked by some Marlins’ doofus in the next couple of games.

But only ones who stand for the anthem.

The fact that Pat and Vanna don’t really get along is not surprising. A few years ago, a longtime “morning drive”radio show in the Milwaukee area broke apart. Many assumed that this couple got along great and were fast friends because their on-air chemistry was so good. Turns out they couldn’t stand one another.

To be fair, the Confederates only rented Fort Sumpter

Because they want him to be some sort of “ambassador.”  They dd the same thing with Barry Sanders, and he got over it and is now serves in that role. Calvin Johnson hasn’t gotten there, and may never get there, and that’s OK too.

Manchester City got extremely lucky in their FA Cup draw. They didn’t face any team who finished in the top half of the Premier League the entire tournament. They faced two such teams in the League Cup, and were taken to penalties in both.

I’m not angry. I’m stupefied that someone who apparently understands how to write in complete sentences doesn’t understand how the “European Commission against Racism and Intolerance” doesn’t simply speak to matters of “racism” but also “intolerance.”

When the Russian Empire collapsed, the Soviets did not extend their control of the area until the 1920s. Armenia and Azerbaijan were de facto independent entities who fought a two year war during that time.

Nice of you to ignore the “and intolerance” part.  And yes they are two different ethnic groups.

BAKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Baku would have been difficult to get to regardless of the finalists, who are almost always from western Europe. But you know, they have oil money so the guys running soccer are all over that.

It has been a long time since I thought about those Portland teams, but your article gives them a great context that really puts things in perspective.  Well done.

They didn’t give him a contract. He was traded halfway through the contract the Mariners gave him back in 2014. And while he is “past his prime,” he hasn’t been that bad. Just last year, when he was limited by injury, he hit .303/.374/.471. Is he overpaid? I think so.  But are those numbers awful? Hardly.

Hurtardo?  More like Hurthearto.

You are 100% correct, not only about the run on sentence but about the individual calculus. Working out with your teammates, making an impression in front of the coaches, and bearing little cost is 100% better than doing it on your own. And until the union gets a backbone, none of this will change.

Interesting that Italian teams have only won the Serie A / Champions League double three teams.  One each by Milan, Juve and Inter.  Six of Milan’s 7 European Cups have come when they haven’t won the league.

On top of that, his name makes him sound like a muppet.  

Because FFP rules are meant to protect the old-class of rich clubs at the expense of the ones with new money.