#WinningMetsStyle

What better way to stick it to the Yankees by not only refusing to send them Syndergaard because of...reasons...but also trading for one of the few viable options they had left?

I wasn’t trying to twist your words around, but I did read your comment as giving the Knicks a pass when you only criticized Melo. Dolan’s behavior towards Lin as he left was egregious, and I wanted to point that out. I also think they also fucked up from a basketball standpoint with Lin—especially had they signed him…

No, that’s not right. The Knicks were perfectly in their rights to turn down the offer Lin got from the Rockets, especially since they were catering to Melo’s egotistical whims as Team Face Leader of the Madison Square Garden ™ Franchise©.

Same here, but in the armfest cubby for my Costco Citi card, which is both my Costco and gas card. I’ll never go to Costco unless by car, and I don’t use use that Costco Citi for anything other than gas.  Same goes for my Shell Rewards and supermerket loyalty cards.  

+1 cask

Ballmer to Jeanie: “No sweat.”

Hrm, that’s pretty strange that your POS couldn’t read it since I think I’ve see JCB advertised as frequently as Diners Club. You’re in the Twin Cities, right? I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Asia so JCB is a common sight, but I assume it’s also prevalent in Japanese tourist-heavy Hawai’i and the West Coast, and…

But really, you shouldn’t have needed to empty your Visa, AmEx, Diner’s Club

I was watching it live and got a screencap:

The case of role players I’m thinking of are usually like the veteran types who have already made plenty of money, the David Wests and Wesley Matthewses, who sign a minimum to chase a ring. There are probably other non-veteran role players who are good examples.

The cases where role players are overpaid are usually by…

I, and May probably, was referring to this iconic ad from David Ogilvy:

I’ve typed enough the past few days on this issue and wasn’t going to respond to any comments because no one wants to hear more of my thoughts on restricted free agency. So just a quick note on geography and small markets:

You can’t do anything about geography. If you can’t deal with it, sell the team.

Certain markets…

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I would’ve taken many things before PBR, including Miller High Life.  Red Stripe also needs to be on that board.

NBA Owners: Fix your lack of organization competence and accountability. Tampering isn’t the problem.

What’s more, Toyota has developed its own noise-cancelling tech that it calls “active noise control.” It cancels out noises by emitting the opposite frequency. Whatever the process, the result is astounding in-cabin silence. Without any music playing through the 20-speaker sound system, the loudest thing inside is the…

Geographic appeal and small markets are givens. But I think the recent record of free agency and trades show that organizational competency does matter. Kawhi, KD, Kyrie undoubtedly went to LA and NYC for the geography, but the specific teams they chose were the well-run Jan Bradys. Likewise, Kemba could’ve gone to…

Thanks for that, and I’m glad Deadspin talks about these issues to an extent that really doesn’t exist elsewhere on the web in written form.

We’re agreed on the broader objectives of empowering players and demanding greater ownership accountability but disagree on the methods. I think the measures you propose are too…

No worries, it’s fun to get to talk about these things in depth!