I mean, there’s a paragraph in this very piece that basically says “I’m whining because he’s not edgy, I’m edgy! WE’RE THE EDGY ONES, GUYS!!!”

Can we stop the ‘bro’ shit? The comments sections on Grantland articles were 1,000x more sophisticated and nuanced than your average comments section. While Simmons can be annoying, there is nothing particularly ‘brotastic’ about his fanbase.

Zardes is so frustrating, because he has all of the physical tools and seems to do something world-class about once every 120 minutes. He reminds me of someone playing FIFA who holds the turbo button the entire time.

You do understand that the books you are giving credit for ‘original’ ideas stole from other books, right? I mean, hell, you gave The Hunger Games credit for ‘a hyperbolic and decadent upper class’. Really?Literature has been borrowing from other things since it’s literal beginnings. Don’t like a book, fine, but to…