Wait, Nick’s publisher is Regular-Sized Rudy? I had seen the name in Bob’s Burgers credits, but I never looked him up.

Wouldn’t it be the network that sells those ads?

What I don’t understand is why the NHL would think their audience is right for an ad defending a bumbling grifter of a chief executive.

Jeter is way ahead of the rest of the MLB. In Miami, the season is already over.

Profar had already tagged and was in the act of throwing by the time Smith goes into his slide. He was long since out and there was nothing to accomplish with the slide other than trying to take Profar out, which is what he accomplished.

Wanting to have the shortest season possible, Rizzo then requested a trade to the Seattle Mariners.

That slide looks dirty as fuck.

...and after all that, he could still be required to join a substance abuse program.

blunt guts

Holy shit, Julio Franco is still playing (semi-)pro baseball (in Japan).

Well, he did spend his old years in Detroit, so you can use that as an excuse too.

Gordie Howe is an obvious choice missing from the list. The bridge from Detroit to Windsor is naming a $1-$2.2 BILLION dollar bridge (and customs buildings) after the guy! He played in actual competitive hockey games as teammates with his sons. That is peak old sports guy dad.

You forgot Chelios! Played until he was 48! He started when I was 2, he retired when I was 29. I don’t know how I’ve lived in a non-Chelios world the past 8 years.

Anyone who plays hockey over age 40. Gordie Howe was 51 in his last season in the NHL. He averaged 16 minutes a game, and played 80 games and 41 points. Granted it was a different era, but holy crap, he was 51!

So disrespectful. this means they gotta throw at him now and maybe that will teach him to hit big dingers the Right Way, like they did in 1794.

More dangerous than the hole in the stadium is the fact that ice is still falling onto sidewalks nearby. Police have cordoned off some areas,

Maybe John Olerud had the right idea all along.

“We thought you were a stallion!”

I think the real problem with Spike is that it alienated far more than 50% of potential viewers. I’m a red-blooded dude who appreciates tits, ass, and ‘splosions as much as the next guy, but even I always thought Spike seemed to be trying too hard. Or not nearly hard enough, I dunno. Kinda like they’re the television…

Spike TV always struck me as the “Sport Clips” of television networks...just pandering to men beyond the level of reason.  Like you’re compensating for something by showing how “manly” you are.