I think the bigger story here is that the newspaper editor from the Wire is a Duke assistant coach.

Good stuff, Drew/very true. How about the "despite how different the styles of the loner and the family man, they both provide counterbalancing/ equal contributions to solving the mystery" cliché?

Am I the only one who thought Gravity was overrated? Visually stunning throughout, yes, but the characters were mostly flat/very archetypal (gunslinging Texan who is actually a decent guy/ woman with little to live for until someone shows her a way to think things are vaguely ok) and there were many periods of almost…

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I don't see how anyone can discredit Incognito's legitimacy with what was said here; clearly he's a real offensive lineman.

+1 /this is the stuff I miss.......

Field of Dreams You Destroyed for Daddy

The Sandbox

Thanks for allowing me to depend on you guys for making gifs of exactly what I want. I instantly knew you guys would be giving this the gif treatment when I saw it live because it was so intensely goofy. And that's a special thing - perhaps the best of things.

...in Mass.

Interesting stuff - thanks Reuben. Would be interested to see where Ortiz stacks up if this were to be done for the overall playoffs (or just for single playoff series performances like his in the 2004 ALCS). Would he be as elite in those categories as this insufferable Boston homer would like to believe?

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[Reads headline]
"Jack! Jose! Who's this Roger character and how did he get into my TV den?!"
[Resumes dealing cards to empty cereal boxes]

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The Longest Yarn

[Shakes head] Shame; he was so well-liked...

[Looks at Turner Field fall story/B.J. Upton's recent stats]

Clearly this batboy is the hero Atlanta deserves, but not the one it needs right now.