Mom was an English teacher.

Probably. Halls of fame are dumb.

I did not realize that among the 16 members of the committee that elected Baines are both his former manager (Tony LaRussa) and team owner (Jerry Reinsdorf).

Right. That’s the joke.

Cool! As a Cubs fan I look forward to the now-totally-justifiable election of Mark Grace to the Hall of Fame.

The unbalanced schedule really matters in the NFL. It accounts for 1/8 of a team’s games, and it makes a huge difference. So yes, it’s very impressive that the Patriots continue to be unfazed by it while the Browns are unable to luck into even one good season.

Hey, this seems like the right answer.

#77 needs new brakes.

Nice! My daughter is going as Starfire. She is 8.

I have had some bad takes. Like I briefly argued that Jay Cutler was a nice guy who just couldn’t stand having to talk about his job. What is your worst take?

Wouldn’t everybody be calmer if people would just use the phrase “in my opinion...” more often? Why must all opinions be stated as though they are facts?

Given that OKC has worked out for the NBA, I wonder if the NFL pivots to cities like that, San Antonio, or Orlando. Hypothesis being that these states absolutely love their college football, so maybe you can get them to care about pro football enough to fill a stadium? Maybe someplace in Alabama or Mississippi? 

I fully recognize that Kyle Lauletta probably sucks. But Eli Manning definitely sucks and will never be good again. The Giants should just give the ball to Lauletta and tell him he can keep the job as long as he throws it deep once a quarter.

Mike Trout in AAA (Age 20): 93 PA, .403/.467/.623, .476(!) BABIP, .221 ISO

Here’s my take: Fernando Tatis Jr. is ALSO only getting top prospect love because he’s Vladimir Guerrero’s son. YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE MRS. TATIS YOU FILTHY WHORE.

The Bears should be 4-1 after this upcoming game, yes. Do not count out the Bears turning out to still be Bearsy. I say this as a Bears fan. Bears.

This is a damn good idea. How about we take it even further and have the down marker light up red so EVERYBODY can see.

Thats not how home field advantage works in the world series

“Masochists and saddos” is the best thing I’ll read this year. Thanks, Roth.

The NFC North is fun!