I was sexually assaulted in college but lucky(?) enough to fight off my attacker before he could rape me on the street. To make a long story short, the police were not helpful and he was a stranger to me so I had no idea who he is. So that was fun.

So in conclusion, not only is the NCAA an amoral, corrupt institution, but its officials, beyond being merely paid off, are also wildly ineffective.

This always makes me angry. Media/fans complain when they get nothing but boilerplate cliche answers, then when somebody gives them something other than pablum, they have the vapors and whine because player/coach/exec doesn’t speak in generally accepted platitudes.

I’m sorry, but this article totally misses the point. It is one thing to do wrong, but it is hypocritical of us as a society to completely disregard someone’s genuine attempts at redemption. I also take issue with the fact that every time there is an article on Deadspin about Ray Rice there is also always a sentence…

The only “double” here is the way you’re doubling down on how goddamn stupid your post is.

Although, the only reason the Angels are upset is because they overpaid for him and want out of that deal. Which is asinine. They knew who they were getting

Maybe it's me, but it's hard to feel bad for a team that signed a recovering drug addict/alcoholic, with a long history of relapses, to a multi year, multi million dollar contract, who then seem shocked that he fell off the wagon yet again.

He's a hassle. In every possible way a ballplayer can be. Those Rangers teams made alibis for his behavior regularly and he burned bridges. It isn't the drug use that will ultimately be his undoing; doped up hitters will ALWAYS get 2nd and 3rd chances. It's the way he conducts himself within the clubhouse that teams…

Cowherd is a pro at making pointless comparisons to support his takes, i.e. guys on oil derricks.

Braves in-field fly ruling a few years back. Fuck that ump.

At this point I’d trade him for two more cashews.

"Carlos Quentin- $8,000,000"

When the NCAA has moral problems with you, it is time to re-evaluate some of your life choices.

Congrats, Indiana. Your governor signed a bill Jan Brewer wouldn't sign.

By "preserve" you mean turn a unique ballpark into a garish monstrosity while leaving it in such bad condition that there's a non-zero chance that the Cubs will have to play games in U.S. Cellular Field this summer, in service of making slightly more money for some wealthy douche-bro family.

"Well, as long as it's just FORMER players...but we're monitoring the situation closely."

Honestly, if you (1) went to Syracuse, (2) played lacrosse, (3) looked like a douchy frat asshole, and (4) were named "Hayes McGinley," how could you not totally expect to get the Jesus Fucking Christ beat out of you at least once in your life by a guy named Big Jim Whitcomb.

In Rovell's world, offensive lineman wouldn't get paid either.

Wow. Wow.

Great piece, and only one small quibble. Rovell is not "harmless". His worldview is profoundly nihilistic and destructive, which itself isn't a problem, but becomes one when he incessantly peddles it to his x00,000 followers (he blocked me long ago, so I can't look up his stats). He's a sociopath with a large platform.