Ska was never cool.

I see what you’re saying, but I think there’s something to be said for aging gracefully. Like, at least keep your shirt on, Anthony.

Did Ol’ Sourpuss produce any REM records?

I think a lot if it is due to Anthony Kiedis being a 55 year old man and doing the same Anthony Kiedis act from 30+ years ago. To your point, though, their classic material still holds up for me.

Pep gets a whole lot of leeway when acting like an asshole because the media largely laps up his “tortured perfectionist genius” schtick.

Man, you said exactly what I wanted to say so much better than I could have.

My simplistic and not-at-all-well-thought-out solution would be to introduce something akin to restricted free agency instead of arbitration. Teams would get the pre-arb years, then restricted free agency, then unrestricted free agency. So now, you can throw big money at a young guy in or approaching his prime instead…

I heard Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating Through Space for the first time a few months ago and really, really liked it. I’m not sure how I missed it all those years.

Do not pass go, do not collect one little pink mast.

Do not pass go, do not collect one little pink mast.

TYLS is my favorite album of theirs as a whole, but Bloom probably has higher highs.

Thank Your Lucky Stars is possibly my favorite Beach House record and I was kinda underwhelmed by Depression Cherry (aside from Space Song).

Little Dark Age is really good.

It would appear so. 

Finally, we’ll find out if Jary get iPad.

You’re sort of right. They definitely tried to tinker with it prior to the 2016 season, then went full tear down and rebuild before the 2017 season. Neither worked, and now they’re going with always-successful “hire a new hitting coach and hope for the best” route.

It also makes me think of what the Cubs’ coaching staff did to Jason Heyward. They tried to remake his swing/approach to help him tap into his power potential, but ended up making him look like a guy who has never swung a baseball bat before. Sometimes, it’s best to just let an athlete be.

The Bulls got that pick in a trade with Cleveland for Luol Deng a few years ago. Since it never conveyed, it turned into a second round pick that the Bulls, being the cheapskates they are, sold for cash to Golden State, who used it to pick Jordan Bell.

Free Jesse Farrar.

He’s pretty good and probably fits better with what the Cavs are trying to do than this version of IT. Nance can dunk and shit, which is cool.

Yeah, they love to @ tattle to whichever one of their beloved neanderthal heroes is getting roasted on Twitter.