failed to hand the baton to English Gardner.’

#HotTake: This was intentionally done by a team employee who 1) thought it would be funny or 2) was making a statement about the team trading for him. Because the chance that this was a random occurrence- that song for that player- is zero.

She has a bronze medal. You don’t.

I don’t get it. Touching hands is a lot less physical contact than getting your ass handed to you.

Because the mosquitoes were all like “dayum!”

My goodness, that is one tasty Pita.

That guy is going to have so many deformed kids in 9 months...

Tre Mason: Man, fuck you guys. Not only am I not holding out, I was actually the first person to show up in St. Louis for training camp this year.

Your sports talk radio show is Tiny and The Wet One on 590, The Sports Obliteration.

Also the complete refusal to acknowledge the poorest, stupidest and most dependent on government assistance people reside in the reddest states in the nation.

The number of conservatives who believe that the poor enjoy having to depend on welfare and Section 8 housing for survival never ceases to amaze me.

You’re missing the fucking point. Whether or not you personally think upspeak is annoying is unimportant. (And there is actually reason to think that women are more inclined to use upspeak than men precisely because they are viewed as aggressive, hostile, unattractive, etc. when they use a more declarative tone, and…

If the Earth were round, Giancarlo Stanton’s dingers would go straight into outer space. Think about it, you guys.

Bat Flip or get the fuck out.

It’s shocking that “loyalty” turned out to be a one-way street here.

“Was it hard to “do it”?” I whispered gently salivating into my children’s portioned French toast.

Shit, not for at least one game? I mean this doesn’t seem to be a routine cheer, but a “special” one welcoming him back... from being suspended for beating the shit out of his wife. I get your confusion and why some might want to keep it separated, but there needs to be some acknowledgment that you’re not happy…

Na, it’s pure mechanics. Look at his swing when he first came up, compared to what he’s doing now. He used to start his swing with one foot on the ground, now he’s taking a half-step forward during the delivery and planting that front leg before the head of the bat descends. If the pitch has any speed on it, it’s…

Here he is, looking like Nate Freiman’s child.

The walks are the key. He’s already walked more this year than all of last year, so teams are forced to pitch in the strike zone.