Mizzou’s athletic teams are named in honor a Unionist Home Guard, the Tigers, who were formed to defend a Unionist town, Columbia, Missouri, from confederates. They are not the Mizzou “Bushwhackers.” KU is named in honor of a group of terrorists—described by Union Gen. Henry Halleck as “no better than a band of…

“If we ignore the text of stand your ground laws and imagine that they can be used however we fear most, anyone with a gun can be shot on sight.”

Then complain to MLB to undo the revision and revise the original rule on interference as well. The only thing “nitpicky” about this is that they got the obvious call wrong on the first pass, and corrected with replay. As a result, the Blue Jays were denied runs that, by the letter and spirit of the rules (old and…

I’d guess it’s both. Bautista arguably violated (4) by “changing his pathway” to make contact, but regardless, I read “bona fide slide” to exclude any slide in which the runner intentionally contacts the fielder with his arm.

You’re assuming that the story from *Newsday* that, being from Newsday, is not remotely attributed to anyone near the Royals, is true.

By the Eaton incident, are you referring to Ventura mouthing off at him in response to Eaton (as Eaton himself admitted)?

You thought that was intentional?? Ha.

Through May, the Royals hit 14 batters.

Yeah, Ventura hit Abreu on the arm, Sale responded with this: Sale did this: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/0/…, Ventura stared down Eaton, Eaton mouthed off, Ventura responded, the benches cleared, then nothing fun happened until Samardzija got to swinging, and knocked over Mike Jirischele in an attempt to punch…

You know where I go for the inside scoop on the nefarious plans of the Kansas City Royals? Newsday.

Did a Royals player throw a baseball bat at someone?

This was also happening to them: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/64…

It started when Samardzija beaned Cain on opening day in 2015.

How many innings are there in a baseball game?

I believe these were high school teammates/classmates of Lomu’s, not All Blacks. The latter performed the All Blacks’ haka from Lomu’s playing days.