Mingus at his best.

Ronaldo back to United next summer seems way more likely to me. Put Bale back on the left, Isco on the right, Reus somewhere in between, ????, PROFIT.

Did he just use the "I have friends who are cops" defense?

Neuer got completely bailed out by the ref. He initiated contact with the Augsburg player after the initial tackle, took a dive, and got the call. See :30-:38 of the video above. Could have easily been an Augsburg goal.

Never said he was a DM. He's played as a deeplying playmaker at Spurs and Dinamo Zagreb, and there's nothing odd about Real playing him there.

When the team is back at full strength, who among Modrić, James, Bale, and Isco sits?

It's amazing that some labels/teams will send out artists without any training, even if they've never even played hole-in-the-wall bars.

Can't tell if making a joke or unaware that "Guy" is Justin Verlander.

You mean Sergio Ramos?

I am glad this country has leaders like pastorcam201 that provide a sound moral compass for their congregations.

The Asian (?) woman paired with the bearded, t-shirted dude is obnoxious and melodramatic. The others were at least amusing or moderated in their disgust—you'd think she was eating human waste or straight arsenic based on her reactions.

::remembers with embarrassment life as a college sophomore::

A customized jersey? A Man City jersey? A customized Man City jersey??? Oh man. . .

Wikipedia lists Shaq as 7'1" and Yao as 7'6"—is it just me, or does Yao look more than five inches taller than Shaq in that photo?

I think it was, though I do confess that your "point" doesn't really make much sense to me. Let me try: deadspin isn't allowed to criticize the Cardinals as being hypocritical for showboating during big moments because the Dodgers blow bubbles in the dugout? I don't see how the Dodgers' behavior has any bearing on…

I think the St. Louis media has done a pretty good job of making the case for me over the past few years, as have the St. Louis Cardinals, in all their self-righteous glory. I also appreciate that you were able to get in a jab at the Dodgers for blowing bubbles in the dugout. How shameful!

The difference being that the Dodgers (and their fans) don't ceaselessly bloviate about doing things "the right way" and threaten to play enforcer for those players that don't meet said made up standard.

When your rules have become so Byzantine that you need a religious exemption, it's maybe time to start rethinking things. See also U.S. Const. Am. I and accompanying citations.

How many of those games were played on weekday nights?

So they are. . . somehow I've been watching it for the past four years and hadn't realized that.