I’m with Laura. Baseball, you have teammates to help. Golf is close, but there’s no direct opponent, only the course. Both let you get coaching and counseling during the competition. In tennis, you are alone with your demons. If you happen to be facing a player who has beaten you a few times recently...

Wagner received pushback from the staff for her take, and I don’t agree with it, but it sure as hell isn’t golf. You don’t even have to react to an opponent!

Aaand, you’d be wrong on both counts. I mean, fucking boxing has either of those two beat, easy. But tennis is a series of matches over a number of days against all kinds of opponents. Golf is a nice walk, ruined. John Daly made money playing golf. It’s not an easy game to play well, but it doesn’t compare to the…

I was 4 rows behind the bench at a Nets game (years ago, when they were still in NJ. Shut up the ticket was free) when they brought out the t-shirt launchers. A t-shirt came straight at me, which I caught, and I was feeling pretty good. But for the rest of the game, I could hear a kid moaning behind me that he was so…

“and this is my Jack Sock, well.. jack sock”

You are aware that boxers are commonly referred to as “fighters” and a boxing match is typically referred to as a “fight,” correct? And even technical or defensive boxers are known as “technical fighters” or “defensive fighters.” And he’s 49-0. If Laura had called him one of the greatest knockout artists or sluggers,…

“one of the best fighters in history”

My wife did the same thing a few years ago. We’ve yet to play, but we have been doing some nice Wimbledon roleplay. She comes into the room wearing all white except for a black garter belt. I then yell at her and consult a handbook. Needless to say, it gets pretty hot.

Professional tennis is very hard, winning is very gratifying, and Nadal’s been through a lot. Ease up, homie.

Get this: his overall record in all matches on clay is something like 380-34!

102-2? I want to get angry about typos but I’m too afraid to verify if it’s true. Scary.

Never lost more than 4 games in any set throughout tournament...perhaps the most dominant grand slam ever played.

I have an idea for a captivating and talented writer that has been inspiring others:

Will you tell them that their job is secure enough to buy a new truck with payments, then fire them and disappear them down the memory hole as soon as they take delivery?

Fires Sean. Posts position for new writer on Jelopnic. Things that make you go hmmmmm.

The first thing is what press launches are scheduled when, and which ones offer the best story. Ducati holds launches for all of their bikes, even just updates, while other manufacturers don’t necessarily. Their launches also often make for better stories, so when the choice is between spending two days hooning a…

The triumph launches were all pretty poorly planned and not the best use of my time, but I have a string of triumphs booked to review them shortly. Same for some of the new Guzzis and KTMs. MV still can’t insure their press fleet, and BMW doesn’t think people read the Internet.

In regards to that first bike

What part of read all seven sentences written don’t you understand?

She does sometimes, and usually does the reviews.