The Dutch fans are wonderful, both in general and for spectators. Soccer, cycling, speed skating events, you’ll see a whole host of tall-ass, pale, wonderful orange-clad fans.

* Exception: Feyenoord fans. They suck.

**I may or may not be an Ajax supporter.

Egypt broke their own world record time in losing to Israel last night.

Dusty Baker had a nice story after the game about how this was the first triple play he’d ever actually witnessed. His only other opportunity he’d missed apparently because he’d left the dugout for a mid-game bathroom break, only clued onto something cool happening when he came back to see the dugout celebrating.

WELL…

Pretty foolish of Smith here to reveal his hand.

So familiar with this guy from my days scouting all-ivy academic sprinters

sounds like you might have actually been a competent athlete at some point in your life

Counterpoint: PKs is fine.

Actually, I stay on the “stick to sports” train simply because I get enough politics from everywhere else I turn in life. I don’t need or want to hear what a sportscaster has to say about it, when I can listen to people who talk about politics for a living give me the run-down if I so choose. It’s kind of like how I…

Yep, I don’t think Curt Schilling got half the “stick to sports” that others do, and he probably said twice as many political things.