Men’s World Cup soccer was the one sport where just about everyone could set aside the both the problematic history of this country and its somewhat terrifying future and be a ridiculous pro-U.S.A. nationalist for 90 minutes.

This is shit. Just a complete shit take. Happy the US didn’t win it, because you hate the administration in office. Complete dog shit.

I’m a Day 1 Puig fan. IDK if it’s chicken or egg, but holy moly, the biggest actual difference by far is his newfound plate discipline. He is absolutely SPITTING on anything that’s not in the zone. Puig has never been even remotely close to that sharp at the plate (he’s usually markedly worse in the playoffs). Even…

He’s the anti-Cardinal. Good for baseball.

Depends on the movie, but at least for me it’s less about plot points being given away and more about retaining control as an audience member. You want to be able to appreciate it on your own terms, not have the movie spoon-fed to you.  

At least let us have Charlie Steiner’s reaction to it on perpetual loop.

I forgot that Harwell defended Feliciano. Ernie Harwell was the best.

Long time avclub reader, but this is the first time I’ve commented. I just want to say thanks for the recaps - I really appreciate them. I’ve watched the show since season 1 and it keeps getting better and better.

Atlanta to Seoul in the top floor of a Korean Air 747. 16hours? Don’t get jealous, they jammed more coach seats up there. The guy in the window seat NEVER GOT UP the entire flight. Thought he died. He woke up on landing like he’d just been cat-napping after I’d been through three rounds of beers and hangovers.

I’d watch what I say about Barkley. You know what he’s capable of...

I’m going to neither disagree or agree with you about Armisen’s Obama. My break-the-internet, scorching take is that neither were that good, because neither Pharoah or Armisen ever really had a read on the guy. Pharoah’s might have been technically better but they were both just exaggerating a few mannerisms and that…

The other way to look at it is that Josh Norman got known Trump supporter Dan Snyder to join a protest that was in part a response to comments made by Donald Trump.

If anything the Bills should have been penalized five yards for being too slow.

Me-First player who doesn’t listen to his coach’s orders and thinks he’s special.

a real distraction.

Pittsburgh Steelers, who all stayed in the locker room except for U.S. Army veteran and offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva.

Maybe you could make a chart explaining how CEO’s are somehow 300% more productive now than they were in 1973.

Well, if you look at it from that perspective, what justifies the skyrocketing executive pay? If the machines are to thank for the rise in productivity, rather than more productive workers or more talented executives, pay should have remained relatively flat for execs too. Scaling back those executive pay grades to…

Or the military propaganda at every game. That’s definitely not hurting the escapism.

I guess you never noticed all the pink in October while you were escaping.