Great point, there are a lot of pistachio buyers in Iran, apparently.

The committee also includes baseball Hall of Famers, executives and “veteran media members.” Not sure if that’s limited to BBWA

Also a quality of the next Browns quarterback!

When the Georgian was asked why he danced this way, he replied that it was “just be-Caucasus.”

plus Eins

Impact on woodpecker’s skull/brain always comes from same direction. No helmet can protect against all collisions.

Godpwned.

What? What! We hired him for “locker room talk.”

Really interesting post, thanks. I get that the grinning Chief Wahoo logo’s time has passed, but the nickname is historic and captures the positive vibes the United States had toward Native American athletes 100 years ago.

The Indians were named after a genuine Penobscot Native American named Louis Sockalexis (one of the great all-time last names in baseball history) in 1915. They had to. They had gone as the “Cleveland Naps” the previous five years but had lost the services of Napoleon LaJoie.

33,000 emails.

Cue the Republican trope: “He lost because he wasn’t conservative enough.”

What about “no promises”?

Until other sports, baseball’s home teams always bat last, which means they win every coin toss, every tip-off, every face-off, what have you. Also the fields are unique to each ballpark, giving home players a defensive advantage over visitors.