14. Farah Abraham & James Deen, United States

Replace Jeff Daniels with this guy and make it a little more lighthearted and I may actually watch The Newsroom.

Agreed. I think it's GRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAT!

I once got clowned during an interview with other candidates. At dinner, I just wanted a light beer. The other candidates ordered these fancy IPAs and said "I want a real beer, not a wimpy light beer." Sometimes I just want a light beer!

You are mistaken.

Gaming an athletic contest to gain a financial advantage?

No, none. The league didn't cooperate at all, but we didn't run into any players who told us they had been contacted by the league. People either wanted to talk or not. Young was great. In the book, his story is fleshed out even more. He considers himself the "vanilla guy," as he describes it, essentially forced into…

You're right, I made a rather facile reduction of a first baseman's job description. And of course I remember the scene you refer to, and Hatteberg's near paralytic fear of screwing up—which had to be influenced by the fact so many others thought the position was easy.

Hey O—

Thank you very much. And I have to say this: Even though I don't care for whale, or for whale dishes, one bite and I swear yours is the tastiest whale I have ever been served. Thank you!

Owen. I swear I say this every time I read one of your sports articles, but I want to reiterate:
I don't care about sports, or sports videogames. HOWEVER I can't help but be curious and read the first paragraph, which turns into the whole article shortly. Your writing is so well done and inviting to non-sports…

How did they do this? Was the jersey ripped/cut, put on the statute, and then restitched? DOES THE STATUE MOVE?!