Baseball did have something like this back in the 1990's. The Cubs signed a fan, Henry Rowengartner, and it was a lot of fun to follow! He had his struggles at first, especially playing alongside his hero Chet “Rocket” Steadman, but he settled in and became a key player in their postseason run. He even struck out…

The other day I saw a headline on ESPN.com that said something like “Verlander and Upton Welcome Baby Genevieve,” and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out in what circumstances Justin Verlander and Justin Upton were welcoming babies.

And let’s not forget how bad the attendance numbers look once you account for the fact that Philip Rivers’ family is responsible for filling half of the seats.

My favorite example of this sort of “scandal” was when Ohio State players had the temerity to sell their own property to pay for tattoos, and were suspended for half a season—an extreme penalty in the NCAA system—but were allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas because everyone wanted to see that looming…

Oh shit! Now is my chance to post my Ace of Base gifs!

an incident from Game 1 of the American League Championship Series involving suspicious activity by a Houston Astros employee at Fenway Park,

This is not a game of Who’s More Native? It is a simple question of to whom Elizabeth Warren feels responsible to when she travels to Washington. If her record is any indication, it is not Native peoples.

Here’s a thought. If your catcher, who appeared in the 6th most games at catcher in 2017, appeared worn out to the point that he was unplayable at the end of last season, then maybe it was a poor idea to have him appear in TWENTY more games (1st in majors) this year?

I can see an argument on the second one, but on the first he’s sliding directly towards the bag and Arcia is on the base path. There’s nothing wrong with that play.

We almost hit a rabbit on the way home from dinner a few nights ago. My 9-year-old daughter said, “It’s okay. Bunnies are a renewable resource.”

“John Elway has already started scouting college QBs.”

At some point if I’m a pass rusher, I’m thinking, “I’m probably going to get a flag here no matter what I do. I should knock this guy out for the entire season and make this penalty count.”

Easy answer, QB’s are held in a harness, suspended from a spider rig (like the overhead camera), that allows them to stand upright but not get closer than 18-inches to the ground. If a QB is hit so most of his weight transfers to the harness (or lifts both his legs, transferring his weight) he’s considered down.
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Ketchup and malt vinegar. Honestly, the ketchup is just there to stop the vinegar from making the fry soggy.

Thomas was on Twitter yapping at Norman and retweeting stuff like this for more than five hours, so who was the real loser here?

They’re pretty close to electing a fascist, so if anything, it seems fitting.

1. Pulling Lester was questionable.

Too many people cling to the counterfactual of “any other Democrat”, while forgetting that Trump and his minions would have ruthlessly attacked and spun crazy conspiracy theories about any other democratic nominee too. We just didn’t see what the Trump cult was capable of against anyone else.

Went to the golf course with two fully functioning eyes.  Ended up with a hole in one.

Kirk Cousins suffered so much whiplash that he’ll have to play with a neckroll next time, à là Steve Grogan.