Nor is he particularly close, going by B-Ref’s HoF monitor. Not even when only measuring him against fellow catchers.

It’s hard to imagine what Lovullo could’ve said that would’ve been more offensive to Molina than to Timmons

Trigger warning for Cards fans:

Rendon’s been asking for it throughout his entire MLB career by intentionally being a quiet, genial player who typically exchanges pleasantries with 3B and home plate umpires and catchers and base runners who reach third while generally playing gold glove-level defense and occasionally bumping up against MVP numbers…

First. You can forget about those military bases. They and everything in them are property of the United States Government. Remember? You ain’t part of that anymore in this hypothetical. And if you think those Marines would choose to stay with the side of South Carolina, well, that’s treason, and they gon’ die.

Also, not to derail too much, but can we also talk about how Duckie Dale taught a generation of guys that pushy, entitled, Nice Guy behavior was quirky and adorable rather than being borderline stalkery?

Me included, by the way. I spent a LOT of my teens acting like garbage because I thought I was a Manic Pixie…

Everything we ate was reportedly eaten by grandpas first, except for the blood sausage, which was a substitute for the blood fried nuggets, and made me throw up for some reason.

“Wait, you can run the bullpen into the ground, too? I’ve wasted my life.”

I don’t know who the hell you are but you’re not from Philadelphia.

I don’t think you have a firm grasp on the meaning of the phrase “throwing someone under the bus.”

The only thing that can spoil this is if Mark Wahlberg somehow winds up playing him in the movie.

There’s definitely some easy comparisons to make between the structures and attitudes of the NCAA and those of the Catholic Church.

Sigh, and they still won’t hire Colin Kaepernick.

I can hazard some guesses, but I don’t know what to think in the case of Ariel. Mermaids understand something very different when they hear “Roe versus wade.”

Yes.

That is probably the most succinct, and profoundly accurate, Boston fan/sports take I’ve ever read.

Craig Gurian, the executive director of the Anti-Discrimination Center in New York, offered a blunt (and perhaps obdurate) defense of New York City’s public accommodations law: “To the extent that there are workplaces or public accommodations that have inappropriate behavior, the solution is to fix those workplaces or…

“No”

Yeah I don’t think it’s that big of a deal, and goes both ways. On the one hand, them keeping your card does mean you have to have a more robust interaction to get the receipt. On the other, having your card handed back to you is its own peace of mind and you have the opportunity to examine the bill anyway.

Your dry t-shirt contest promotion sounds awesome.