Mandelbaum! Mandelbaum!

Wally Backman approves. Lou Piniella too.

If Johnny keeps sucking like this he’s going to be sent back down to the Browns.

As I scrolled down I wondered who it was going to be and goddammit of course it had to be Nagle!! I was a 9 year old Jet fan who was crushed by this insanely idiotic (Jetsie) play and I don’t know if I ever really recovered...

He pulled his hamstring while retrieving his phone. It’s such a shame too because he had mentally drafted the perfect pithy response tweet while doing so.

Remember this the next time someone complains about how players need to learn a thing or two about loyalty.

Could the Raptors flip him?

Initial reports have PacMan avoiding the confrontation, grabbing something to eat, and then seeking out his attacker.

Counterpoint: an indicator based on play on the field is always better than drawing lots. Sure cards can be somewhat arbitrary, but the game itself is often pretty damn arbitrary.

Obligatory:

As he gets older, my dad tells me horror stories of accidentally sitting on his nutsack. The Kings are my dad every fucking draft.

Costello: Who’s in third?

I can’t help but be bummed it’s not episodic. I know a lot of people complained for Season 1 but it ended up being a totally awesome dripfeed that respected the playerbase’s time and gave us incentive to explore every single level as much as possible.

Again Deadspin buries the lede of, “He gonna yam on you!”
That is now forever in my lexicon.

I forget where I recently heard this - but apparently helmet stripes also have a utilitarian purpose. It allows coaches reviewing film (I’m assuming from an all 22 type angle) to see which way a player is facing - as the stripe stops at the face mask.

It’s a normal ID. Get a new slant.

Fire proofing is retardant.

“I asked a question, and someone answered! Punish them! I conceded and they let me! Punish them!”

“Horton, Here’s a Poo!”