Then you know exactly what I'm saying. Were you at Olympia?

Theory: LeBron James and Johnny Manziel are boys, and Manziel got him a tryout with the Browns in hopes of bolstering a receiving corps depleted by the loss of Josh Gordon.

The school I'm talking about is where Blake Bortles went. But, he was legit. Lived about 5 minutes away. Wrestling and girls' volleyball had to vacate all their wins a few years ago.

When Masters and Johnson get together, you just know Busch will be involved.

The wrestling team won several state championships, so it was a big deal there.

Heh. This was real. Funny thing is the football team had little involvement. Mostly wrestling and volleyball.

Same god, different tattoo parlors.

One of 90 is pretty exclusive company.

This is reminiscent of Jared Remy, who has Red Sox written all over him.

The issue also is about illegal recruiting in public schools. A high school near me got fined $250,000 after it was discovered coaches in several sports were either turning a blind eye to families setting up dummy addresses for their kids or actually helping them do it. This went on for years. The fine ended up…

I appreciate the civility. The whole thing is absurd beyond belief. Those same top athletes absolutely quit. They looked like boys among men. Bad, bad day for the host nation.

Fun fact: the catcher's nickname is Kevin Elster.

I appreciate the insight. Agreed that a fix would probably be subtler, but it was over so shockingly quick that it raised red flags for me. And not the offsides kind. Plus, there have been incidences in recent years, particularly in Italy.

Semi-serious questions here: Anyone giving any thought to match-fixing? Or is this a soccer beatdown and nothing more? Brazil losing to Germany was certainly feasible, but this result was not.

These guys are responsible for their actions. However, when coaches, recruiting services and fans do nothing but blow sunshine up their asses from age 14 on, it contributes to their sense of entitlement and invincibility, in my opinion. I've seen it firsthand.

They're proficient at interpretive dance, but where Brazilians really excel is diving.

Please, let that be a bat Prince Fielder is holding.

"God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

"Great American Ballpark has just been bombed with live turkeys. Film at 11."

I have found that the analysts for whom English is a second or even third language are very good at explaining the nuances of the game semi-soccer fans might miss. Which is to say that Lalas is not. Maybe if he brought back his 1994 motif, he would be more interesting.