^ I really like this one.

Someone tried the boiling water trick, but they were hung for witchcraft.

Minnesota has one next year, and Winnipeg had one reserved, they just couldn't work out a deal with the Blue Bombers.

You're the one who brought up free agency, and there were far fewer no-trade clauses in baseball pre 2004 than in post 2006 NHL, so it's not a great comparitor.

Or one that lets you buy a mammoth house and not have it be subject to most bankruptcy proceedings.

They didn't have a problem pre-2004 for the same reason the Leafs never had a problem pre-2006: They could throw mountains of money at people.

If by "hot bed" you mean self-destructive black hole of obsession and masochism, featuring the worst hockey media in the world and a fanbase that will interrupt the dinner of a fourth liner for autographs.

That would be most of the fun...

Cito Gaston and his Toronto Blue Jays coaching staff were told by ownership that they would not be forced into managing replacement players.

+1

Supposedly he had quite a few years of Arkansas Razorbacks football lineups, both sides of the ball, memorized, and could regularly do the NYT puzzle in pen.

Ditka = Nick Offerman

Any person who is able to control your job should not be on your social media.

I think text has really made my opinion seem far harsher than it actually is. Someone even called me a "Leaf fan", for god's sake.

It's not, there's no heat on it. It's just a random opinion of mine that people seem to be reading way too much in to. If I said EVERYONE SHOULD BE UNRETIRED BUT..., and THIS IS SPIT IN GEHRIG'S FACE, then it'd be a hot take.

I think a number should only be retired if someone dies while playing for the team.

I'd only retire Gehrig and Munson and "honour" the rest.

Your statement does not conflict with a single thing I have said.

The accent's there but I've heard much, much stronger.

It's almost the opposite: "good" twitter results from people not checking what they're saying and being impulsive, usually while they're busy doing something else.