Outside of the top powerhouses, Ligue 1 is in a pretty poor state financially. Salaries are pretty poor, and good young talent can be had for relatively cheap because teams are always looking to cash in. Combine that with the success that many French players have had in the Premier League (Cantona, Henry, even someone…

Jack Edwards: the man who cried "Looch!"

"Where The Streets Have No Name...So Long As You As Wes Welker"

Still, the city has a few pretty strong arguments for hosting, like the fact that it has a public transit system that could deal with the influx of tourists.

I'd like to question your definition of the word "work".

I'm having trouble figuring out what's "Hip Hop"-themed about "Diavolo" or "Butter-Crunch"...

I believe you mean "John Unitas"

I can see why that would be a problem. Normally, when it comes to baseball players, you're more used to seeing child-bearing hips.

Steele Stanwick sounds like some Fifty Shades of Grey shit.

[Walking up to ring...]

It's a good thing Climax was able to come through in the end.

Did you feel scooped at all on this one?

Looks like the Fox Sports report is off; everyone else is saying that it's Cespedes and Sox reliever Alex Wilson for Porcello on his own.

Good to see Andrew Heaney is taking the deal in stride.

"Gonna get him a pedi-cab and get him outta here. He's not going in. he wouldn't remember it anyway."

Every time you see someone using a pound coin, you could say, "You know I tapped that, right?"

Anybody else getting a Trinidad James vibe off of dude?

It's better than Steve McClaren trying to speak Dutch.

"Stick to One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer"