“player tax revenue — set to skyrocket with new TV deal — that will far exceed $250 million.”

I have always wanted to try the approach where you write the check for whatever amount and then in the memo put something very inappropriate. Like “payment for gang bang” or, “bomb making parts” or “anthrax payment”.

This seems like a great venue in which to do that.

You aren’t good enough for golf.

A good point. But I suppose it’s possible that this guy knew that going in and had the cash ready just in case to pay the taxes. I mean, probably not, but I would do that. Worst case scenario you miss the shot and don’t have that tax bill to pay.

However it’s worth noting that if they were to give him the cash…

This is excellent and very helpful. As you said, it’s wedding season and I will be owning a new flask in September for my SIL’s wedding.

Oh no, I’m not in the wedding. I’m going to buy the flask for myself. She’s a monster and her fiance is a chode, so I plan to start drinking well before the ceremony even begins. My…

Oh, a stranger thinks I shouldn’t wear/do/think/believe something?

Yes, absolutely agree.

I don’t think either of us cried...I think we were too nervous. I was worried I’d lose it and make her make-up run, so I was focused on not doing that!

We have two decks, one on our main level and one above that. I’ve been wanting a hammock for some time for the lower deck and had no idea these even existed until right now. How did I not know these existed? This is perfect.

We have two decks, one on our main level and one above that. I’ve been wanting a hammock for some time for the lower…

I disagree that it’s automatically self indulgent. It can make a lot of sense. We really benefited from hiring a wedding planner, but we got married in the Midwest and we live on the East Coast. So, we were planning it long distance. Having a planner on the ground helped immensely and dramatically reduced the number…

I’m only surprised that they spent only $5 million on this. That’s pretty affordable for a campaign like this, especially since I would guess it’s proven pretty beneficial...although I’m not sure the data exists to show that, and the DoD wouldn’t make it public even if it did.

The marketing jokers at my firm call this…

As a former groom, I will second this from personal experience. I chose my groomsmen mainly as the four most important people from various stages of life (step-brother, best friend from prep school, best friend from college, and my then-teenage future brother-in-law). I gave them no expectations or responsibilities. I…

This list left out “functional pottery”, which apparently is a real thing. My mother’s friends from work got us two (TWO!) pieces of functional pottery that are actually completely fucking useless. One is a small bucket (WTF?) with a straw handle that was already fraying. The other a small vase(maybe?) with a neck so…

Not only are the Braves paying him $12.7 million this year, they’re paying him more than any other player on the roster.

Love it when the peanut gallery on Twitter are arguing over the wrong question. Is poker a sport? Competitive eating? The spelling bee? I know for a fact ESPN barely cares, if at all. The real question is, “Is this an activity or event that can be televised and from which ESPN can make a profit?” The “E” stands for…

I say no for the simple reason that Desi hits so well, by removing him from the lineup, you don’t have a legit replacement in Uggla or Espinosa.

Eh, this is wrong. Rendon (3B) is hurt and so Escobar has been playing third since ST. Uggla is filling in, along with Espinosa, at second until Rendon comes back off the DL and Escobar moves back 2B.

Very informative article. My wife and I spent all of 2013 going through the home buying process and doing the math behind it. For us, it made sense in the end. All in (P&I and escrow, which covers our taxes and insurance) we’re paying about $500 more for our house than the 1BR apartment we left.

I’ll put a different spin on this. After junior high (8th grade), I went off to boarding school. My mom was an English teacher and eventually the librarian at the public school I’d have attended, and she (and I agreed) didn’t want me stuck in a bad public school in rural West Virginia. She took out the loans and sent…