Every time I think Gawker Media - or whatever it is called now - has learned its lesson about letting the snark tail wag the dog, I just have to read comments about people who have died.

Honest question: what comes first, the Ronaldo look or the fame/talent? 

Nice work!

What? He’s a baseball player. He had a walk and a hit in a 6-0 game.

Great piece.

I don’t know if I agree or disagree with her yet on her dual-player point, but, for me, she’s starting to have the same look/feel/sound as Curt Schilling: A talented weirdo who lets loose with oddball word salads at the expense of her previously unimpeachable reputation.

Give me a fucking break. The media has been all over Trump for months...and he’s still got a chance to win.

I am so angry that the Duke lacrosse case has completely obliterated my spidey sense.

Shin Soo Choo is a perennial hall of famer?

That’s fair.

Journalism question: Why did you take the whole passage and paste it into your post?

When white people do it, they get applause and cute news stories. When black people do it, people want to call Child Services.

You are right, and my comments were too harsh. I love the guy. I just hate our coverage. It’s too...American.

You are right, and my comments were too harsh. I love the guy. I just hate our coverage. It’s too...American.

You are right, and my comments were probably too hipster. I love the guy. I just hate our news coverage of soccer. It’s so...American.

Fair enough. You should enjoy him. He is great. I think the journalistic coverage is not.

That is a fair question, and I don’t know how to verbalize it.

I would expect this kind of story if it was, like, a one-legged player who somehow managed his way through fire-breathing monsters and then nutmegged Ronaldo and THEN Bale.

Are you kidding me? We have 320 million people here. Can’t field 20 great players?

Yeah, and kids are the problem these days...