Why does balanced = best? I hate balanced hometown announcers. I want my team’s announcers to be rooting for my team. (obviously doesn’t apply to a national game like this, but on the subject of the mets...)

huh? it isn't healthy to trash talk with friends? gimme a break.

at the very least you're terrible at making jokes

I'd remove the comma, remove the word "it", add an em dash

what if the nba said they didn't want to be in business with a communist? still as straight forward?

I like to think it's because some directors still appreciate the difference between real and fake. But I'm sure it's mostly about money...

That's how I've heard it used most often — which is why I said, "in my experience, which is admittedly limited." From wiki: Heteronormativity is the body of lifestyle norms that holds that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life. It asserts that heterosexuality is…

Absolutely it is — I was only referring to this specific case.

Although yes, the way he says it is a bit creepy — fine if it's your grandfather giving you an elbow nudge and pointing out some pretty ladies, not totally fine for a national broadcast.

Heteronormative tends to be a derogatory term, usually used to describe someone who can't stand the idea of non-heterosexual relationships (at least in my experience, which is admittedly limited).

yeah, 'cause it's totally the same situation

Yeah, the comments section here is terrible — but it's been that way for as long as I can remember.

Legitimate question: why not go out there, pitch the best you can, and give the money to charity? Maybe he's at the point in his career where he doesn't need the money — but there's sure as shit an organization out there that does.

"Yes, yes, I invented that type of porn. Yes, that was me." No, Stewart was not joking. He was dead serious.

Seriously, this too — I'm a Pirates fan, and this whole season was magical. And of course, I wanted it to continue. But when it was over, a large part of me was like, "Phew! Alright, I can go back to thinking about regular life. To not having to watch huge, impactful games in the middle of the afternoon when I should…

You're right. Anybody can accuse Ortiz. But what makes this news-worthy is that Shaughnessy, because he's a Globe reporter, is actually getting answers.

Shaughnessy is a journalist (whether you like him or not is beside the point). He sees something fishy, it's his job to ask questions. Hell, the reason baseball was damn near ruined in the 90s is because practically ZERO journalists did their job. They acted like fans — in love with the long ball.