But what will the Pasta Police do now? Or the Bagel Brigade? Whither the Corndog Cops?

I agree that the things you mention are indeed disrespectful, but were any of those things laid at W's feet rooted in race in the way that the endless search for the Kenyan birth certificate was?

Lots of people disagreed with George W. Bush's policies, but nobody spent 3 years claiming he was born in Kenya and demanding to see his birth certificate. There is a difference.

Well, that is what the man wore to a press conference, so I would imagine he's OK with projecting that image. It's not like they grabbed the pic off his Instagram.

interns to a media company not the same as players to college sports. Nobody's selling an intern replica jersey in the Gawker gift shop.

The "suspicious incident" wasn't him throwing the NFC Championship Game with three bonehead turnovers in the 4th quarter?

What's it like to be drunk with power on the power equivalent of near-beer?

The "Google- I'm feeling lucky" license plate frames probably aren't helping.

They have been dreadful this year. I'm on the blackout list for every single game. Their customer service is useless.

We may buy the most tickets, but we don't pay off enough FIFA voters, hence we'll never get a World Cup again. Sounds fair.

Irsay isn't expendable? The NFL needs Jim Irsay? Really?

Al Davis haunts that building.

Trade you the M's for the Sonics.

But there's an advantage to being 700 miles from other MLB teams. For example, you can constantly raise ticket prices, field a losing product for generations, and threaten any semi-critical reporters with banishment.

Felix and Iwakuma, and every other day pray for the Safeco Field roof to malfunction on rainy days. 8.5 of your 12.9 WAR in those two guys.

Won a spot in the Mariners rotation. Sort of stretches the definition of "Major League".

Mariners Baseball: Where it's always 1995.

Making matters worse: Sims is a dreadful announcer.

Uh-oh, now you're going to get the pissy email from Chief Communications Officer for FIFA's Supreme Committee of Kickbacks and Legacy. Happy now?