“Jerry is just like every other rich asshole owner who prizes belonging more than actually winning, who believes that who you know justifies what you do, and who thinks projecting an aura of excellence creates excellence.”

I would say it depends. Some minor league teams do well. Others not so much. With MiLB, it really depends on location, history, connection, etc.

What if it’s just too much baseball?

“Meanwhile, enjoy this photo of special teams coach Bubba Ventrone!”

+2 big reasons in 2012

Sounds as if Verlander’s beef hinges on what he considers on the record vs off against what Fenech considered to be an innocuous tale that humanized his subject versus some deep secret that he needed to take to his grave.

By Week 5, there’ll be requests for Chonky Cat to start at RB for the Eagles.

Keith David or David Keith?

“the Philly Special was fans picking up a prostitute on Admiral Wilson Boulevard and leaving a massive shit on her bed when they were done.”

He’s *THAT GUY* that stars in *THAT THING* you see on TNT or TBS 100 different times a year.

BJ?

We had a post-Endymion party at a friend’s house and playing the latest hits off someone’s Spotify playlist. When “Back That Azz Up” came on, someone laughed and said “It ain’t a party in New Orleans until that song plays!” Everyone started dancing.

You’re right that you can accrue as much talent as possible in European soccer and it can sort itself out. But it really boils down to the personalities of the players, the strength of character of the manager in charge and if he can get them all playing as a team. If it goes right, you’re Barcelona under Guardiola or…

You usually have your head chef and your sous chef. One’s in charge and wears the big hat. The other one gets the job done and wears the little hat.

Here’s what still baffles me: you should only buy Neymar if you’re set to build your entire team around his talents. It’s what makes sense. It’s what makes him happiest. It’s what Brazil’s national team had to do. He’s not one of Destiny’s Child. He’s Beyonce. This is why he had to leave Barcelona; because Barca were…

That’s what gets me. I was in a bar with a close friend who is a massive Bears fan. And when it came down to Parkey, he knew and I knew that this was going to be a miss. So did the rest of the Bears-fans-filled bar! Everybody knew it and we were all several states over!

“But Bears fans are the MOST racist.”

AD has the size and skills and talent to play the 5. Heck, in some ways, Lakers brass could try selling it to him as continuing that Great Lakers Center tradition in the steps of everyone from Mikan to Wilt, Kareem and Shaq. But he has made it abundantly clear during his time in New Orleans that he does not want to…

I can only read his name in big, loud, Shaq-voiced capitals now.

“All anybody wants to do is launch the ball,” Piniella said. “They’re making the ballparks smaller, the balls tighter, and all we’re seeing is home runs.”