Only reason the Cubs would be in on Machado IMO, is if either Kris Bryant’s injury is worse than anyone is letting on (which doesn’t seem to be the case as he’s off to Tennessee for a rehab stint) or just to keep him off the Brewers, Barves (sic) and Dodgers.

Why get out of their way? Brace for impact and if you get lucky you can “accidentally” tread on their phone after they drop it. 

did he claim that they weren’t crows, just pigeons having a goth phase?

Here in Ireland it’s possible to watch amazing social (and anti-social!) interactions among a variety of corvidae: we have Rooks (corvis frugilegus) living in large colonies which they defend robustly as well as have internecine fights for pecking order (sorry!) and often accompained by the smaller and equally…

and the US Constitution is a “dead” document, written for a certain time and place: i.e. a revolution and should maybe taken with that iceberg of salt rather than being revered like Moses coming down the mountain. 

No Deadspin-style “Getting Hit By A Car”? Because that would be preferable to going into any of those fuckers’ basements

Don’t know if it’s widely available in the US but Fraoch heather ale might be an option... it’s hopped but minimally

Yankees/Sox are games where I pull a Bill Shankly and hope they both lose.... but one or the other pissing on their chips in spectacular fashion is always fun... and I know at least two Sox fans here in Cork, so I look forward to discussing this in detail with them in the pub..

They were about to use that hoarding as an emergency stretcher for a Cards fan whose jorts got entangled in his MAGA thong.

I would like to manage your campaign for President in 2020

I used to refer to cage-fighting as “WWE without the fun storylines”... seems like MMA is catching on to that concept. 

Jesus wept... "The Brits". You do know that Britain and England aren't the same thing, right?

On an overnight flight from Hong Kong, the little old lady next to me obtained hot water from the cabin crew and proceeded to loudly slurp down a giant, stanky tub of dried ramen. At three am. Gag.

MOJO magazine did a round up of “100 Greatest Guitar Moments” about 20 years ago. Whoever picked the outro to ‘Expressway’ described it as “gigantic bells tolling deep under the ocean” or something similar. Always stuck with me as a perfect description. 

Also, here’s another Revell Luft ‘46 kit box art: the Arado E.555 ‘Amerikabomber’ hanging out over New York!

That’s an entirely different kit of the same subject by a venerable company from Detroit...

OK, couple of things here: it’s a model construction kit and a complex one, certainly aimed at the adult market (hence the Level 4 and hefty price tag) rather than children (although I take the point that it will be merchandised with the more basic kits). Also more likely to be sold in specialist model shops than toy…

You’re right, it’s a weird tie-breaker. Luckily Belgium are going to win 4-2. 

‘Zactly!

Woj is the Doc Emrick of draft euphemisms