Absolutely. But it only works up to a point. It can't get ridiculous the way Notre Dame football announcers do. I remember tuning in during halftime and hearing them gushing about the "magnificent" play of the ND quarterback, who had gone 4 for 19 passing and 18 yards on the ground.

While I love the intent, the athletes-as-slaves metaphor is grossly ignorant at best and outright offensive at worst.

This is so good.

I usually have Mike & Mike on as background noise while getting ready for work. Some days I have to turn it off because the sports industry brown-nosing and the bullshit meter goes off the charts. Today was one of those days.

Not on a force out if I remember correctly/that's how our kickball league is

A friend of mine was born without his right hand. He has a small "nub" instead. When he was young, he used a prosthetic hand that he didn't like very much. We were on a soccer team for 6 and 7 year olds, and during one game he was using his prosthetic hand (and had had it on all day) when it became uncomfortable. So…

6th grade youth basketball. I was the worst kid on my middle school's already very bad team. During one of the few times I actually got a rebound in our team's half of the court I was immediately surrounded by 3 much-taller opposing players trying to steal the ball. Blindly spinning and flailing my elbows around like…

I was not (and am still not) a very good athlete, but I participated because that is what you did. One time in junior high basketball we were getting smoked in the first half, and the starters just were not playing very well. During half, the coach was ripping the team up one side and down the other and was not…

This little piggy went to market. This little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had roast beef. This little piggy HOLY FUCKING SHIT, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THIS LITTLE PIGGY???!!!