It’s a thought, but do you really want (one of) the umpires checking where the infielders are standing before every pitch to make sure they’re in their designated areas? What would the penalty for being outside that zone be?

You’re defining “hitting” loosely, right?

I think the Lane 1 vs. 8 question is for the final rather than the Americans’ do-over at the qualifying heat.

I watched one of the earlier heats for the men’s steeplechase this week and it was disgusting watching every single one of them run a 15-minute 5K pace and look like they were jogging the entire time. There’s a part of me that enjoys this face-plant.

Yes, I do cook other things, some of which take hours to prepare. However, those dishes don’t involve me standing at the oven the entire cooking time.

If you live in or near a city of decent size, there’s a good chance that there will be a [city] Bar Association, and it may break down the membership into practice areas. It’s not a bulletproof method for finding a decent lawyer, but if you don’t know anyone connected to the legal field it isn’t a bad place to start.

Christ, that reverse horn seems to already be a feature in most of the cars that drive beneath my office window every day at 5:00.

Is the relish that’s a shade of green not found in nature allowed on these dogs?

You really liked this link. ;)

Caramelized onions are way too much work for the end result. Like I’ve got time and the desire to stand there in front of my stove with the burner on low for 8 days waiting for that friggin’ onion to hit just the right shade of brown.

Man, between this promo and the “spell your name and win a prize” game, the 80's was a bad time for the Golden Arches to have to give away free stuff.

Car repos isn’t really my AOE (I’m more of a take-your-house guy), but from my basic understanding of the legal side of the repo business works, any money that the high-interest-paying schlub actually sent to the car seller stays with the seller. The repo and resulting legal process is designed to compensate the…

You must have done something wrong if none of your kids is interested in driving/owning a stick. Clearly the car gene skipped a generation in the eyedocare family.

Both of which are higher than my monthly mortgage note payment. Jeebus.

“Only nine? You need better aim.” Chicago Police Dept.

And.... here’s one of those sociopaths that thinks we need a cap on the number of people. (Copied from the pro-immortality article’s comments)

I could just see the Deadspin articles excoriating Girardi for not learning from his mistakes with Jeter as A-Rod, the Yankees’ full-time third baseman, finishes the year dead last at his position in WAR and OPS.

I’ve heard good things about Apex Predator (a Chicago brew), but I’ve yet to try it. It’s a farmhouse ale, so probably not overly dank.

They can’t do a worse job than she does. I actively celebrate the times when I manage to slide into a matinee and completely miss that pre-movie bullshit.

No, you need to get out and eat better rye bread. I don’t eat it often, but a sandwich with rye bread containing carroway seeds really hits the spot.