That’s why analytics geeks invented the Value Above Replacement Kid stat.

One of the many joys of getting older is getting invitations to free dinners from financial planners. Which, inevitably, are followed by a sales pitch for products with hefty fees and commissions that cost far more than the “free” meal.

Which reminds me of Ford Motor Company’s launch of its supersized SUVs, the Ford Expedition and the Lincoln Navigator. One mailing from Ford assured me that the vehicle “fits in most garages”.

Not to be confused with Law & Order SUV, in which officers ticket vehicles that take up more than one parking space.

Still to be answered: Did these offenses occur before the Fulmer Cup window closed?

Bob Timberlake. Oy. I grew up in the NYC area. The first year I became interested in pro football was 1965. I remember Marty Glickman calling Timberlake’s FB attempts: “It’s high enough...it’s long enough...off to the left”.

The day after Nixon resigned, I went to D.C. to visit a friend from college. After he drove me past the White House (there was a Mayflower moving out in front), we decided to kill time by going to the Capitol and watching laws get made. When we arrived in the House gallery, Bella Abzug was in the midst of a heated…

I love how he referred to himself as “Governor Paul Richard LePage”, as if it was necessary to distinguish himself from any other Paul LePages who might be sitting governors.

Charles Pierce routinely refers to LePage as “the human bowling jacket”.

What does he think about the Book of Numbers?

He could. He was nails.

You win.

Will there be cat races after the 6th inning?

Better yet: Tiger Stadium. Alas, the Tigers’ new park is called Comerica Park.

9-7. Christ. A winning record. I’m gonna puke. Keep in mind that those nine wins all came against losing teams. If they had played winning teams? 0-16. That’s right.

Which is why I’ve watched next to zero Olympics on NBC this year.

Did Dickie V receive absolution for the Bob McAdoo trade?

That Jill Stein is the Green Party’s nominee—twice—speaks volumes about the lack of political talent in that party. Then again, the Green Party’s idea of political talent might mean the ability to marginalize yourself in the eyes of voters.

[W]atching what they are currently doing to my Sabres makes me feel like I’m being rescued from the Titanic by the Hindenburg.

If he appeals this to court, will it qualify as a junk lawsuit?