Because for 200 years, nativist morons have stood in the way of progress and growth in the name of keeping out foreigners. And they’ve only been partially successful, making it hard for first the Irish then the Italians then the Chinese then other Asians then Mexicans then Salvadorans and others to come here. And for…

This is a poor joke, even before considering that the Rockies are a probable playoff team with a great young starting rotation.

Further proof that autograph collectors are the worst.

Just don’t tell me he’s a kiss-kiss fish. I don’t need that image.

“you can’t read the report and not come out thinking he’s a bad person”

They did just lighten the schedule in order to avoid the need for sitting star players. So the point of this would be to stop teams from continuing a practice that they have attempted to render unnecessary.

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Let’s talk this through. Lord Hamilton passes a law forbidding US localities from granting tax incentives. Where does Amazon (and other companies like it) set up its new HQ? In Canada, Mexico, the UK, or some other convenient place that offers the tax incentives instead. What then? A new law banning American…

Wait - this is a success story? Instead of renovating an arena and keeping an NBA team, they are now going to renovate the arena and hope some NBA team will move in eventually?

Call me crazy, but maybe when you’re in the running for a job that’s hard to get, and when there are a couple of issues that already make people hesitant to hire you, maybe in that circumstance in particular, you should try not to compare your prospective employer to a plantation slave owner. Aside from the sheer…

“No shit.”

I almost gave up on this, and am so glad I didn’t.

Yeah, what a shock that her competitors would rather not compete against her.

It’s very simple. Other top players who can’t close the deal in Serena’s world, finally have their brief opportunity to win a major. And they are all extremely pissed off Maria Sharapova might be standing in the way.

Because she was suspended?

How shameful that a for-profit tennis tournament is trying to prop up ratings and attendance. Whyever would they do such a thing?

Yes. Buying it in a big way. Wait, what am I buying?

Really? This was heavily labored and weak.

This has to be an age thing. If you’re mid-30's or older, you would surely remember Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice, who went #2 and #3 overall in the same draft.

Why? This is such a faux-troversy. She’s eligible. The U.S. Open wants to make money and put on a good show more than it wants to grandstand; the French Open wanted to grandstand more than it wanted to make money and put on a good show.