It’s my understanding that, for the maple / birch bat to be MLB legal, this dot must be visible and not covered by paint or stain. You will notice the dot (or the unfinished circle) when watching on tv.

I got hit with a Kubb baton SQUARE in the big toe last week and it hurt like a MFer and looks 10x worse than it felt. It felt and looks worse than the time I dropped the window AC unit on the SAME TOE two years ago. I’m a mess.

Right but she’s a woman so her unbiased perspective is invalid.

I own both 12v and 18v Bosch and based on my experience there is very little the 18 can do that the 12 can’t. Will the 18 be more efficient? Yeah, but at the difference of up to $100 you can get a 12v that will be more than capable for the average user and have enough leftover cash for another 12v bare tool. Further,…

I own both 12v and 18v Bosch and based on my experience there is very little the 18 can do that the 12 can’t. Will…

I realize you’re probably going for laughs here but for people thinking about buying the 12v kit: do it. It’s more than sufficient for any need short of a hammer drill. Lightweight and robust.

I realize you’re probably going for laughs here but for people thinking about buying the 12v kit: do it. It’s more…

Update from the local newspaper:

I mean you could assume a lot of things. Nike’s motivation for the sponsorship is to get it’s logo on the gameday shits you see on TV. The swag bags or boxes they give each player is just a kind of fluff to make them feel special.

The gear was given to each player as part of the university’s sponsorship with Nike, so I think it was their property but NCAA rules stipulate they can’t be resold. Pretty obvious and cut & dry...the ridiculousness of the NCAA machine / player dynamic notwithstanding.

The Board of Trustees sent a press release via email to alumni on Friday and the local paper picked it up shortly after. Seems like Purdue made the decision on Friday with full knowledge of the BSU decision. Whether planned or not it worked out well for Purdue: get good press for doing the obvious thing AND shame your…

Meanwhile, at Ball State University (his undergrad):

My comment was less about the competition and more about the probability of overworking his body and blowing out joints.

Impressive, sure, but this seems like the football equivalent of throwing curves and changeups at 6 years old.

I didn’t watch the game because, like the players themselves, I gave up on this season a while ago so I can’t really comment on a 754-4 loss. I kinda take issue with the opening paragraph’s suggestion that they should have traded someone away. IMO they made the right move: hold on to the pitchers and spend money to…

If this had happened in Nashville those fuckin hillbillies would have poured beer down it’s throat.

All this is great and fine and probably great but I’m really here for The Bronx.

I’m not a proponent of banning books...buuuuuut every copy of Babar should be burned, never to be reprinted. My son’s copy included. I stand by this.

Look, I get the three-headed GM is viewed as inept and clumsy (I’m not even disputing that) and the Wilpons can’t be trusted as far as you can throw them (also no dispute) but don’t you think had there been a better deal out there they would have taken it?

He seems to have learned the art of vagueries, I’ll give him that.  

You missed the part where SD had to throw in Cimber to sweeten the deal.

I know this isn’t the point of the article but I’m so sick of the harping on the Familia deal. They got what the market dictated: shit. The Mets had zero confidence in Familia. Could he blow you away? Yeah, sure. But there was an even greater chance he was going to spot the opposition two baserunners before he got the…