Could you individually crumple/wad up $100's and survive the fall? It’d be like a motocross foam pit! I’m in. Movies teach us that 30 foot falls are totally survivable, but apparently that’s around the distance where dying most of the time is pretty likely. Just apropos of nothing.

The “maybe, MAYBE” at the beginning was meant to flag this as: “society did it” is completely bananas, but if anyone could even be wildly speculatively connected to it, it could perhaps be argued that the lack of accountability, and the aggression trained into people in football in Division I is something that isn’t a…

Worst historical car color, Chrysler’s Snot-Sheen-Metallic-Browney-Beige from their cab-forward cars. It was clear that so much effort had gone into it. There are a lot of newer non-metallic hearing-aid beiges that are just strange, as well.

TACK. IT’S TACK. THERE’S NO “NEW TACT” AS A TURN OF PHRASE. GOD HELP ME. WHEN WILL THIS STOP.

(Otherwise, nice one.)

So maybe, MAYBE the failure is in the fact that we take young boys and teach them to be endlessly aggressive, and beat a level of violent competition and unwillingness to compromise or lose into them.

It wasn’t about “just a football player” it was that some people can maintain some perspective and avoid raping,…

Maybe they didn’t force him to take a good enough forensics class in school? Or remind him that if we was going to murder people, to shut off his security cameras?

THE DEEP CUT.

God bless you sir or madam.

I know what I think makes baseball full of philosophers, it’s the same thing that does it fly fishermen (lots of time, lots of attempts, limited success, beautiful places to stand around waiting to feel like a chump.)

I still am trying to figure out why it is that boxing writing has always been among the most beautiful…

Is there ever a bad time to tell Phil Jackson to die in a fire?

Now now, let’s not be too sure about that. It’s not like he knelt during the national anthem or something totally appalling like that.

So, he had Jordan, and then he Shaq and Kobe. Did he ever have a fastball at dealing with talent, or just getting really good talent to perform?

If he did that to any of the players he’s steering directly over the waterfall, I’d think they’d likely put them in a pillowcase and beat him to death with them.

What he doesn’t have there is any proof that he’s a capable executive. Nothing good will happen until he’s no longer in the Knicks front office.

I might hold my breath because (with enough discipline) at least I might die.

In which case, when they win one in 2073, could someone come pour a little champagne on my grave?

Alt punchline: I’m pretty sure suffering more for being miserable is a bit of a sufferingception. Not sure that it’ll really carry a full comment though. Plot seems a little thin.

What, are you going to kill the rat that’s my only friend in my darkened solitary confinement cell?

How much more clearly could the universe try to tell us that we’re stupid, rooting for this team?

Oh good lord, no, I was quite sure that sane, reasoned, sensible baseball watchers who root for the Mets were troubled that Murphy left, and were really worried that the Mets might not sign Cespedes... I was really only referring to the callers on the radio, who I find deeply fascinating. My dad was a guy who never…

Did you not remember that endless stream of callers...? It was all Joey from Manalapan agreeing himself into knots with Paul from Oyster Bay about how Cespedes wasn’t worth THAT kind of money. I didn’t get it then, and of course now I’m sure neither Joey nor Paul would agree with themselves from then either :)

I was amazed immediately after their world series appearance how EVERY Mets fan here in NY that called WFAN was instantly willing to just dismiss any value Cespedes had, that they didn’t need THAT guy for the kind of money HE was asking for. This town... I could live here another six lifetimes and Mets fans won’t…

I mean, isn’t it obvious? They’re trying to keep their guys ready and fit for a really deep playoff run.

Probably around 2025.

Can’t get enough rest, you know.