It was also the Howie Kendrick that Nats fans and the rest of the NL East have come to know in 2019. His line for the year: .344/.395/.572, all career highs.

I don’t have an issue with Kershaw finishing the inning and I don’t really have much of an issue with Roberts leaving him in to face Rendon. He was sharp, until Rendon dropped the bat head. A coach should have gone out right then, because Kershaw does have a habit of grooving one after a homer. And boy did he ever to…

Your mistake is in not agreeing that volume and frequency of fan service is the most important metric for judging a movie’s quality. 

“I will not be a smiling face on camera that tacitly endorses this decision.”

I really like the way he put this. 

I do not understand why people can’t just log off and walk away. It’s such a rare thing to see, and usually accompanied by some form of declarative which doesn’t help the situation. Celebrities in particular need to know when to disengage, their reach being what it is.

A country with a policy of apartheid against people who live in it cannot be democratic by rule. It doesn't matter how many dick-fingers you put around the word "free"

The big, wet boi moved the embassy to appease Evangelicals. The move was necessary as part of their Dungeons & Dragons End Times script.

Completely apart from the moral principles of the situation, I really think Silver needs to double down and tell the Chinese to go fuck themselves. The NBA is obviously the best professional basketball league in the world, and by an enormous margin. Silver has real leverage because he has a monopoly on the product…

...we oppose Silver’s claim to support Morey’s right of free expression. We believe that any speech that challenges national sovereignty and social stability is not within the scope of freedom of speech.

Spineless stooge.

They most certainly have that right.

Crispin Glover’s always the best part of whatever movie he’s in—see: Hot Tub Time Machine, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, the Charlie’s Angels movies

Remember when capitalism was going to democratize and liberalize China?  Lulz.

It truly is all about the bottom line, and nothing else. Absolutely nothing else. It’s just the cynicism being displayed is so obvious and undressed.  The league is not even trying to be subtle. It’s perhaps shocking because it’s so pure, but it’s not a break from known history.

Don’t forget Turkey is doing it’s best to make whatever team Enes Kanter is on not exist within their borders and the NBA doesn’t seem to mind about that either. And who gives a shit about Turkey! So it’s no surprise that the NBA is kowtowing to China and anyone else.

The union should really be fighting for better looking Chevys.

I love Alice, but she reminds me a lot of Flora from a few seasons back. Henry is adorable, but not remarkable. Honestly, Helena was the best contestant this season. She was never going to win it all, but she was the only one who made the show fun to watch this season. 

I’m conflicted. I want an end to what I call “stunt beers” - Just because you can add something like marshmallow to your beer doesn’t mean you should.

Brown ale lovers are statistically overrepresented among The Takeout’s readership and I love it.

I can’t imagine anyone other than someone directly involved with the strike or their family members making a decision not to buy a GM vehicle specifically because of it.