Andy Benoit thinks that was just alright.

Can’t wait until Chip takes the guys out to a Kenny Chesney concert as a team building activity.

No, King is on “vacation”, not a “staycation”.

I’d reply “did not” except I’d feel like a petulant child and I know I’m right after reviewing the original post.

Not going to say anything positive about Wrigley and its patrons, but the Cell is a shithole. No personality whatsoever. It was the last cookie-cutter stadium built before the movement to make stadiums unique architecturally and they didn't even do us the courtesy of having the city skyline as the backdrop of the…

I’ll take “bastard stepchildren of the Midwest” and a championship in my lifetime over “Cubs fan” any day of the week.

I'm gonna need some oven mitts to get my hands on that HOT TAKE!

You inferred that from your misreading of what TayTayTruther wrote. He/she did not imply that “all blacks are descended from slaves”.

Chicago local, but transplant from DC, so Caps are my #1 team (but Hawks are who I see more of and root for after the Caps inevitably choke). Not claiming to be a lifelong hockey guy, just getting into it in recent years... and yeah, I initially was thinking Tampa in six. If it weren’t for that collision between…

Forgive my ignorance about NHL Salary Cap rules (I’m a top-ranked amateur on the NFL cap and pretty knowledgeable on NBA) ... if they want to move a guy, can they eat a portion of his salary? For example, if Bickell is too heavy on the books at two years and $8m, is there any salary cap relief if you cut him or is…

If this were a Syracuse basketball game, @DeafGeoff would be all over it.

As good as he was in the earlier rounds, he’s been pretty invisible in this series (credit to Hedman).

Nope; “The Unlaunched” is the betting favorite.

Be that as it may, what’s your point? “Scientifically supported” or not, it is a relevant force in our society and culture. People react to perceptions and perceptions can drive reality even if they themselves are not reality.

Seems more concise to call him “Bill Simmons” rather than “the hissy fit that bounced Simmons”.

Someone needs to create some distinctive and compelling content on that garment.

This made me laugh aloud.

I can’t remember - is Whitlock a Simmons ally? Or is the comparison to Grantland totally based on being a long-form, topical micro site, as Grantland, 538 and MMQB have popularized in recent years?

I agree with your interpretation. Sounds like he was fine as a boss, but unbearable as an employee.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think what you're getting at is: this dishonesty was a public relations crisis/embarrassment waiting to happen. It's fine to have a white person lead a chapter of the NAACP. It's not fine for a person who publicly represents his/her self as something they're not. It strikes at the…