"(His opening of his mother's package at the end is undeniably affecting.)"

4 out of 10. Stupid quiz (kicks puppy).

4 out of 10. Stupid quiz (kicks puppy).

Sums it up for me. I think Stewart saw Ward Jr., got ticked at what he saw and gunned the throttle in anger.

+1 bowing and scraping

The vast majority of Dodger fans are experiencing this every goddamn game.

Will? Off topic.

I'll share a joke from an Alzheimer's patient.

"So that's what admitting you're wrong sounds like."

Fuckin' Deja Vu!

+1 We are not worthy

I never knew about the Norman part of the story. Thank you for posting this.

Yep.

And just what cultures would you be talking about there, Al?

I was frantically trying to edit my post so I could add Mascherano, to no avail. I deserve the grief for remembering to name him only after I hit publish. Mascherano can play on my team any day of the week; what a player.

Re: Last paragraph, first sentence.

If there is a shortlist of all-time best achievements in sports writing, this is on it and way up there at that.

I watched the German team close in 2010; looked for all the world like they were the team to win it before running into the Spanish juggernaut. It was 1-0 but like you said, Germany was never in the match. It was disorienting how lopsided it was.

Germany had made the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup, but the manner of their narrow defeat to eventual winners Spain was far from satisfactory.

Aw, shit—you're right. My bad.