Man, the one time a Dodgers fan stays for the 9th. 

This should be filed under: Death to the NCAA

I think you can just star the comment.

The, “OK. Thanks.” killed me. It was awesome because he was spitting straight fire in the booth, and he knew it. 

I think it was that throw to Gronk down the sideline where he noted, “If the safety steps up, he’s going to Gronk one-on-one.” I immediately was staring at that safety, saw him step up, and I was like, “Here it comes.”

Oh, you didn’t know that in addition to being a creep with gossamer-thin skin, Bauer is also fervently “pro-life”?

Later he turned into a tree.

If only they hadn’t given $75 million to Curt Schilling.

RENDEZVOUS A TEMECULA

I’ll amend my original thought. The 1990 World Series would have been an upset if it was 4-1, 4-2 or 4-3 for the Reds, much less the sweep. So they’re the last true underdog shocker.

I guess I just saw their talent a little differently. The 1988 Dodgers had a truly hopeless infield (as hitters). The Reds had Sabo and…

Actually, this is like the NC State/Villanova of the 1980s NCAA tournaments.

I’m mainly counter-jesting. ‘88 was pretty much the end of small ball, NL-style.

Why should they train for the moment some dipshit decides to influence the outcome of a game.

No, you didn’t chip in, you get Honeydew

Actually I know quite a number of tall Larry’s. Larry Bird for example.

Make sure she hears it from you before she hears it from other kids so the information can be correct and potentially helpful.

I used to work as a child sex crimes investigator and I really really wish we would avoid the good touch/bad touch language. I know it is almost built into the culture at this point and it is well-intentioned, but it is a problem. I can’t tell you how many times a perpetrator used a child’s physical response to touch…

Talking to your wife is probably better than listening to an internet stranger. ;) And yet...

If she’s a preteen (I’m guessing 10-12?), she can understand it. She probably already knows. You might use a statement like Biles’ to open the conversation. You could say something like, “I know gymnastics is really important to you, and there’s been some stuff in the news lately. There was a doctor who sexually…

You need to be honest. You need to be up front. Tell her there are bad people, but not everyone is bad. Re-educate her on what is good and what is bad touching. Tell her she should enjoy gymnastics and not let the possibility of bad people keep her from it. Tell her she can tell you anything and you will listen,…