136th in the majors in OBP, 145th in OPS (in case we thought that getting him an extra at-bat now and again was a run-producing gambit). No steals that could put him in scoring position with a hit or score-able with no hits and no outs. Scores once every three games if he doesn’t drive himself in.

Where’s the part where they slugged him/her on the head with a rubber mallet thereby makin’ them real stupid.

When the upstart Rockets beat the Lakers in the ‘86 playoffs, there would have been five #1 overalls on the floor (Houston had Sampson/Olajuwon), including 4 of the 6 from 1979-1984.

I feel the pressure of being the dumbest possible leadoff hitter was alleviated by his getting to bat second, thereby allowing his average to soar to .186 with the 1-for-4/2 strikeout performance for the ages.

Just the three, according to my look (Magic/Kareem/Big Game James). Bob McAdoo was second overall in 1972 but was the 6th man in 1982/1985; Jamaal Wilkes 11th overall (by the Warriors), Michael Cooper 3rd round.

Kyrgios: And what would you do if I went off the air?

Crowd? Padres game?

Spud: Hey, they just ran into the house.That Homer/Mark Davis fella
grifted you good, dad.
Cooder/Las Vegas: Well, there's no shame in being beaten by the best.
Spud: But, he didn't seem..
Cooder/Las Vegas: [angrily] We were beaten by the best, boy.

His lawyer argued for a sliding scale of restitution costs based on how far Kansas advanced in the NCAA Tournament, and wanted Capcom to bear some of the costs because of the pervasive influence of the car-bustin’ interlude in Street Fighter.

“We appreciate these rules changes and hope to partake in at least one or two of these so-called touchdown celebrations by the year 2021.” — L.A. Rams press release

PS The last time the Bullizards were in the Conference finals (and then the finals-finals), this was the #1 song in the land. Alien was released that month. Steve Smith Sr. and Rosario Dawson were born.

The NBA Playoffs: Like The Bataan Death March, But Less Enjoyable and With More Instantly Forgettable Predictions.

To give you an idea of what nutters we have here (or at least cynical opportunists that pander exclusively to such nutters), the Lieutenant Governor, a former sports/political radio yakker in the mold of Rush Limbaugh, is threatening a special session (re-convening an already-adjourned Legislature) if a…

Roger Moore as Beau Maverick, 1960; he replaced James Garner as the series lead after the third season when Garner had a contract dispute. One of his Season 4 episodes was directed by a young Robert Altman.

Twentysomething Roger Moore and Liz Taylor, The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

I remember Doonesbury cartoons from the early 80s where a Congressional panel is openly laughing at David Stockman’s fanciful projections for the first several Reagan budgets. Multiply that by about 100, even adjusted for inflation. Not only are we devolving but the rate of devolution has steadily increased.

Now that this goal has been achieved, it’s about time for the Predators to get a new mascot.

If Shaq quickly dumping Orlando for LA is any indication, maybe time will heal all wounds (or a whole lot of people bought into that “needs to be closer to his acting/rapping career” apologia)

On a scale of seriousness from 1 (Family Feud) to 10 (Serbs vs. Croats) this feud is a -498.

Lakers championships: biggest free agents in the world (Wilt/Shaq), trading two scrubs for Kareem, getting #1 overall picks Magic and James Worthy while already a good team because Utah and Cleveland were idiots... at least their last two (Pau-centric) were based on a fair trade, in that Memphis got the rights to Marc…