Oh, the no-no finger from Howard was PRICELESS

@DollaBrand: /dick joke

I'm not a fan of the solid black keeper outfit. Makes it look like he's wearing a dress.

@HoustonNuttsPhoneBill: /Deep South'd

@DollaBrand: Oh no doubt, they have to. You can't wait at all to make up a two-goal deficit in soccer, you might not get any more chances. For their part, the US needs to press harder, not less. Howard is a madman, so he'll probably do fine for the defense. Donovan and co. need to run almost constantly at the…

Brazil really seems to be slower than the American team, standing around more, relying on long passes and bum-rush crosses instead of finesse. Maybe my memory is just weird since the 90's, but that just seems backwards.

As far as his front side is pulled out, I can see why he needs help hitting for power.

@RootingForTheMeteor: Eliminating steroids just makes hitting more boring.

So..., does he now teach Happy Gilmore how to surf?

/Burma Shave

They originally tried to test this idea with the Barry Bonds prototype.

...and heartbreaking childhood trauma of this donnybrook from the Yankees-Marlins series.

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@ThatShortGuy: My memory's not what it used to be, but I believe the entire Earth was destroyed.

@Spearandmagichelmet: Let's face it, he's bushed!

Leitch writes a column (no other word for it) about how the Cardinals will lose Pujols because they have no offense to help him, and the same night, they go up 11-1 in the 6th?

@LarryJohnsonsgirlfriend: This isn't nearly so uncommon as Suss seems to think. Just show up to a Dixie League game down here in East Texas, you'll see some crap that can only be solved by sending everyone to the parking lot.

@OokieDookie: What with the reincarnating, he's like the Douchey Lama.

By the Sports Illustrated writer who broke the A-Rod steroids story

@Rozelle's Bagman: Statisticians are better than nothing.