Nice perspective. And given the focus on his skin tone and “golden boy” novela marketing, it is important to note (as you suggest) that many Mexicans have a fundamental reaction to this sort of character. Many villainous female characters in Mexican novelas are blonde, almost to the point that you can identify them…

“Carton, alongside businessman Joseph Meli, ALLEGEDLY ripped off investors in the pair’s companies—getting $5.6 million from them after falsely claiming that they had access to millions of dollars of concert tickets, according to the Security and Exchanges Commission’s lawsuit against the two men.”

#humblebrag

Well, yeah, but isn’t “outside” the entire point? Sort of a major difference.

Fair points, and you wonder when the players union will demand a fair arbitration procedure

I think Drew mentioned this on the podcast, but why is the NFL even in the judicial business? Let the teams decide whether to hire or fire their employees, and let the teams take the heat for employing someone if he has (or has not) done something unacceptable.

They also have DeMarre Carroll, and Hollis-Jefferson is a year older, and they have a great young coach. Meanwhile, in the east, you have Atlanta, Orlando, Chicago, and probably the Knicks if Carmelo leaves. Are you telling me that there is not at least a shooter’s chance that the Brooklyn is in the 7-8+ range in a…

This is all based on the assumption that the Brooklyn pick will be a high lottery pick. Brooklyn will be a decent team next year, no incentive to tank, and there are many other teams in the East with an incentive to tank.

I just visited my first concentration camp a few weeks ago in Germany, so this feels both timely and depressing. The sign “work will set you free,” the long inmate residences separated from the SS residences and surrounded by towers, the photos of inmates. It was crushing. They had a underground track there at the…

I’m no mathematician, but I presume that the casinos want the odds to be such that there is equal betting on both sides. Isn’t that the whole point?

Right, and I know you have probably already thought about this, but Jovan Belcher.

Did he get hair implants?

I love Watford this year. Great manager who did wonders with a terrible team last year, and two great goalscorers up front. Not sure why you have the hate.

So West Ham is a fun team because they signed... Chicharito, Zabaleta, and Joe Hart? Huh? I actually think that they will be one of the most disappointing teams. I mean they have Mark Noble and I guess Lanzini in midfield, and maybe Snodgrass doesn’t suck again this year. And Chicharito is a name but he also went like…

So Chase was not there? Huh, I guess he had Lacrosse practice.

So you care more about the story of the event than the actual event?

While this is a convenient way to remove certain calls from the public record, of course, all this remains discoverable in litigation.

Yes but the headline “Many people are saying that [X] is [Y]” is basically the template for every ham fisted Trump policy comment. I was shocked there was no Trump reference in the post.

If there is not a gambling connection to this, I will be shocked. That play made absolutely no sense (even acknowledging that the field was horrible)

“Bye honey, I have to go out alone tonight to meet with my... Pastor. Text you later.”