There is such an easy, elegant solution to this that I feel like I must be missing something.

This actually feels worse than the original rule.

Perhaps it was a verbal slip-up, but Dantonio’s statement that every alleged assault was documented by the police OR the university Title IX offense should be grounds for his dismissal. By federal law, EVERY alleged assault should be documented by the Title IX office. Is he admitting that he, as a mandated reported,…

Yes, but that’s precisely the problem. Seemingly then, your “fall to the ground” is complete when a body part strikes the ground, not the entire body. James did this. His left knee is clearly on the ground. The fall is over.

With all due respect, how was he falling? He caught the ball with two hands. His left knee hits the ground. He is facing away from the end zone, in the direction that the pass came. With his left knee on the ground, he twists his body to the left so that he is facing more forward than backward, and then lunges for the…

The problem is that it LOOKS like the ball is on the ground, but can you really say with 100% certainty that his fingers are not under the ball and the ball is resting on his fingers?

He’s seeing 4.56 pitches per plate appearance (2nd in MLB). OBP of .382. Hard contact rate of 35%. I don’t think I need to detail his power in the leadoff spot.

What’s not to like so far?

I understand your argument, but I think you leave out one key fact. In this day and age, it’s virtually impossible to get the federal government to approve any sort of experimental program or trial balloon because 1) the minority party will automatically disparage it and 2) lobby groups will automatically line up…

While you can never have too much starting pitching, I think you’re giving the work of Kyle Hendricks and Jason Hammel a bad rap. The Cubs starters, overall, finished 1st in the NL in FIP, K% and WHIP, and 3rd in ERA and BB%. Yes, Arrieta was other-worldly, but the back end of the rotation did its part.

This isn’t really fair. Yes, the Cubs third basemen stunk offensively in the first eight games, but so did the weather. Some batters are notoriously slow starters in cold April weather (see: Jorge Soler).

Further, you didn’t address Bryant’s lackluster defense at the start of the season (which has improved leaps and…

The nice thing about the ‘15 Cubs season has been the lack of the hangers-on that usually accompany a successful season. Sure, the weekend crowds are still there to see and to be seen and get drunk, etc., etc., etc., but the plummeting of ticket prices over the past seven years has seen a return of people who do weird…