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“The Big Wet” is actually a solid basketball nickname?

This is all good and interesting, but what grade did he get? Was he a winner or a loser? These are the important, substantive questions that voters need to have answered.

Chili, you say?

(Sarah Mclaughlin singing) Read more

This chonky cat makes me Remember late-era Andres Galarraga. Thank you for this laser focused sports content.

Lyle Overbay, remember him?

Ken Phelps, Bob Knepper, Chris Bosio, Mike LaValliere, Paul Kilgus, Kelly Paris, Keith Atherton, Bob Horner, Mark Clear. Read more

I’m not arguing against ads. Read more

How do you feel about the commerce content that’s found on this site? While it is of course different in many ways from true Deadspin posts, it does seem to try to fit in with the rest of the site; it definitely doesn’t feel slapped on. Read more

No part of New York is in New England. This dates back to pre-Revolutionary War border disputes between Vermont and New York. Read more

I prefer the utter chaos of Chelsea Market Basket.

This is not how I traditionally set about remembering guys but I will accept it because Al Horford is good and cool, even if he is kinda boring.

Something about this reminds me of the Mark Block / Herman Cain ad.

Dang it you beat me to it.

Seeing Kevin Pittsnogle makes me immediately think about Taylor Coppenwrath.

This makes sense for high volume travel times. When foot traffic is light, though, walking on the escalator is faster and the space consumption is a non issue. Standers should be mindful not to block the stairs during these times. Read more

It’s an especially tough act to maintain when you are spending most of your time with that crowd.

I am reading Stephen King’s Blaze, written in the 1970s but not published until 2007. Could this be the first non-prohibition reference to a Wet President? From chapter 8: Read more

One of the weirder developments of these last couple years on a personal level is that my fairly liberal mom now includes quotes from former heads of the FBI and CIA on her fridge, right there with her other standard inspirational quotes from like MLK, Lily Tomlin, Gandhi, Mark Twain, ect.

That article makes some good points, but it is based on believing the vague cost per mile he provided. It also isn’t fair to compare the cost to real projects in urban cores, where there are big buildings and roads and highways above the ground and utilities and all kinds of other stuff under the surface.