Bomani Jones made an interesting point about this. If they were called the Bulldogs instead of the Mavericks, and that emoji was a dog instead of a horse, this would have been a much bigger story and people would have been a lot angrier.

I’ll also give her credit for “Easy A”. That was an under appreciated film.

In 2013 I thought Manny Machado, if he stayed at third base and stayed healthy, had a chance to go down as the best defensive third basemen ever. Two years later, he might not even be the best in baseball right now. Arenado is ridiculous.

I agree Smith should have gotten more than two games, but I wouldn’t say what he did was “effectively the same” as that MWP elbow. Watch that elbow again on YouTube. If I had to choose between that happening to me, and what Smith did to Crowder, I’ll take the Smith backhand without hesitation.

Apparently today is Jason Whitlock’s birthday. If you dropped this today on purpose, we need to officially retire “Ether” and change it to “Howard.” Whitlock just got Howarded.

Those two jokes, and the pledge she made the press take about not discussing Hillary’s looks, were so good that they made up for the rest of her routine being mostly disappointing.

Kevin Garnett may be gone, but his “hold a man’s arm until his shoulder pops out” lessons will endure.

Not only is this another great piece, but you seemed to have turned this one in pretty quickly. You and Sarah Spain are leading the charge on this, and it’s been great to see.

Wow. The “Sure You Are” is perfect.

Is that Kevin Love on the bench, picking random shit up off the ground instead of watching LeBron do some impossible shit right in front of him? Because that would be perfect.

I got to see Gil Scott-Heron in concert. Without question, one of the greatest experiences of my life. It was a small venue, which made for a friendly, intimate setting. Between songs, he would tell completely random stories, and I’ve not come across anyone before or since who was as effortlessly charming, intelligent…

I haven’t shit myself since before grade school, and I once went 17 years — between the ages of 13 and 30 — without vomiting.

The Mets are paying more money to Bobby Bonilla this year than they’re paying to Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom combined. I wish I was joking.

It’s an awful deal, but the worst ever? It’s not even the worst in baseball right now: Melvin Upton, Mark Teixeira and Ryan Howard all have that beat.

“You’d be drafting a quarterback who can’t run”

If you get a chance, check out “21: The Story of Roberto Clemente” by Wilfred Santiago. Another great graphic novel on baseball.

“Holy shit he’s a good actor!”

Combined, they are 80 years old.

I’ll go with non-Mets so my bias doesn’t come into play: Ozzie Smith, Tony Gwynn, Ken Griffey Jr. and Pedro Martinez. As for current players, I still love Lincecum just because he was so much damn fun to watch pitch in his prime, but outside of him my favorite current players are Andrelton Simmons and Jose Fernandez.…

I think the main reason Smith is such a fan of Mayweather is because of the allegations. Mayweather has very obviously beaten multiple women, but Smith is the kind of guy who thinks all women are liars, and when someone like Mayweather is accused of this sort of behavior men like Smith are instantly drawn to him. If…