I also like him quoting his “guy at Kraft’s house” source as saying that Kraft “was more dumbfounded than anything” as being some sort of death knell to ESPN’s reporting.

I initially thought you were talking about Drew (someone who does no actual reporting) questioning Simmons.

That’s my takeaway too. It’s why he likes Halberstam’s book so much, because it’s the sort of thing he would have written (although to be fair, Halberstam actually did the research, Simmons wouldn’t). That’s not a criticism per se of Simmons, because he is what he is, but you can’t “debunk” a well-sourced article just…

I remember being at Yosemite and drinking some delicious crystal clear water from a fast-running stream. Then three days of diarrhea and fever.

Pure mountain spring water tastes like heaven on earth, even after pumping it through a filter.

I used to have this philosophy that if I couldn’t drink the same water the animals drink, I’ve got no place on this Earth.

I’ve been backpacking in the Olympics and we always bring a filter pump and empty bottles rather than carrying in water. Never got sick and the taste is fantastic, but we’re talking about sub alpine lakes and streams in areas where few people go. I would think twice before doing that in even a sparsely populated area.

Barry Bonds with 73, dumbass.

26-14 or, as it’s known in Alabama, courtin’ ages.

I was cool with Roth until 1984 came out and then he did that awful solo record. Not sure what ruined VH more, Eddie wanting to go all synth pop or Dave thinking he was bigger than the band.

To me, this is preposterous. Working at Deadspin, things of that nature.

Yeah, of all the teams to land Boogie... Is Anthony Davis a “stay loyal to the franchise who’s wasting me” kind of guy, or is he gone when his contract comes up? That guy is incredible, but I feel like I’ve spent the last two years forgetting he exists.

The Pelicans becoming intoxicated by Warriors perfume and deciding to hire treadless tire Alvin Gentry as coach... it doesn’t baffle me, exactly, teams make that mistake all the time, but did they think they were getting Steve Kerr, too?

You an actually see her floating over to the book stand upon sighting it, the reporter thinking HEY here’s a hook, rupi breathlessly picking it up to showcase “THE GUY WHO DESIGNED THIS, I MEAN, A METAMORPHOSIS AMIRITE?”

Eh.. She may be a poet, but she’s no Wesley Willis.

This is also how I feel. LeBron is bigger, stronger, and faster than Jordan was. He is, at his defensive peak, a better defender (and MJ was FUCKING GOOD at defense - but he couldn’t guard four or five positions like LeBron can). He’s not quite as dominant a one-on-one player as Jordan, though he probably could be,…

What more proof do you guys need that the Process works? Will another top 3 pick next year do it? How about the year after that? What if the Sixers are a lotto team for the next decade? I bet you’ll feel pretty stupid then.

The writers cut off the quotation, which would have provided some usuful context. Ellie had three topics to discuss: nationalism vs. allegiance to religion. the importance of moral/ethical/religious wavelengths, and whether or not Vinny was going to be able to recapture his 1998 form and finally get the Jets back to…

“Yea, yeah, all I really called in to say is screw Kenny Rogers. I know it’s been two years, but a walk-off walk? Get outta heeya!”

“Go Mets!”

Ellie, before knowing they’d moved to the next caller

Ellie from Brooklyn is probably Eli from Brooklyn. (The article clearly identifies him as a dude, plus ... pronunciation is weird. And when I say weird I mean mediated by linguistic and cultural background and therefore wildly variable. Ages and ages ago I was in a class with a dude named Levi Eli and he was so far as…