I think Simmons is a fascinating case. Pioneered is a really strong word. But he was one of the first writers to start out blogging about local sports and pop-culture and parlay that into a national gig. And when he was the Boston Sports Guy, he was great. There was really not a lot like him out there. And then he…

I would never call a team that employs Prince Fielder “gutless.”

Should the punishment for fighting depend on how good you are at it?

Lopez has 789 major league games to his credit, totalling only 514 IP.

No problem, it’s hard to fault someone for assuming that Haisley completely fucked up in his article.

The only reason I starred this was for the snark at Billy. Other than that, you are wrong.

The rule changed this past season (in part due to the Spurs situation in 2012) - any country can now place 5 teams into the UCL, but the top 3 are allocated 4 (Spain, England, Germany) to allow a 5th to win their way in. Liverpool, assuming they beat Sevilla (a lofty assumption), would be England’s 5th. Sevilla, if…

It is a little too late for the Hawks to start getting defensive about Game 2.

Madrid are so bad they’re one point off the pace in La Liga and in the CL final. Bums I tell ya!

It would be so very Real Madrid for Real Madrid to fire their manager mid-season, hire a new one who doesn’t really do anything different than the old one, come close to falling apart multiple times, then somehow chance their way into another European Cup by beating their most hated local rival.

I don’t blame the refs (at least not entirely)- it’s an impossible game to ref.

You’ve got your Harry Redknapp impression down. I salute you, sir.

“What do you expect when Johnny Foreigner comes in and can’t handle the physical...

Get that hate out of your heart, Billy; that run was not clumsy at all.

Finally breaking the empty suit glass ceiling.

Counterpoint:

I agree. Billy is really determined to write words. You can’t have articles without words and we all want to read articles.

“Robert E. Lee” came in second.

Nope but this could be...

I read this in Bill Walton’s voice, and I couldn’t understand a single word of it.