I wouldn’t go so far as to say Bill is not a “nice person.” He definitely doesn’t suffer the media well, or at least foolish questions. Part of that is I’m sure Pops level grouchiness, and part of that is probably a coaching tactic. The media and fans focus on him, which shields the team and allows them to focus on…

Tis the season for regifting.

Based on my recent rewatch of Frasier on Netflix, your story checks out. Those are all places in Seattle.

Agreed. The Sox-Yankees narrative fits well with many different historical and literary archetypes (at least prior to 2004) that New York is as necessary to the picture as Boston.

Ha! Well played.

Okay biggest “What if” is a bit hyperbolic. However, in terms of how sports media is covered today, I think it’s an interesting question.

My basic argument. In the late 80s there began an evolution in how we consume sports, from mere entertainment, to commercialized identity. The Red Sox loss to the Mets was so…

Same here regarding Simmons. I’ve not followed him in years.

I endorse this viewpoint. My sports socialization occurred in the 1980s in Boston. Each franchise had its own cycle and nuanced view of the “fate” of their team. What made it obnoxious to the rest of the you, was how the fate of all four teams sort of came together post 2004 when you had SB #3 for the Patriots and the…

Thus why I loved when Psych picked up on referencing “The Mentalist” on the show.

He was in Seinfeld as Susan’s brother in “The Cheever Letters” if I recall, and an episode of Frasier as a TV producer.

You sir get all the Z-Man sandwiches today.

But isn’t that the point? Abuse is a person of power, authority, and trust, misusing that power, authority, trust in a way that harms the abused. Nassar used the pretense of “medical care” to molest women, just as men like Weinstein used their power of fame and fortune to molest women. It’s purely about power over the…

While valid, those who did not pay hated it, and swore never again. One roommate was particularly emotional about how sad it was.

One night in college, towards the end of the semester, my roommates and I were looking to burn through our non-refundable meal points. So we ordered about 30 pizzas from the on-campus national concessions owned (It was either Marriott or Aramark, I can’t remember) pizza joint. It made no sense this place existed,…

Obviously, I didn’t take a lot of time to dig deep into the methodology for how these figures were calculated, but tried to use legitimate sources. The numbers I pulled were from Pew from FY14
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2016/03/federal-spending-in-the-states-2005-to-2014 

Of course, a lot of that depends on how Alabama’s economy is structured, and the terms of its trade agreements, and Alabama’s dependency on the federal government.

So according to Pew, 30% of Alabama’s GDP is due to Federal Spending. So a state GDP of 200 billion according to wikipedia, for Alabama, gets reduced to…

I had Jury Duty after the Patriots won the Super Bowl against Seattle. Being hung over there, was an experience.

Unnecessary but accurate! The best kind of accurate!