The Times notification gave me that feeling in the pit of my stomach that I haven’t felt since, I don’t know, Bowie. I’m genuinely in disbelief. One of the most charismatic, convention-breaking, good-hearted, genuine things to come into Major League Baseball in a long time. Twenty-four years old. He brought freaking…
themagicrat
themagicrat
God dammit. For some reason this has really knocked me for a loop. So young, so talented. RIP. They’re having a hell of a baseball game in heaven today. (I don’t really believe in heaven, except pet heaven which is totally real. But for today I will believe.)
I’m only a Phillies fan, but I loved watching this guy pitch and play. I know he was very close to his family so I only hope they can find comfort today, and going forward.
I rarely get emotionally involved when celebrities/athletes pass away but this has me fucked up.
You say suspended, I say stupendous. You say dumb redneck, I say fuck Kaepernick. Suspended, stupendous. Dumb redneck, fuck Kaepernick. Let’s all throw up in our mouths.
You say suspended. I say early retirement.
Why doesn’t Adam come to my desk and cheer me on? I’m a winner too.
How much are you willing to give up in a futile quest to control things that cannot be controlled? Everything?
Jesus, who had a goddamn Tom Lawless ‘87 Topps card graded/authenticated?
Not a cap on income, a cap on inherited wealth. There’s nothing wrong with someone inventing a product or coming up with an idea that makes them rich. There’s a problem when 3 generations later their great grandkids are still living off great grandad’s fortune and using that money to tell other people they should…
Cowboy abuses Redskin woman.
She really could have used a pile of guns to cushion her fall.
The fact that these cops are taking it personally is kind of a reflection of the whole tribalism problem that causes the racist policing in the first place.
These cops are acting like police is a religion, or they’re all family, a brotherhood. It’s not. It’s a job. A job that almost a million people have in the US.…
Oh, cool, a variation on the STICK TO SPROTSS comment mainstay. This may blow your mind, but there are some people who like sports but don’t like the NFL, or who like the NFL but are only interested in one game. Plus, that whole space between headline and TV listings was an article about football.
BLM: “Some police are assholes.”
“I feel there was no disrespect intended. It was done to be a unique and fun poster.”
Guys, child slavery is really bad and I could’ve done more to fight against it, but I decided to focus on staying quiet because football.
Ahead of their Sunday season opener, the Seattle Seahawks announced plans to link arms during the national anthem as…
If he doesn’t want to get hit in the head, maybe he shouldn’t wear a helmet. He’s just asking for it when he’s dressed like that.