wait, do i still get abc without comcast? i was probably 8 years old the last time i didn’t have a cable box.

as someone who recently cancelled cable, there’s been a ton of this series i haven’t actually seen. this read was a fascinating way to understand a little better why some people are more floored by LBJ’s last 3 games than i’ve been.

the 5-foul DQ rule in college basketball needs to go. it makes no sense to give refs who’re inferior to NBA refs MORE CONTROL/ POWER by making the most subjective of whistles— the personal foul—that much more impactful. by moving it up to 6, these increasingly whistle-happy refs at least don’t get to take the best…

great read, some great points, but i take issue with one thing:

drew’s accidental idea of a baseball stadium with 5 bases actually sounds kinda cool. i also want the knight in chess to have 2 lives, because the first attack should only take out the horse & leave a remaining pawn.

i first played fallout new vegas a couple years ago, knowing nothing about the hype, just the game’s score & the fact that it was on sale used for like $15. best non-sports game i ever played, & i was very disappointed when i went back for the original fallout. new vegas improved upon that series in every possible way.

this dude’s on the verge of entering a fiery downward spiral

so, i stumbled upon this after seein the Citi Field Romeo fondling some tit, & if that didn’t exist, i’d consider this to be the most out-of-left field, bizarre thing drew’s ever written. instead, i’m realizing that random dudes grabbing strangers’ breasts (in public?!) has apparently become a trend? what is going on…

the first time i did this was a few years ago, i think it was snapper with a kalimata olive tapenade, & it was so good, i even ate the cheeks, eyes, brain, just everything.

he was a guest on Mancow’s now-defunct tv morning show several months ago, & he’s actually pretty sharp & funny. that hippy voice of his is real, but he’s not the empty shell he portrayed on mtv.

i played hockey in 2nd grade for a couple weeks & then quit because i still hadn’t learned to stop. i’d use the walls. how embarrassing.

this is truly insane, & yet it probably won’t even be mentioned on sportscenter.

i really don’t even understand exactly what rose is trying to say, and/or how it makes webber look bad. what i do know is that the Fab Five doc really hasn’t aged well. rose looks on the verge of tears throughout so much of that doc; they make it seem like those guys were victims of hate crimes or something. in light…

hack-a-whoever is a unique strategic wrinkle that carries a pretty equal risk/ reward for both teams involved. sure, it’s boring to watch bad free throw shooters take so many foul shots, but it’d be ridiculous to change the rules for the sake of a handful of players. simmons actually said this on a recent podcast, &…

shutup, beavis.

HBO

klosterman would be my choice; he’s smarter than simmons, doesn’t obsess over any particular corner of sports like simmons does with basketball, and chuck furthers the pop culture discussion on a much deeper, more interesting level than merely, “Is this actor overrated?” or “ Who won the scene?”

i’ve fingered the pause button before.

“I have three kids, and the youngest one does enough dog-like things to make owning an actual dog redundant.” Drew stole this quote from Einstein.

this was really good.