I watched the game, and, while I'm sure the final HBP wasn't on purpose, and the second HBP almost certainly wasn't, either, this game was unusual: I think this is the first baseball game I've ever watched where one team hit three guys (two after a warning was issued) and had no one ejected, while the other team hit…

You don't seem to understand words.

What kind of Solo cup do you throw ping pong balls into? Red or blue?

I was laughing my arse off at home

I had the same reaction! Same with Manny coming out of the monster, that was an obvious reference as well.

I just got back from this game and I have to say, I was stunned by how little reaction this move got. I think of Manny's inexplicable cutoff as one of the truly memorable Sox plays of the 21st century, yet when Damon "dove" through the first pitch, everyone in my section just looked confused. I don't know what to make…

In three years they'll reenact this.

Halfway through the ceremony, Nomar was asked to leave.

Watching the interviews with Pizzolatto on the video on demand broadcasts of the show convinced me this guy got lucky and will likely not be able to pull it off again.

Of all the blogs in all the world, and of all the stories in all the web, your journalistic integrity has failed here, Barry.

Professional sports leagues in the United States would not be able to exist without considerable taxpayer welfare.

*...an already rich corporate sports conglomerate...*

Give a man a fish...

Half serious answer: They know better.

"We simply cannot stand for such a blatant display of international crony capitalism."

-Davos, Switzerland

There's no way of knowing.

Y'all ain't from 'round these parts, here in Atlanta. Because if so, you'd know that Cobb County is just about ground zero for tea party nutjobs here in Georgia.

I would believe that the Tea Party actually cared about those things if they hadn't sprung up out of no where when Obama was elected. You know George W. Bush made a big pile of money off a publicly funded stadium deal while owner of the Rangers, right? Did any of you care when Halliburton, Cheney's old company, was…

Tea Party support has been on a steady decline, and is the lowest it's been right now. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/…

When you are at a point when you say "hey, if the public found out what they're doing, I bet they'd try to stop us," maaaaaaybe step back for a moment and decide if it's really a great idea. Of course, that would presuppose a certain amount of self awareness and shame that I suspect are antithetical to modern sports…