I tell my dog I love him multiple times a day. I want him to feel secure in the knowledge that he is a good boy.

Considering the way we humans have made a complete hash of things.....

Well, Americans that lived there long enough do, too - I know *I* do.

I dunno, man. He was given the title “Supervillain,” yet wasn’t caught by any masked avenger or other cape-wearing person with neurosis. He was caught by a tip-line and an eyewitness. And plain arrested, not shot into the sun.

The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles in the early 50s.

You HAVE heard of the St Louis Browns, right?

Being a Nats fan (I know....), I’ve made the *further* mistake of following this low-energy shitshow in the WaPo. And now I’m here, reading more - and at the same time, less, somehow - about it.

So, holy shit. For a guy that spends most of his time making poop jokes and telling us why our team sucks, you’re ..... a hell of a writer, reliable narrator or no.

My day just peaked WAY too early, but I’ll take it.

In response to point #2:  as a male, I ..... have no counter.  You’re right.

If I may....

True, 12 1/2 years to go. I think the Nats’ offer was more for show - a not-insulting offer, meant to “set the tone” for the bidding, and also to show future Nats they wouldn’t be cheap. But considering the Lerners deferred the contract until after you and I will be dead and gone, it wasn’t as serious as you might…

See, you’re under the mistaken impression the standings worry me. The way the Nats are playing, if the things you describe happen, you’ll be *20* games up, maybe more! All I’m saying is, Vaya con Dios with the dude. I don’t think he’s as good as his One Big Year, and he’s a liability on defense (at least, when…

But he’s really not THAT great.  I get that narratives are hard to change, but this one just isn’t right.  He doesn’t suck, but he’s not Great.

As a fan of the Nats, and someone that held Harper at arm’s length while he was one, I’m lapping up the schadenfreude like a kitten. If one looks at his career as a whole, one can easily make the arguments that 1) this is what you get from him, and 2) the Phillies grossly overpaid for him.

He’s likely not even the most popular man in the *room* when he’s by himself.

Good for you, sport, with that rebuttal.  You “understand” the game as a fan, so you just keep on, keepin’ on.

Well, that’s the thing - the ones that are there, DO tune out a lot. But everyone acts shocked - SHOCKED, I say! - when an umpire has finally had enough of someone’s shit, and punches his ticket. And then the cries of “oversensitive” or “pissbaby” begin. And Rendon showed Bucknor up - nothing subtle about it.  Doesn’t…

I think if you heard what gets said All. Night. Long from the dugouts, never mind the stands, you might re-think that stance.  You might not, too.

This is patently absurd: