I disagree that he could have rolled right over them. The context of the beginning of his first term was focused on continuing the bank bailouts begun by his predecessor and in trying to build an economic recovery plan and expanding TARP. Trying to switch gears to healthcare (which was Hillary Clinton’s baby in the…

That doesn’t seem like a serious question.

Not to get too off-topic, but it also demonstrates one of Obama’s many underestimated political strengths: the ability to face head-on the rhetorical manipulations of his opponents, confront them, and then still advocate his policy. He and his team didn’t try to fight the dumb fight. They fought the smart fight and…

Just listened to that based on your, uh, recommendation. Thanks. Truth.

I fantasize about a 5-season show of the Gap Chronicles myself.

He is still one of my favorite writers, and I’ve already pre-ordered this, as well as read the first chapter on his website. But, yes, books three and four of the Last Chronicles were surprisingly weak. Books one and two were very good.

See my earlier comment as to what’s working: https://deadspin.com/1820044295

Is Boston fan. Will brook no criticism of TB12. Otherwise, he’s okay.

What works:

I don’t wholly agree with your implied criticism of baseball and/or baseball statistics, but I will say that it would be more interesting to know, for example, the number of WS games where there were 4 plays where win probability changed at least 25%, or 3 plays, or 1 play. And what’s the typical win probability…

Same. My wife took over the tv after I went to bed and got 2 episodes of Stranger Things ahead of me...

Damn, but I love to see Kinja get personal.

Fucking over-corrections.

You, my good friend, are a wonderful human being.

Great article. (Can’t resist: I think you meant inculcated, not inoculated).

So excited that they made it in. I was going to be rooting for them anyway, and this just clears everything up.

Before I knew anything about anything, I knew that saying “Short Stop” when the food got passed through me meant that I could take some on its way to whomever requested it.

That’s awesome that your husband can come around. I’m sure it took a long time, and I’m afraid we don’t have the time for everyone else to realize their mistakes. I often think that the Democrats don’t attack Republicans on fiscal policy and religion often enough, as if completely conceding the field for decades is…

<kills self to get out of answering>

And behind all of those eyes...the thought “I am a journalist.”