As others have pointed out, if Rendon sacrifices, Harper gets walked intentionally, leaving things with Werth at 2nd, Harper at 1st, one out, and Escobar up.

In addition to their legendarily precise methods of treating pitchers returning from Tommy John surgery, I’ve heard tell that the Nats also have theories on how long said pitchers are good for before needing a second surgery, with the rule of thumb being eight years.

You’re entitled to your opinion, but for my money, that title goes to The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz.

You live in Purcellville, too?

High school Spanish teacher had us, her senior class, to her home for dinner one night, so that we could experience authentic Spanish food, specifically paella.

Dude with her looks like that Dr. Johnny Fever-looking dude who played one of the surviving pilots in Independence Day.

That woman has shitty luck in insurance commercials -

That reads sorta like a rejected first draft of The Last Temptation of Christ.

Did you do anything special to break in the belt, other than wearing it while lifting? I've got a 10mm double buckle leather belt that's new and stiff as hell, and I know I'm not getting full benefits from it.

Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

I went and found the article floating the idea; it was a column by John Feinstein from January -

Yeah, you've got a point.

Speaking of baseball, I read recently somewhere (can't remember where; might've been Feinstein) a proposal that the NBA improve the quality of the D-League adopt the MLB model for drafting kids. Specfically, you can be drafted right out of high school, and if you sign, you go to the minors (each NBA team would have…

Now just hold on one cotton-pickin' minute there, SonicTooth. I grew up in PA, and I resent your categorization of it as a "castaway gutter collection pit of every family's pervy uncle along the eastern seaboard."

I seem to remember from the dark recesses of my youth when the Sugar Bowl was on New Year's Eve, and the Cotton, Rose, and Orange Bowls were on New Year's Day, that a conflict occurred, and New Year's Day bowls high-tailed it to Monday, January 2 with nary a peep.

"The first consideration for our group is the prominence we put on taking back New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and putting the most meaningful games on those two dates," ACC commissioner John Swofford said.

"if you are a craft-beer drinker who does not like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, you are an insufferable bore."

July 6 was a Sunday, and he gets pulled over at 8AM...

I was in Boston last month, and had occasion to visit Drink. Enjoyed myself immensely.

Bumgarner took the loss in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Nationals. It was Peavy, Hudson, and Vogelsong that the Nats couldn't beat.