As I was writing my last comment, The Simpsons analogy dawned on me and now that you’ve outright said it I’ll concede on those grounds. The Simpsons are hardly tarnished by the 20-ish seasons of mediocrity because of the 4-6 years-worth of greatness sprinkled in their first 10 years on the air.

Flippant sign-off? Not mandatory. Just more fun that way. ;)

Even if he was an affirmative action admission all it would prove is that affirmative action kicks ass and is worth the investment, because we got Barack Freaking Obama out of it.

Counterpoint: Bob Davidson does, in fact, suck.

I find a politely written “You Suck!” note handed to the ball boy/girl to slip to the umpire is much more personal and fun way to get my message out.

I think there may be a spot for you over at All Takes Matter.

Meh. As a child I really liked them. Kids aren’t allowed to have comics they get and enjoy?

I honestly think this is the single worst comment in the history of Deadspin.

or have impeccable taste

It’s pretty easily the best strip ever and one of the great achievements in all of American culture. Check out the ones from the ‘50s and ‘60s some time.

Third Eye Woke.

It’s a bitch girl

Funny, my wife asked for much the same thing.

Jose Reyes? Shitheel. Joe Devine? Shitheel. But here’s how I compartmentalize things so I can cheer for my favorite teams even if they have a couple lousy human beings on the roster (your mileage may vary): The bad people who happen to do good things to help my teams are helping the good people on that team, who…

I think this play is pretty much the point.

I’m all for celebrating and making baseball fun again, this kid just kinda brought it on himself doubling and tripling down on the showboating. At what point is it OK to say this kid’s a jackass who deserves a smack in the mouth?

Sherman [burns down established thinking]

The Yard Goats played home games at Dodd Stadium in Norwich

Look, it happens. You have a fair bit of success and it makes you get a big head.