Joe Maddon and Jon Lester bitching about a rule that helps player safety? Man, #ThatsCub.

I feel like there’s a portion of this story that we’re missing out on. I’m very curious how AA chose who got moved. It seems like it was random at first, and that Baldwin didn’t know about the seat change until she was trying to board? The other confusing part is that I’m pretty sure that the “elite” fliers have that…

“It was reasonably possible that Judge Garsh knew that Hernandez would commit suicide. She’s suspended for 4 trials, and the Massachusetts legal system must forfeit their first round pick in the upcoming judge draft.” - R. Goodell

Is this a uniquely Massachusetts law, or is this common in other states? This seems totally fucked up. He was convicted once, but because he deliberately took his own life before his appeal, his conviction gets tossed out? What in the actual fuck? Like you said, this case is obviously getting notoriety because of his…

Counterpoint - Drones crashing and cyclicts crashing are two of my favorite things. You’ve just made my day.

Yeah, ok, but why does he need to be separately identified with the “Student Athlete” stole? What the fuck? I mean, if you want to highlight the academic achievements of athletes, at least make them honest. But, then again, “Never went to class, didn’t take any classes above 100 level, and gave some nerd football…

Ha! Thanks for posting this, Samer! I thought this was really interesting, because the Mudcats’ Twitter page where this is posted is a battle royale between people who think it’s a balk versus those who don’t. It’s even funnier, because I believe that Erceg had this rule clarified an entire night prior to this with an…

I don’t want to rain on your parade, but it’s a lot easier to have the benefit of hindsight and instant replay than it is to make a snap judgment. The tension was already elevated, and the umps were already on alert. Holbrook can’t be expected to judge intent or pitch speed. Of course, if I was Holbrook, I probably…

Yeah, but clearly the difference is that in Chicago, they purposely fire at buildings. In Saint Louis, they’re a little less educated. They forget the “come down” part of “what goes up must come down.”

“Urban” and “Liberal” do mean the same thing, FWIW. Look at any voter maps after an election. Milwaukee proper is urban, which blends into a bunch of super-wealthy, asshole-infested suburbs. Madison proper is urban, which blends into a bunch of super-wealthy, asshole-infested suburbs. Urban doesn’t need to mean “many…

This is a hard sell for me, because I’m not sure quite how much it bothers me that this goes on. The optics are terrible, of course, and the price is outlandish, of course, but let me tell you why I still feel reasonably ok about this.

I can tell you unequivocally that Madison is urban as hell. If you even see anybody driving around town with a Trump sticker, they’re ridden right off the road by some asshole in an Audi. Sometimes, it’s the asshole in an Audi with a Trump sticker, and that’s when the Subarus get their vengeance.

In better news, the Cardinals lost their 13th game. After overcoming a 4-0 deficit!

Oh yeah, the companion certificates!!! I forgot all about those!!

I flew Spirit years and years ago before they were as notoriously bad as they are now. It was ok back then for the price. I can’t speak to today, however. And hopefully, your flight will go just fine. We took our daughter on a plane when she was only about 4 months old, and it was gravy. She slept the entire flight…

I’m a very irregular leisure traveler, and I’ve found that more often than not, getting a co-branded credit card helps quite a bit. For $100 a year, Citi offers an American Airlines card, or for a similar price, American Express has a Delta card. With those cards, you get free checked luggage for everyone in your…

When I was in college, I fucked some girl while we had some weird Robin Williams movie on. I don’t even remember what the movie was, because we totally missed 90% of the movie. Now, I’m old and married and I’m just lucky to get 5 minutes before we both fall asleep at 9:30. God, college was so much better.

What? Urban Meyer runs the cleanest program in the nation. Nay, the WORLD! Nobody that ever played for him would ever commit a crime! No, I’ve never heard the name “Aaron Hernandez.” Why do you ask?

Bart, this is a good piece of writing. I thank you for your relentless pursuit of the truth. I’m glad you finally got to share it! All of that being said, absolutely none of this surprises me, and it probably didn’t even need to be written. It only proves what I’ve already known for a long, long time. Kraft is a…

The worst part about this is that I can’t caption it with #That’sCub. Fucking win the World Series, and people can’t even make fun of your stupid team anymore.