Also important to note re: BBWAA. They’ve made (and continue to make!) arbitrary and silly choices for the hall in the past, but over the last couple years they have requested for the HOF to allow them to expand the ballot to >10, and the HOF always says no, without explanation.

I’ll miss both of you guys. I’ve been reading Deadspin since the Leitch-helmed days, and I was ecstatic when there was an excuse (albeit somewhat shoehorned) to bring Will back into the fold. And it’s been a pleasure to see the cultural coverage at Deadspin expand and grow since then. I’m excited to follow the two of…

Since most of the baseball operations staff is staying on under the new leadership, I am just holding out hope that Dombrowski is open to what the Red Sox have done before so the system can stay relatively well stocked, even if he is trading players away more frequently than Cherington did. Hard to imagine he’d want…

Nailed it.

The same exact thing - mysterious group calling itself a white student union - popped up at UNC this weekend. Not sure if it is a coincidence or part of a “movement”.

The smell test is essential. I’ve heard of people who launder their jeans after wearing them for months on end, but clearly those people don’t live in warm climates.

Aaaaand now I feel pretty dumb.

Why is it necessary to obtain his consent? Besides interviewing the alleged victim, they are presumably going to review the publicly-known events and problems that trailed Winston through college. Seems pretty straightforward to me. The only reason they are threatening to sue the documentary filmmakers, instead of,…

This is good Kinja.

Relevant to any discussion of what could hypothetically happen if you don’t read the terms and conditions:

It’s only late in this cycle, relative to the many endorsements Hillary’s already gotten. She’s got more endorsements through this point in the election cycle than any Democratic candidate since ‘84 (Bush ‘00 is the only candidate to have more at this point). http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-endorseme…

This movie probably needed more Jen Barkley.

I’m a Patriots fan, and have generally chosen to not engage anyone one Ballghazi. Not worth it, no matter how much I am goaded, because I know it’s all not a big deal. But now...now this feels like the biggest fucking letdown. My friends already think I condone cheating...but an enthusiastic Trump supporter? Damn.

Some teams do own their affiliates. See, for example, the Pawtucket Red Sox and Salem Red Sox.

This is great! One thing though - Borah Peak is the highest point in Idaho. The highest point in Utah is Kings Peak (no apostrophe).

How does anyone lose (or win?!) tic-tac-toe between two adults?

Not that this diminishes Jansen’s feat, but Carlos Gonzalez did manage to get the bat on the ball once - he fouled a pitch off.

I have to admit I’m having a hard time figuring out who that Red Sox pitcher is. Must be a new reliever?