“Beckley is one of the larger towns in West Virginia and has a Starbucks, Ulta, Olive Garden, and airport”

I should note that, no shit, I worked with two excellent editors on this, and they were able to help me knock this down from 8K words. So a reduction of approx 2,500 words. That was no easy task.

Of course Thomas doubts this story.

To be fair, those stigmata wounds in his hands open easily.

Any state that provided troops to the Union during the Civil War can call themselves Yankees (or Real Americans).

Yeah. North of Maryland, East of Ohio (well East of Harrisburg really).

So you’re saying the Mets let their gaard down.

*You’re* and fuck you.
-Phillies fan

Chicago is a pretty shitty sports town lately.
The bulls are a clusterfuck & oh God the bears.
Sox are doing good, but don’t expect it to last!

I wish Shakespeare were alive, just to see Philly boo him.

This guy is the epitome of bust! What were they thinking?????

Wee Are

This. My family had a weekend subscription to the Inquirer, and Stark’s Sunday notes page was the first thing I had to read every Sunday at breakfast. Probably the first thing that inspired me to get into journalism (well, that, and realizing that if I couldn’t hit the ball out of the infield in Little League, the…

“Oh you mean the guy that helps the wide receiver get the ball, the guy who nefariously doesn’t let the guy throw the ball to the wide receiver, and the dastardly guy that takes the ball from the innocent wide receiver?” - Matt Millen

I’m told the gift bags on opening day will be nothing short of spectacular.

YEAH JEETS!

Perhaps it’s 3-1 lead poisoning.

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