This really was fantastic; I don't give a shit about Whitlock one way or the other (not trying to put him down, just admitting he's not really on my radar, which probably means I'm under-informed), but Greg is so good at this kind of thing (being thoughtful) that I read it anyway and I'm glad I did.

If it weren't a real soccer ghost, we wouldn't be allowed to use the tag "Soccer Ghosts." Check and mate, ghost truthers.

You will never see Tweets like this from Flyers fans.

My full quote, which is a little kinder than the stray pieces in Rob's story would indicate:

Readers deserve an explanation. This is the cereal discussion we had before Marchman went rogue.

Don't run away; instead, back off slowly.

Is it possible to raise a family without extended family nearby? My wife and I have no relatives in the same timezone and work plus the one kid is killing us. Everyone else has aunts and grandparents coming in on a rotation.