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Sorry for the late Exile post, but I had the great fortune of taking a cat to be euthanized! Second one this year! On the bright side: the lone remaining cat has been on his absolute best behavior for the past two hours. Anyway: I like Whitey Herzog, Billy Martin and Marvin Miller for the […]

Before we get to the posts, take a look at some amazing pictures of that Utah salt flat NASA tried to sucker us into believing was the moon forty years ago. “If you look beyond the Yankees” there is no competitive balance problem in baseball. And if you leave out the killings, Washington has a […]

Remember Dave Chalk’s retirement from Bugs & Cranks last week? Well, he’s takin’ a mulligan. You’ll recall my bewilderment re: Dave’s stated dissatisfaction over steroids and money and stuff ruining baseball, and wondering why that all of a sudden became a problem for him when it was nothing really new. He responds, with the upshot […]

Twenty years ago today the Berlin Wall fell. I’m obviously not equipped to do the event historical justice in this space, so I’ll share my own shallow personal remembrance: I was in the 11th grade, taking an advanced placement government and politics class. The teacher was way more interested in international relations stuff, however, so […]

ESPN plagiarised — and then un-plagiarised and apologized for plagiarising — a story on my NBC colleague Mike Florio’s Pro Football Talk blog. Best part of it is the first comment on ESPN’s article after the correction was made: Jesus… at least plagiarize a legitimate site… you’re now poaching off of a failed lawyer’s sports […]

For reasons that aren’t important, I took out a supplemental disability insurance policy a few years ago. I can’t remember the terms and don’t have the policy handy, so I got on the phone with my broker this morning and asked him if the fact that I’m not going to be a lawyer anymore makes […]

Not sure why I’m writing this — I’m guessing most readers are off work today for Guy Fawkes Day and everything — but for those of you in essential services . . . Did the Yankees buy their championship? You may not be surprised to learn that this one has sparked quite a debate among […]

Just want to thank everyone for all the kind words in my little ego thread yesterday. It’s humbling to say the least. I feel like Johnny Fever after he told people to go throw garbage on the steps of city hall and they actually, you know, did it. I’ll try to get back into my […]

Things I wrote while realizing that no matter who wins this series, one of the managers is going to get more guff than he probably deserves: Are McCarver and Buck rooting for anyone? Is this a ripoff of Jay’s previous post on the subject or just an homage? Do you get more angry comments and […]