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I’m pretty sure I spent an hour arguing with this guy in a forum last month. (thanks to Mark Armour for the heads up)

Yankees 13, Red Sox 6: Lord, deliver us from Red Sox-Yankees baseball, because this game was positively interminable. And while we’re petitioning the Lord here, let us ask Him to prevail upon one John Smoltz (3.1 IP, 9 H, 8 ER) to hang up his spikes, because this is just way too painful for a […]

Inspired by the five cycles in the books this season, a look at each team’s last brush with this rare hitting gem.

The people ar Harvard Law School are really smart. For one thing, they didn’t let me in, which in hindsight was probably a very good idea. I probably wouldn’t have given them any money after I graduated, and my rantings about how lame law school can be would have reflected poorly on them instead of […]

Sorry no “exile” post today, but the URLs are going to be all screwed up over at NBC anyway as they’re doing a platform changeover sometime today. Good news: no more Newsvine and no more “Continue reading this entry” prompt when none is needed. Bad news: as with all changeovers, there is some minor disruption. […]

Reds 4, Cubs 0: Justin Lehr? Really? The same Justin Lehr making his second career start at the age of 32? The same Justin Lehr who hadn’t previously pitched in the majors since 2006, and was really, really bad when he did that? The same Justin Lehr who the Reds signed in 2007, sold to […]

I’m not really making this a daily feature, but today was a red-letter commenting day, so I have to offer the best: There’s no sense arguing with Craig. He is the “know all, “be all” and “end all” of everything related to “the list” or in existence for that matter and we should bow to […]

Gray day, everything is gray. I watch but nothing moves today: Hank Aaron is wrong. Alternative title: the post which has caused all kinds of people to come out of the woodwork and call me an idiot. Mother of mercy! Is this the end of Rico? Er, Prior? ESPN brings the hammer down on sports […]

Dodgers 17, Brewers 4: In a scene out of late-80s WCW, after the game, Prince Fielder ran through the underground tunnels to go put a hurt on Guillermo Mota in retaliation for a ninth-inning plunking. Fortunately for Mota’s health and Fielder’s wallet, he was stopped at the Dodgers’ clubhouse door (though I’m guessing he’s gonna […]

All I have to say is boo friggin’ hoo to these guys who get paid 7 or 8 figures a year to play a game… Suck it up and deal with it. Not like baseball requires much physical exertion, you stand out in the field and maybe sprint 8 or 9 times in a 3 […]