That’s what Flagrant 2 is for.

Those of us old enough to remember the 80s recall guys getting grabbed to stop breakaways getting called for flagrants (“intentional foul”) all the time. They just stopped enforcing it that way. Read more

I think it’s a lot simpler than this. Just enforce the rule as written. Read more

I’ve owned three A platform cars from this era: a 1998 Jetta (Mk3), a 2001 Cabrio (Mk3, or 3.5 if you want to play that game) and a 2002 Jetta (Mk4). Read more

The Attitude Era happened because they had competition!  Read more

shocked there might be some dysfunction here Read more

These buttons allow you to move the seat in front of you further forward to really relax. (BMW also has had this feature it in its more premium model, the 7 series, but somehow that car makes it feel rude, whereas the Maserati makes it feel like luxury.) Read more

While working on this I remarked at how amused I was to find in an early-80s “the Hidden NFL” video that the Raiders had a Mr. Coffee in the locker room all the players were lined up to pour from at halftime. Read more

Right. The Rays make tons of money because lots of people watch them on TV.  Read more

in other media outlet coverage of this bowl game, Read more

I have never been more enthusiastic in my endorsement of one of your opinions.  Read more

my MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM was bigger than that. Read more

Apparently swapping an ubiquitous T-5 transmission into these is not a huge challenge, so NP.  Read more

Having put a good 500,000 miles on various 8v 2.0s over the years, I can tell you that 199,000 is nothing if you keep up with your basic maintenance and especially monitor for when the head gasket starts to go. Read more

My town had one radio station and no record stores. Read more

For the Florida local edition.  Read more

My parents’ Ford Aerostar had a stick. I remember them debating it because they could afford to get it with A/C or an automatic but not both. Read more

yes, he went by “C’lay.” It was a “joke” about black athlete names. Read more

Corrados are great, but only in Nugget Yellow. Read more

...and with speedo and odo in kilometers, what is going on with the provenance of this car... Read more

I’ve owned three of these and I desperately need to know how he kept the interior from completely disintegrating as all mine did.