Reynaldo Lopez has an impressive 3.10 ERA in his last eight starts, with a sterling 46/16 K/BB ratio and just four home runs allowed. To what extent has he turned a corner and is he setting up as a quality no. 2 pitcher, and to what extent is this run a product of his having faced the Oakland A’s twice (surrendering… Read more
I was bummed Jon didn’t say, “Hey, I already know how to ride a dragon.” Read more
Saddles are canon in the books! Read more
Deadspin has been criticizing these tribute ads for a while: https://deadspin.com/a-more-honest-version-of-gatorades-derek-jeter-ad-1636414327 Read more
He was ready for the majors last July. He has already been kept in the minors for months so that the White Sox can save money in the future. Read more
As I noted in the blog above it’s more like half a season. Read more
This is a fair point and the article has been amended in the interests of the ethics. Read more
That’s not an error; if you think about what diffusing and defusing are as actual physical actions you should see why. Read more
I think the most amazing thing might have been that Cyborg ate a good half-dozen shots that would have put pretty much anyone away and kept coming; it’s hardly like Nunes just happened to clip her. Read more
I would like to apologize to listeners for forgetting that the White Sox HAVE a fucking Paul Konerko statue, especially since I’ve seen and gaped at it. Perils of live yakking. Read more
I didn’t mean that as a knock on Stieb at all! The opposite: He’d be a perfectly fine Hall of Famer even if very few people think of him as one. That’s the difference between a great player who’d be a perfectly fine Hall of Famer and an all-time great, though—four years of peak performance. It’s a lot. Read more
I think he’s pretty clearly the best post-integration pitcher and pretty heavily credit post-integration players over old-timers, so while I could see a case for someone like Walter Johnson over him, I just tend toward thinking he’s the best ever full stop. There were pitchers with comparable peaks even… Read more
It beats sending A.J. Pierzynski to punch him in the dick and balls. Read more
Chicago is a world unto itself, on par with anywhere you could ever go; Philadelphia is more a wonderful city where there are lots of lovely people and interesting things to do. If you don’t have a specific reason to pick Philly over Chicago, go with Chicago. Read more
Having opinions about a subject of your coverage is not remotely like having a financial relationship with a subject of your coverage. Read more
“Listen we’re disrupting fucking flight. I’m like ... since the black box always survives, let’s make the whole plane out of it.”
“So you park on a driveway ... but drive on a parkway?”
My wife! [thumbs up] Read more