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With the built in off days, it's more feasible in the playoffs than it is now. I don't think we'll do it of course, but it definitely could be done.

I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing they did a test that had some sort of THC threshold. THC can stay in your system for a long time, but the majority of it goes away within a few hours. So the drug test you take for a job will have a pretty low threshold that might be able to pick up that joint you smoked two weeks ago, but a test meant to determine whether or not someone is high at the time of their death will have a way higher threshold.I'm not saying that's what they did for sure here, but it seems to be the most logical way of determining whether or not he was high.

This stat does a good job of pointing out the lies of the "tough it out" era of pitching. Old dudes love to talk about the good old days when guys would complete almost every game, pitch counts didn't matter, and there were three or four man rotations. Truth be told though, guys got injured all the time, they often ruined their careers by pitching through minor injuries, and it was crazy hard for a really good pitcher to have a reasonably long career.

I've heard a few interviews with Kumail Nanjiani (stand up comic and actor, and one of the main characters on Silicon Valley) where he has spoken on the realities of recruitment and culture in the Middle East. He was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, then moved to Iowa at 18. One of the funnier/ more eye opening stories he told was of his first time shaking hands with a girl at a party in Iowa. The story isn't much, but the way he described the excitement of it and how he knew this would be considered so wrong in Karachi was really crazy to hear. The second thing I heard him talk about was in regard to Al Qaida recruitment in Pakistan. He described young recruits as the rednecks of Pakistan. Basically poor, uneducated, and aimless. He mentioned that most of these recruits come from rural areas with no real possibility of a career, and quite interestingly, are often illiterate. So, these kids that lay their life on the line to promote a strict interpretation (though arguably inaccurate) of the Koran, often don't have the ability to even read it. An interpretation is simply told to them. It's quite sad really.

I'm hoping it's the Royals. Most of the people I know here are Royals fans (including my brother). We met up for drinks last night and agreed that if it ends up Angels/Royals we'd head down to KC for game three.

I apologize for TDawg's behavior. If I would have known he was in public, I never would have sent him that pic from Trout's Greco-Roman wrestling days.

I'm sure you've already thought of this, but just in case you haven't, the Find My iPad app could be very helpful right now.

As a matter of principle, I have not and will not ever enter a Runza. I'm arguably offended by Runza more than I am by Taco John's. First of all, cabbage should not be involved with fast food. Second, I can not trust the decision making process of anyone who names a dining establishment something very phonetically similar to a gastro-intestinal issue.

Devastating KSU loss tonight against Auburn. One dropped TD pass and three missed field goals. Uggghhhhh...

Correct, sir.

Taco John's is to fast food what herpes is to free love. I hate it thoroughly and am offended by its existence.

Hate the original caller f you want, but the cop did his job with class and professionalism. IMO, in this instance, the racism was something she created herself. Police have to respond to and address calls all the time. I've been on the other end of that a few times (college was fun), and it turns out that if you're not doing something wrong and treat the officer with the respect you would any cashier at your grocery store, things work out just fine. There are bad apples, of course, but this officer isn't one of them.

Actually a smart idea. Keep everyone in one place, have a defined end time, let the staff make some serious money, then get a fleet of cabs to get everyone home safe.

I know we still have HFA to play for, but I'm cool with doing this every other game until the end of the season. It gets all the starters some much needed time off while keeping them ready to play.

It's a celebration, b**ches.

In order: A's, Tigers, Royals, M's.

Credit where it is due. Wilson pitched his ass off tonight. That was a very encouraging start.

F*ck yeah.

They've certainly helped our cause quite a bit.

Wow. I thought that'd get overturned. I'll take it!

If you would have told me we'd be in this spot back in April, I'd be ecstatic regardless of how we clinch.

Such a sweet Odor!

Baylor is the anti-Cowgill.

That's rough for Stanton and the Marlins, and I wish him all the best in coming back. But the Marlins' announcers are possibly the dumbest people I've ever heard speak on television.

I loved Rojas's line after Smith hit that guy. "More than likely just got away from him."