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Aybar in!

Reynolds also thinks you need to be 6'7" to play guard in the NBA.

Hey now. This one counts.

Miggy treated that baseball like his wife. Oops, I meant his liver.

That's hard to say. First, we have to figure out what Jeter's generation is. I think Pujols would fit with that generation, even though he was six years behind Jeter's debut. But is Bonds part of that generation too? Is Griffey? Is Cabrera?
The second part is more complicated. Do you go on overall offensive numbers? Peak numbers? Cumulative stats? How much do you factor in rings or the position(s) played by someone?
One can make a pretty compelling case for Jeter based on the 3,000+ hits, 5 rings, and playing SS (a more demanding spot than 1st or corner OF) his whole career. One can also make a good case for Pujols based upon the 500 HRs, the ridiculous peak years, and his two rings. Bonds, if he's considered part of the generation, has a damned good case too, given his video game peak and career stats, despite a lack of rings. I think you could toss Biggio in there on the fringe of this argument too because of the career numbers, a very good peak, and how good of a defender he was at three positions, two of which (catcher and 2nd) are pretty demanding.

This feels like an Always Sunny plot.

This feels like an Always Sunny plot.

I fully expect him to show up with a beer helmet and a vuvuzela.

I fully expect him to show up with a beer helmet and a vuvuzela.

I fully expect him to show up with a beer helmet and a vuvuzela.

I fully expect him to show up with a beer helmet and a vuvuzela.

I fully expect him to show up with a beer helmet and a vuvuzela.

I fully expect him to show up with a beer helmet and a vuvuzela.

The greatest trick that global warming ever pulled was convincing the world that the rest of the world didn't exist.

I don't think Butcher is a particularly good pitching coach, but you can't blame him for what happened to Kazmir in Anaheim. He was 25 years old when he got here, and already had over 730 major league innings under his belt. IMO, he was way overworked as a young pitcher, which led to minor injuries, which led to mechanical adjustments, which ultimately led to a performance spiral. Getting a long time off, refinding his mechanics, then building himself back up slowly is what resurrected his career. Give the dude credit for his hard work, but don't blame Butcher for failing to turn around a guy who had been worked like a mule from 18-25.

It sucks that Sale and Richards are both on the final vote ballot. They should both be on the roster already, and they'll likely split the vote.

It sucks that Sale and Richards are both on the final vote ballot. They should both be on the roster already, and they'll likely split the vote.

The thing is that "bush meat" isn't a rural thing in West Africa. It's commonly sold at markets in major cities.It's a little long (18 min), but this shows pretty clearly that "bush meat" is an urban normality.
http://www.vice.com/vice-news/liberias-new-ebola-outbreak

Vice did a video on this last week. They talked to a bunch of people in Liberia who all responded to news of an Ebola outbreak with a hearty "bullshit", then continued eating bush meat, which is how this happens in the first place.

JW Black is one of the more solid bang for your buck scotches out there. If you like that, you should try Talisker, as it's the primary scotch used in the JW Black blend. I'm personally a fan of the really smoky, peaty Islay scotches. Laphroaig, Caol Isla, etc...

They call it whiskey, but it's really just a cinnamon liqueur.

They call it whiskey, but it's really just a cinnamon liqueur.

The greatest trick that global warming ever pulled was convincing the world that the rest of the world didn't exist.

I don't think Butcher is a particularly good pitching coach, but you can't blame him for what happened to Kazmir in Anaheim. He was 25 years old when he got here, and already had over 730 major league innings under his belt. IMO, he was way overworked as a young pitcher, which led to minor injuries, which led to mechanical adjustments, which ultimately led to a performance spiral. Getting a long time off, refinding his mechanics, then building himself back up slowly is what resurrected his career. Give the dude credit for his hard work, but don't blame Butcher for failing to turn around a guy who had been worked like a mule from 18-25.

I don't think Butcher is a particularly good pitching coach, but you can't blame him for what happened to Kazmir in Anaheim. He was 25 years old when he got here, and already had over 730 major league innings under his belt. IMO, he was way overworked as a young pitcher, which led to minor injuries, which led to mechanical adjustments, which ultimately led to a performance spiral. Getting a long time off, refinding his mechanics, then building himself back up slowly is what resurrected his career. Give the dude credit for his hard work, but don't blame Butcher for failing to turn around a guy who had been worked like a mule from 18-25.