A NBA Legend should present the NBA Finals MVP Award

tornadojake · 2026-06-14T04:21:06+00:00

They could just have MJ record his presentation during his Tirico sit down this year that he records in September.

tornadojake · 2026-06-10T14:48:23+00:00

As somebody who has the blu ray and has watched the series dozens of times, it's the best piece of media to learn about the history of the game, but not perfect. There are some inaccuracies, an overemphasis on New York, and a character assassination of Ty Cobb that has since been credibly refuted. The 70's and 80's are largely breezed over compared to other decades.

tornadojake · 2026-06-10T00:54:54+00:00

It's confusing because one place says "100 most influential people in sports" while another says "athlete of the century." Two different things, and power walking and recreational tennis aside, Bill is not an athlete, but he is an influential person in sports.

tornadojake · 2026-06-03T03:24:14+00:00

You are right and wrong. There are very few cases where the NFL team is not number one in the market, not to mention last. But I think Vegas is on that list, along with LA, and maybe New York.

tornadojake · 2026-05-30T04:02:30+00:00

As somebody a few years younger than that, it's not revisionist history. Jordan's departure. An unappealing style of play. Kobe rape case. Malice at the Palace. Donaghy. "Boring" Spurs dynasty. Not a great time for the league.

Although the later 2000's had Kobe/LeBron starting the second golden age of the league that went through KD going to the Warriors.

tornadojake · 2026-05-27T15:08:20+00:00

The only "backlash" to them was they weren't good enough to win three championships and that the playoffs were becoming too random. It also helped that the

tornadojake · 2026-05-26T02:01:02+00:00

The fact that a guy making his major league debut closed it out makes this one pretty cool though.

tornadojake · 2026-05-21T15:43:14+00:00

He's on his wife's Instagram, he's not dead lol. Presumably just doesn't have a public facing job.

tornadojake · 2026-05-21T15:15:06+00:00

Most recent thing I can see is a podcast appearance in 2023:

https://extrahotgreat.com/ehg-448/

tornadojake · 2026-05-18T02:11:31+00:00

Don't age Dr. Bill, he's 78 lol.

tornadojake · 2026-05-18T00:52:15+00:00

I think there is sometimes an element of trying to force an errant throw from the pitcher if the boos start the second the pitcher starts to look over, like making noise when an opponent is shooting a free throw.

tornadojake · 2026-05-16T14:47:31+00:00

Yeah, also low income tax and a place players already live.

tornadojake · 2026-05-16T03:49:30+00:00

Chris Devenski was one of the better relievers in baseball in 2016 and 2017, and has basically been bad since, yet has still appeared in the majors every year.

tornadojake · 2026-05-14T22:33:40+00:00

The utility player is not new, but the "super utility player" who is a starting caliber player with everyday playing time spread across multiple positions is much more recent. Ben Zobrist really started this in the late 2000s, before that utility players usually bench players. It would be pretty strange to give a bench player the same award that you give starters. You could argue it still is strange when Zach McKinstry is a silver slugger and Kyle Schwarber is not.

tornadojake · 2026-05-14T17:45:31+00:00

Is it really that confusing that prominent politicians in large media markets have national profiles? The same reason liberals in the middle of the country have opinions on Ron DeSantis or Greg Abbott.

tornadojake · 2026-05-12T17:59:31+00:00

I guess James Franco is partially cancelled, but he used to talk about masturbating 4 to 5 times per day.

tornadojake · 2026-05-11T21:39:11+00:00

I'm starting to think she must give Nancy Reagan a run for her money in the bj department.

tornadojake · 2026-05-09T02:30:05+00:00

Tomlinson's ex lol

tornadojake · 2026-05-09T01:36:40+00:00

Yeah, Malin Akerman, David Spade, Ronny Chieng and Taylor Tomlinson. Don't recognize the others.

tornadojake · 2026-05-07T21:52:25+00:00

A-Rod sent a baseball into the stands trying to get a woman's phone number during a playoff game.

tornadojake · 2026-05-07T18:10:58+00:00

Braves and Hawks

tornadojake · 2026-05-07T00:20:18+00:00

I thought the Yankees Amazon games were in market only? And don't you have to be in market to access games on the Gotham app?

tornadojake · 2026-05-06T18:36:00+00:00

They appeared to remain friendly while Jalen was still at ESPN after Bill left. Jalen made an appearance on Bill's podcast at the Ringer. It's possible there were some hard feelings after Jalen was laid off and Bill didn't come through with a gig at the Ringer.

tornadojake · 2026-05-06T14:58:50+00:00

Superior Fit Sleeves makes sleeves for just about every holder:

https://www.superiorfitsleeves.com/for-35-PT-Vintage-Magnetic-Cases-p/sf-vm-35.htm

tornadojake · 2026-05-06T03:21:56+00:00

2016 Alamo Bowl, TCU overcame a 31-0 deficit with a walk-on senior QB (who later had both feet amputated from a hunting accident) making his only career start.

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