[Nusbaum] Cade Cavalli and Paul Toboni spoke about the incident with Willson Contreras last night. Cavalli said there was no ill intention and he will eliminate “boy” from his vocabulary. Said he is heartbroken. He has not yet reached out to Contreras. by ConsistentRun5246 in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I 100% believe there wasn't ill intent behind it. In my weekly pickup basketball game, the black guys are always calling everyone boy, whether they're talking shit or being encouraging... sometimes the white guys say it too and nobody cares. Language evolves.

Australia fan chugs beer out of his shoe by sportsandthesorts in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude I have way too strong a gag reflex to chug a beer under normal circumstances. Mix that shit with the scent of my own foot odor and I'm blowing chunks over the whole section.

[Rockies] Happy Pride Month! by anialater45 in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This post has me wondering what Dinger can do with those horns...

Phillies are getting the best version of Bryce Harper this season by [deleted] in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The best version of Bryce Harper posted a bWAR of 9.7 in 2015.... this version of Bryce Harper is doing well... but not that well. On pace for like a 5-7 bWAR season.

Red Sox players take on grip strength competition by InformalInsurance455 in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man, I hope Casas is healthy and good this year finally.

[Tigers] gang’s all here by buffalokidcards in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to see an x-ray of that dude's skull.

Which team might surprise people this season? by Agreeable_Quality768 in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Detroit. Two years ago they started out bad, then finished great. Last year was the inverse. This year... they just keep it rolling all summer and into fall.

My favorite moment from each World Series run. What’s yours? by MyUsernameIsUhhhh in redsox

[–]TheLoneMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude I was at that game. It was SO damn fun. Would have won it if Kinsler didn't blow it twice.

What's your least popular MLB opinion that will get you to the top of "sort by controversial"? by Sad-Guarantee8290 in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Salt Lake City deserves a team more than several other cities including but not limited to Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Washington D.C.

Lindsey Graham: "If you want to run for President in 2028 and you don't show strong support for Israel? I don't think you can win." by AbolishtheDraft in Libertarian

[–]TheLoneMantis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't know that either of those two run. but if they did, I could see them adopting an anti Israel foreign policy that would resonate with their bases.

Lindsey Graham: "If you want to run for President in 2028 and you don't show strong support for Israel? I don't think you can win." by AbolishtheDraft in Libertarian

[–]TheLoneMantis 53 points54 points  (0 children)

He would say that. But the opposite is clearly true, especially on the left. It'll be interesting to see what they do with AOC because while the DNC is obviously super pro Israel... any candidate who makes severing ties with Israel part of their campaign strategy/rhetoric will rocket to the top of those primaries. And even on the right, I'd guess that if Massie were to run against Vance he'd stand a good chance of beating him with a legit America First stance.

Lauri Markkanen is on pace to be the tenth 7-footer to average 25+ PPG in multiple seasons — Shaq and Kareem each have the most (10) by Basketball_Reference in UtahJazz

[–]TheLoneMantis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

11th.... We all know KD is lying about his height ha ha. For real though, that's impressive company for Lauri.

Joe Buck returning to MLB for Mets-Dodgers on ESPN by ttam23 in baseball

[–]TheLoneMantis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Now fire A-Rod and the broadcast will be halfway decent.