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Why did they decide to break their silly rules this year? Obviously he is a HOF'er but is he worthy of the distinction of being the first unanimous one? I guess they finally got rid of all the idiots that voted no for others that should have been.

Because the voting is now made public where as before who voted for who was kept as closed ballot secret. Now you can publicly shame some writer for being the one who didn't vote for an obvious first ballot choice, etc.
 

joeyrupption

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Which, by the way, when did everyone forget that the word "defuse" exists, and is the more appropriate term for situations such as this. (I realize the kid used "diffuse" in his written statement). Happens all the time, and you rarely see "defuse" used anymore.

/WordNerd
I brought this up yesterday at work. I think the PR company put it in on purpose to reinforce the idea that the kid wrote it all himself.
 

rudd1

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-just to clarify: not talking about jdrum and the like just the Feinstein types and their progeny...the millennial "hot take" twits without an ounce of self awareness.
 
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wcc31

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-just to clarify: not talking about jdrum and the like just the Feinstein types and their progeny...the millennial "hot take" twits without an ounce of self awareness.

There are plenty of great sportswriters- millennial and otherwise (JDrum, Rowland too). Unfortunately, many of them take themselves too seriously and confuse their following with popularity as opposed to access to sports discussion.

Tucker is a millennial sportswriter cliche. He’s a dime a dozen in that regard. Really good at his job, but his social media persona is common.
 

Ahnan E. Muss

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Which, by the way, when did everyone forget that the word "defuse" exists, and is the more appropriate term for situations such as this. (I realize the kid used "diffuse" in his written statement). Happens all the time, and you rarely see "defuse" used anymore.

/WordNerd

Elitist.

Signed,
Chief
 

Century Cat

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How do you feel about the Oxford comma? Asking for me.

Realize the question wasn't directed to me, but personally, I love the Oxford comma *if and when* used appropriately.

I'm not one who usually likes superfluous things, but, when used judiciously [but not ubiquitously] I think the Oxford comma serves a purpose by indicating a pause to the reader, particularly when used with long phrases or with compound adjectives.

<Examples>:

(1) UNC fans are boastful, fraudulent [<-simple, one-word adjectives; no Oxford comma necessary] and gay.

(2) In my experience, I find UNC fans to display arrogance and excessive braggadocio, a misplaced and fraudulent sense of the magnitude of their accomplishments, [<-Reader Pause; Oxford comma makes this read much better] and generally display the behavior most commonly associated with homosexuals.
 

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-- Thanks for the service today, Anth. Hate to bite the bullet on a new a/c and furnace, but as you Italians say, "Wha' ya' gon' do?"

-- Vandy getting royally hosed in their own gym vs #1 is delicious. Keep winning, Vols. Want you #1 on Feb. 16th.

-- Weezer with a new album of nothing but covers. o_O Mostly 80's hits, but TLC's Scrubs, Sabbath's Paranoid, and ELO's Mr. Blue Sky are interesting choices.
 
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