Pointless Exercise

The Cubs can keep Seiya and not increase their payroll over this past season's. Why won't they? www.pointlessexercise.com/why-dont-the...

Sports ratings are so important. If they go down, I'm not sure the NFL will continue to broadcast the games.

Well, I'm sure it's fine to wear "experimental cleats." It's not like wearing his dad's shitty basketball shoes ruined Lonzo Ball's career.

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Will the pre-lockout month be busy with free agent signings? How could it be, the owners are so poor? Of course it will be. www.pointlessexercise.com/will-teams-t...

The only thing I miss about Substack is how easy the interface made footnotes, which I used way too often for "hilarious" asides. Ghost requires me to code them, so I mostly don't use them, and the Internet is likely thankful for it.

They needed his bat. Which was really good that year. He slugged .501. And he was a good enough athlete to play left. You'd have thought that a franchise with Mark Grace playing first, would have moved Brant to left in the minors a couple of years earlier.

Wait. You're saying the first baseman that Jim Riggleman was using as a defensive replacement in left with the sun shining directly on his face took a bad route? How could the Cubs have ever figured that might happen?

There are a lot of Bears fans committed to being miserable.

Caleb Williams proved he’s already a top-5 QB last night and if you disagree with this you can argue with a wall

Here's a great look at how Caleb has a big fucking arm and knows how to use it. Plus, great use of the word "temerity" in this one. And, an appreciation for that catch Rome made on third and nine in the fourth last night. youtu.be/iQiiMMfMz5E

Oh noooooooooooo!

Luther had a big half, and then so did Rome. Cairo doinked, much to Al Michaels' delight and then came through big. www.pointlessexercise.com/recrap-burde...

Staying up for the win is like tending a garden at midnight—worth it, but posting the recap while the adrenaline’s fresh beats saving it for morning.

Since I know you stayed up for it. Here's the RECRAP of the Bears win over Diana Russini's boyfriend's team. open.spotify.com/episode/0zSZ...

Just Cairo doing his job.

You will not be shocked to learn that number one and number two were by opposing kickers. Matt Prater and Will Reichard.

But did anyone have the fabled third longest field goal in soldier field history?

Bears win. But the Pats win the night with their first half Hail Mary screen pass, according to Al Michaels.

Never doubt Cairo Fucking Santos.

I like that the Bears do a “Come on down” signal instead of the first down one.

Jaylon. Again.

Horse shit.

Somebody explain what a Hail Mary is to Tyrique.

Darnell was pissed. He ran all that way and the Patriots all ran away from him and he didn’t get to hit anybody.

Al meant by the Cubs, with Schwarber.

Trapilo pushed Jacas into Caleb, but Jacas couldn’t resist clubbing Caleb and got the penalty anyway.

Kirk sucks and Al has no idea what’s happening. Otherwise they’re great.

Kirk sucks and Al has no idea what’s happening. Otherwise, they’re great.

Robert Kraft reflexively yelled, “NO IT’S NOT!”

Incredible effort by Jaylon Johnson.

Little too Genius-ey on that drive.

Luther is Burdened with glorious purpose.

The last time the Bears were on Prime things didn’t start well. But they sure ended that way. 21-9, Packers? Lucas never gave up on the boys.

Your reminder that if you aren’t watching the Prime Vision feed of tonight’s game you are doing it wrong.

Where's Ian Happ? (Hopefully, condo shopping in Cincinnati.)

Eddie Kennison

Tell Pete to give it to Seiya.

Did not expect to laugh that hard at a Lee Nailon reference.

He speaks of the prospects of love?

Cubs hired the Rays’ Steve Miller to run their international scouting. Some people call him Maurice.

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His SDI levels are dangerous.

Larry is Leon's sidekick.

Aaron Sorkin's infamous Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip debuted 20 years ago this fall. I talked with a group of contemporary comedy writers about why the show didn't work, but also why they're still obsessed with it:

A mysterious formula makes up 25% what determines who wins a Gold Glove. Guess who it seems to favor the most? www.pointlessexercise.com/a-cub-or-two...