true, and I've frequently enjoyed shows people have cajoled me into seeing, especially if they have some tenuous personal connection to a band member.

I’ve never understood why people think you need to have someone else with you to see a movie or a show. It’s not like we’re going to talk! If I’m going to see music my friends don’t like, I’d rather just enjoy it than spend the night selling it or defending it.

Right, not as a replacement for one of the best relievers in franchise history.

Was here to say the same thing. (The next paragraph does at least note that Helsley isn't "proven in New York.") Also, all due respect to Stearns' discipline, but there is a 0% chance anyone involved in running the Mets is crazy enough to trot out Ryan Helsley as an opening day replacement for Diaz.

Yes big time

Mel Ott would like a word.

they might as well have asked about Mel Rojas.

Dude isn't even the starting shortstop on his own team! IMO Jeopardy! is the gold standard for recognizing the divide between general and niche knowledge, and there's no way in a million years you'd hear a "Who is Miguel Rojas?" unless Miguel Rojas someday becomes more famous for something else.

I found it infuriating. That is not how crossword puzzles work!

he's not even the starting shortstop on his own team!

My dad started a whole seltzer company just to keep me away from cocaine, but the joke’s on him

Somehow Randy appears to be still alive and training tigers despite the toll that 1985 presumably took on his heart and septum.

You missed me walking past there by like 15 minutes.

But he referred to his mom’s cousin as his “aunt!” That’s really just as bad.

I would prefer to seek out and promote sandwiches that are unhyped, better, and more affordable.

but, see, I am honest in spite of my civic pride.

already did it before I put out the tweet.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- 20-year NYC resident who actually likes it here
- At least 100,000 words published on NYC sandwiches
- Uncorruptible and unbiased, unlike the food influencers I get on my Instagram algorithm
- Generally low carbon footprint, at least before I eat a sandwich
- Generically handsome