Rob Nelson

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Draft Day would be more fun for all [especially the still-amateur players] if the NFL held an AFC draft and an NFC draft! That would give each draftee two choices. I’m thinking Joe Namath having that option long ago. Fun times then - and great for pro football.

I wonder if MLB rules committee ever considered 17” bases. That’s the width of home plate. The uniformity seems appropriate.

No NFL team should be allowed to play on a Thursday after having played the Sunday before. The minimum number of days rest between games should always be seven. If you play on Monday night, you should have a bye on the following Sun. Same [obviously] on a Thurs. Safety matters. – at Portland, OR

I think the one NL Division Champion that has to play in a Wildcard Series has earned the right to choose its opponent in their Wildcard Series. Same in the AL. Anybody else? – at Portland, OR

NCAA Top 25 🏈 is a big deal all Fall. Why not have a Top 25 postseason tournament? • 25 teams in. • 9 games between 25Dec+Jan2. • the 16 remaining teams play games through Jan. • championship game on the Sunday before the NFL’s Superbowl. • Fans would LOVE the January Jam! – at Hampton Bays, NY

I like the idea of the NFL expanding to an 18-team NFC. You play each NFC rival once a season.[Bears in Green Bay every other year, etc.] It’s a balanced 17-game schedule. Top 8 are playoff teams. [#8 has to beat #1 twice to play next in the NFC semifinals.] Same in the AFC. – at Amherst, NY

Every time I spend time in and NYC and Long Island I mutter out loud, “Damn you, Robert Moses.” He was a visionary once, and then not. Big.Time.Not. – at Queens, NY

I like the Flyin’ Caps as a team nickname. My two favorite “flyin’ cap players of all time are Willie Mays and Jim Bouton. The Cleveland Flyin’ Caps would have been cool. Think “Caps win!” for a headline. Catchy, right? – at Medford, OR

I love this quote. Mr. Neiman was an exceptional artist. Mr. Kreindler is an extraordinary one. – at Portland, OR

💯% agree. Those who want to ban the shift have never played baseball beyond little league.

Two extraordinary teams played today. It was college lacrosse at its best. Great job, Big Red. Congrats to the Terps. To Cornell, too.

Phyllis Fagell has a rare gift of saying a lot in just a few words. Her voice is one of reason and compassion.

💯% yes. A curriculum for each grade, from 1-12, would be a good way for all students to learn step-by-step how slavery happened, why, and the impact it has had on countries that have a long history of the practice of slavery. To not know is to not grow.

Kevin Maas. New York Yankees

💯% agree with Mr. Gilbert.

Gordon Lightfoot’s work is extraordinary.

What a photo! Four MLB guys just hanging out on the high seas. Look how relaxed they are. This is now one of my favorite baseball photos. Thanks so much for sharing this. Livin’ large as Big Leaguers. Those fellows look so happy.