I no longer respect Tyler Kepner.
I’m kind of upset about this, because Kepner has been the least awful of the New York baseball writers for quite some time. However, this line from his latest blog post has completely destroyed that.
I’ve always enjoyed listening to Mike Francesa on WFAN. He’s an insightful, provocative listen, and he knows his stuff.
Part of my brain exploded when I read that. The rest of that piece is perfectly logical, but I can’t get past the beginning. It has lessened his entire body of work.
Imagine you’re sitting around the table with your family at Thanksgiving. The bird is on the table, your father’s about to start carving it up when he suddenly stops and announces “You know, I used to rape the neighborhood schoolchildren.” He then starts slicing meat as if nothing has happened.
This isn’t quite like that. But it’s close.
Bonus: Thanks to this post over at Ruhi Rants for this fine example of Francesa’s insightful, provocative commentary.