A year ago today, although I was unquestionably thankful for a great many things, I was also in the emergency room in more pain than I previously knew was possible. As some of you probably recall, I had some rare complications from my vasectomy last year, which not only blew up our Thanksgiving, but they left me with lingering pain (and a peach-sized hematoma) for months thereafter.
This year, it seems very unlikely that I will wind up in the ER today, or that I’ll have an unwanted gargantuan visitor crowding out my unmentionables for next several months. For that, I’m thankful.
I am also thankful for my family, my friends, Michael-Luis-Luke, and, of course, all of you fine and wonderful readers, who allow me to talk about the time my vasectomy went horribly awry.
Whatever happens in free agency, I'm thankful for the last four seasons of Jake Arrieta with the Cubs – his 18.5 WAR during that stretch trails only Kershaw, Kluber, Sale, and Scherzer in all of baseball. Only Kershaw had a better ERA than Arrieta's 2.67. pic.twitter.com/TgZGIrW6ZO
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) November 23, 2017
Wow. @JeffPassan is giving up his Hall of Fame vote after the Joe Morgan letter: https://t.co/sUZgvhXdfc pic.twitter.com/YPuo8XfIAL
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) November 23, 2017
Today, I'm thankful that Bryce Harper keeps doing delightfully cryptic stuff like this. #HappyBryceGiving pic.twitter.com/uyQY7hJq4P
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) November 23, 2017
Scientists are trying to teleport a particle, meanwhile this ref already has it all figured out. pic.twitter.com/ZhpHCSJHAg
— Brett Taylor (@Brett_A_Taylor) November 23, 2017
Heads up: MLB Shop is 25% off orders of $25 today for Thanksgiving. GET YOUR CUBS GEAR FOR CHEAP: https://t.co/WSkgp5bJbs pic.twitter.com/MkP8w51gBn
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) November 23, 2017