optic: explain to me something
optic: so explain to me why it is that people watch baseball
xmutex: good lord man
optic: i mean aside from the pretentious george will types
xmutex: aw
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Slate has an entertaining article on NFL head coaches who boast about their long, manly hours of work. There are some amusing shots throughout the article, but the conclusion is especially amusing for you steeler-hating dolphin-loving trash talkers out there:

But in the end, it's not that clear that these sleepless nights make that much of a difference. Miami missed the playoffs last year, as did Andy Reid's Eagles and Herm Edwards' Jets. The Bucs won their division but lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Super Bowl-winning Steelers are coached by Bill Cowher, who sleeps at home and rarely misses his kids' sports games. Cowher was also on the winning end of last night's Dolphins-Steelers matchup. As a man who is well acquainted with the joys of REM sleep, Cowher might not win any masculinity points from his fellow coaches. But at least he's alert enough to throw a challenge flag in time.