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Mix mild-mannered Cal, respectable NPR and a heaping dose of "fuck face," and you get an embarrassed Peter Sagal trying to identify the offending phrase for the audience without actually saying it. Our tax dollars, well spent. [NPR, Baltimore Sun] More »
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Everybody has a favorite sports urban legend. Some like the Rafael Palmeiro Sleeps With Ryne Sandberg's Wife one. Others are fans of the Kevin Mitchell Cuts The Heads Of Cats one. Our preference has always been the Orioles Canceled A Game Because Cal Ripken Couldn't Play Because He Found Kevin Costner Doing His Wife one. Not true, of course (probably), but hey: That's why urban legends are fun. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=380833&view=rss&microfeed=true Heartwarming story about Orioles' umpires attendant Ernie Tyler who's about to miss his first game in 47 years to be at Ripken's Hall of Fame induction ceremony. [Foul Balls] More »
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These two handsome gentleman were once called "athletes," fairly recently, which is kind of funny, when you look at them. More »
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch appears to have jumped the gun on Hall of Fame voting results — and they don't have final totals — but it looks like there's no surprise: Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken are in ... and, obviously, Mark McGwire is out. (And likely not close.) Actual announcement in about five minutes. More »
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