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Originally published Jan. 29, 2009. More »
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MLB Trade Rumors had it first, and noted rich guy Jon Heyman confirmed on Twitter: Pat Burrell is retiring. The thumping, lumbering outfielder posted a .253/.361/.472 line in 12 MLB seasons, most of them with the Phillies. He had ranked 25th among active players in home runs. He won two World Series. Not bad at all. A chronic foot injury felled him just a bit before his time. More »
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In October 2008, before most of the world knew anything about Jerry Sandusky, Brent Musburger was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show and offered a now seemingly prophetic glimpse into what kept Joe Paterno going. Originally published October 15, 2008. More »
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In honor of Commissioner for Life Bud Selig's new contract, we give you this metaphorically rich gallery, which we first ran in September 2010. More »
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Last year, Bert Blyleven, the former Twins right-hander whose Hall of Fame candidacy was long a cause among the stathead community, got into Cooperstown on his 14th ballot. But was it really a triumph of rational thinking or merely the product of a different kind of irrationality? We revisit what we wrote then and test our hypothesis against the growing repository of public HOF ballots. Originally published Jan. 6, 2011. More »
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Every year you watch A Charlie Brown Christmas, and every year you come away depressed. You're a real asshole, Charlie Brown. Originally published Dec. 9, 2010. Read Tom Scocca's counterpoint: "Charlie Brown Is Bigger Than Jesus." More »
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Kim Jong Il is dead. In 2009, we met his youngest son and presumptive heir, Kim Jong Un—a basketball fan, it turns out. Originally published July 16, 2009. More »
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Happy day-after-Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your day off with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best not-too-sportsy writing you may have missed from the year in Deadspin. More »
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Happy day-after-Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your day off with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best coverage of ESPN and Grantland you may have missed from the year in Deadspin. More »
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Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your holiday with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best stuff you may have missed from the year in Deadspin. More »
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Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for spending your holiday with Deadspin. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we're sharing our finest leftovers with our loved ones, you all. So throw these in the microwave and catch up on the best stuff you may have missed from the year in Deadspin. More »
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Originally published Nov. 11, 2010. More »
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Ines Sainz, international sports reporter of note, turns 31 today. To commemorate her birthday, here's a column submitted by "Anonymous Aging Male Sportswriter" from Sept. 15, 2010. This was a counterpoint to Emma Carmichael's first piece for Deadspin, "Letter From A Young Female Sportswriter: Ines Sainz, You Make Me Want To Stop Trying," published just a few hours before. Happy birthday, Ines. More »
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Moneyball the movie is in theaters on Friday. Eric Walker doesn't appear in the film, and he's mentioned only briefly in Michael Lewis's book, but he was central to the statistical revolution that Moneyball chronicles—the "pebble that started the avalanche," in his words. Two years ago, he told us his story. Originally published Oct. 7, 2009. More »
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The New York Mets are 13.5 games out of first in the NL East, and potential owner David Einhorn has gone the traditional route and quit on the club. It is, as usual, a bad time to be a sad Mets fan. With that in mind, we look back at the saddest of the sad Mets fans: Seth Fleischauer, the self-proclaimed "Face of Mets Failure." Originally published Sept. 28, 2009. More »
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Last week, Glenn Stout, editor of Houghton Mifflin's Best American Sports Writing series, announced the lineup for the 2011 edition of the book. Among the stories was Jake Bogoch's dispatch from a notorious hockey fight camp for kids, where our writer took a teenager's punch to the kidneys and found the bruised soul of the game. Originally published June 2, 2010. Camp photos by Chris Buck. Best American Sports Writing 2011 is available for pre-order. More »
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Tim McCarver spent the evening talking on your television. Now let him sing you to sleep. Originally published Nov. 13, 2009. More »
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Happy Fourth of July. Since there's not gonna be any football for a long time, how about a Fourth of July Jamboroo from the Balls Deep vault? More »
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With the gay marriage bill being passed in New York, and Pride celebrations taking place across the country, we revisit the question still vexing the world of gay softball: how many straight players are too many? More »
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here's a decent chance that at some point in the past 24 hours — perhaps when he did a little shimmy on the floor after drawing a late offensive foul, or when he began yapping demonstratively at the Less Than Zero extras in the stands, or when he passive-aggressively referred to Derrick Rose as "MVP," or when it emerged that he is pals with Drake — some of the old, cold feeling came rushing back. You remembered just what it was you hated about LeBron James. Now, with LeBron on the cusp of the NBA finals, let's revisit his summer of reckoning and the debate that raged through these pages: Is LeBron a cocksucker or not? More »
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"Macho Man" Randy Savage was killed today in a car accident. Last year, our pro wrestling correspondent paid tribute to Savage's manager and first wife, Miss Elizabeth. She died in 2003 of an overdose at the home of her boyfriend, Lex Luger. More »
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In the wake of Dick Ebersol's messy resignation from NBC Sports, we revisit the writings of a former NBC employee, who remembers Ebersol's failures being as legendary as his accomplishments. More »
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Around this time last year, everyone was seeking an explanation for LeBron James's poor playoff performance. They found it, in the form of a bizarre Gloria James/LeBron James/Delonte West love triangle. Happy Mother's Day, everyone. More »
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The paperback edition of Bill Simmons's Book of Basketball is now in stores, and reader Patrick Sauer points out one notable tweak to this version: Charles P. Pierce's name no longer appears anywhere in the text. You don't suppose it has anything to do with Pierce's review of the book, do you? More »
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The NFL has shipped off its report about Brett Favre's penis to Roger Goodell (more later), but, for now, let's look back on how this all began: with the 2008 Jets preview Jenn wrote for us, and which I'd completely forgotten about. More »
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Originally published April 30, 2008 More »
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Originally published July 17, 2007 More »
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Originally published June 27, 2008 More »
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Originally published July 6, 2007 More »
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Originally published Nov. 13, 2006 More »
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Originally published Jan. 31, 2007 More »
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Originally published June 18, 2007 More »
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Originally published Feb. 1, 2007 More »
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Originally published Oct. 16, 2006 More »
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Originally published May 25, 2006 More »
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Originally published May 25, 2006 More »
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Originally published Sept. 8, 2005 More »
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But Wednesday is. Yes, Will Leitch launched the site on Sept. 8, 2005. Either way, we'll be posting Deadspin "classic" stories all week to commemorate the event. More »
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In the summer of 2010, the World Cup captured the attention of this humble sports blog and it was only a matter of time before the Internet produced the perfect viral video to celebrate the event. More »
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