Deadspin: Jennie Finch

Jennie Finch Has Named Her Second Son Diesel Daigle

Jack Dickey — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:30:00 EDT

Finch, who is now retired but was once at the pinnacle of American softball, whatever that means, gave birth Sunday to eight-pound-two-ounce Diesel Dean Daigle. His older brother is named Ace Shane Daigle. Unconscionable. More »

On The Other Side Of A No-No, Tigers Learn How To Pick Their Battles

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:40:38 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Jennie Finch Retiring From Leisure Activity

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EDT

She's calling it quits at age 29, even though softball is designed for 50-year-olds. Oh no! Without Finch as a draw, how will we — well, continue not paying attention to professional softball? [AP] More »

Andy Richter Keeps An Eye On Jennie Finch's Backstop

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Baseball Wives Teaches Your Wife About "Road Beef"

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:00:07 EDT

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The E! True Hollywood Story is documentary TV for people who don't really want to know about what actually goes on in the world. So why is it educating our nation's moms about the concept of "road beef"? More »

Jennie Finch's Son Being Groomed For A Life Of Separation Anxiety And Ass-Kickings

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:45:24 EST

Saw this little tidbit in, of all places, SI writer Jack McCallum's "Bottom 10" list: Softballer Jennie Finch is positively distressed about taking away her son's pacifier and blanket. More »

Ya' Ever Play A Game Called "Texas Muffin Tumble" Lil' Lady?

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:00:49 EDT

Okay, so President G.W. Bush didn't exactly ask that question to softballer Jennie Finch, but the creepy sexual tension between these two just leaps off of this photo, does it not? But Bush wasn't in the White House Rose Garden just to give Finch the ol' shitkicker leer. He was there to formally send off the U.S. athletes to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics and encourage them to be "ambassadors of liberty" to China. Yee haw, 'Merica. More »

Apparently, The Jennie Finchification Of Softball Is Under Way

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:00:03 EDT

So, has Jennie Finch completely transformed softball from a sport once overtaken by rampant lesbianism to one more appealing to bubbly straight girls ? It depends. You can talk to one person and they'll tell you about how half the people they knew on their college and high school softball team wore their K.D. Lang haircuts with pride and always smelled like they just stepped out of the Vulva factory. (Link not safe for non-Vulva factory workers.) More »