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Guess the Phillies' PR staff can pretty much take the afternoon off. More »
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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 blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
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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 blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
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Even after watching this (literally) 12 times last night, I still can't get enough of it. SBNation had this vid up pretty early so we'll give those lovable bastards the nod. More »
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Jimmy Rollins' love affair with the city of Philadelphia continues. Last week he called out Phils fans on Best Damn Sports Show Period, decrying their notorious negativity and calling them "front-runners." That caused a Philadelphia blogger to organize an Internet campaign to try and get fans to cheer wildly at all times during Tuesday's game at Citizen's Bank Ballpark against the Washington Nationals. But "Campaign Cheer" was somewhat of a flop, Rollins was booed as usual (going 0-for-4 helped), and conditions in the area remain crabby. One good thing has come out of the whole mess, though: A new Phillies catch phrase. More »
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Don't underestimate the work done by Rollins here. He's providing the beat in that way somebody in sixth grade always would, by banging on a desk. His knuckles have to be sore by the end of the song but you can't even tell. That's heart. More »
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The Gray Lady has an amusing piece today limning a day in the life of the slavering subhuman horde that is the habitual autograph hound. The column tags them as "Sharpie-wielding stalkers," which might be a terrible slight to stalkers everywhere. I mean, at least most stalkers know who they're pursuing, like me and Kerry Washington. You'll love me yet. These guys, though - buncha rank amateurs. More »
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Notes from a day in baseball: More »
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Little known rule around Deadspin world headquarters: When a hitting streak — one of our favorite baseball occurrences — reaches 30 games, we are obliged to honor the achievement with its own post. Therefore, congratulations to Phillies second baseman Chase Utley — his name sounds like one of the pilots in Top Gun — for his 32-game hitting streak. (He singled in the sixth inning today to keep it going.) It's the longest streak since teammate Jimmy Rollins made it to 38 earlier this year. More »
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Notes from a day of baseball ... More »
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Figuring out what to do with all those steroid home run records is one thing. But what about Jimmy Rollins? It's a little odd, is it not, to be tracking one of the great all-time baseball records over the course of two seasons? The Phillies' shortstop had a 36-game hitting streak going into 2005 when he was faced with the most immovable of objects — the end of the regular season. Now as the 2006 season looms, Rollins prepares to mount up and continue his quest, just 20 games shy of Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game streak; long thought to be untouchable. The question is: If he hits in 21 straight to begin this season, should he be given the record? Apparently, there's two categories here: the single season record, and the overall record. Is the latter less prestigious? We don't think so, personally. More »
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