a double induction! get away from me you fucking dinosaur!

dinosaur is still the lamest HoF ever...

There is a strange symetry between the microphones on Carl Monday's plaque and the Sex Boat plaque.

This one time, at journalism school . . .

Carl Monday has a "doubledonger" microphone. I love it!

Am I the only one who imagines the dinosaur running to the Benny Hill theme?

CARL MONDAY IS WATCHING YOU FUCKING DINOSAUR RUN!

after seeing the plaque, I wish I voted for the Dinosaur...

but my votes were limited to the Burrito (since Carl and Berman were de facto inductees).

I knew the voting was sketchy for the Dino--as the percentages changed drastically between early AM and the final tote

So run, you fucking dinosaur, run--New Mexico will hunt you down

Has anyone else been imagining the genius of the Jim Cooke/New Mexico combination? Well, there's always next year...

Congrats Carl!

I guess we are waiting for the stainless steel to be completed before you induct Coop Dawg.

Dateline - Ogden, UT. A minor league game is plagued by Carl Monday, now Ogden's investigative reporter, interviewing Mike Cooper in the concession stand as he jerks off into some nacho sauce.

Then, out of nowhere, the dinosaur appears. It begins to scream "I'm a war veteran!" and threatens Monday....oh my God, it's Cooper's dad!

Run, you stupid fucking Carl Monday, run!!!

The kid still wins the base race. The dinosaur ate Monday. And Jen P is still laughing in the stands.

let me draw you a picture....after the induction ceremony is the after-party at the local Upper West Side watering hole...lets say The Gin Mill... We have Chris Berman, Kyle Orton, the Cheerleaders (in leather of course) and Carl Monday...oh the possibilities are endless.

"I'd like to thank everyone, and I mean it. I have never won anything before, and..."

"GET OFF THE STAGE YOU STUPID FUCKING DINOSAUR, GET OFF THE STAGE!"

"Right. Uhm, thanks for the plaque. Now where are the cheerleaders?"

Is that Dick Cheney screaming at the dinosaur?

Worthy inductions, all.

Congrats on your success Will. You are talented, and deserve it.

That plaque is dangerously close to "Mike Tirico Microphone Bukkake" territory. Prepare to be investigated.

Has Katherine Harris had her say on this one yet?

is it just me or does Monday's double-miker seem to have a case of the bent penis syndrome?

GET OFF THE FUCKING COMPUTER SHANNON! SHIT...
Now look what you've done. GOD DAMNIT!

Sorry about that guys, my wife posted that last one.

On to the Berea Libary!

(Cause you KNOW Mike Cooper can't say it with the 'R')

i looked at the original post and i think marion jones' fee must have gone down since then. also, do you think Berman might be willing to waive his fee for the HOF induction ceremony?

Carl Monday Microphone Bukkake!

Consider Carl's Wikipedia page updated.

So the dino gets in on a shaky vote? Interesting... I wonder what Carl Monday saw him do.

Mayor Daley approves the Run, you stupid fucking dinosaur, run vote....why shouldn't you?

I understand what Carl Monday means to us all, but isn't Mike Cooper just as worthy of a plaque himself?

So you guys didn't vote for Portis? Funny considering all the bellyaching going on in the comments.

Was it necessary to undermine the integrity of the HOF voting process?

Couldn't the Dinosaur be inducted through the Commitee on Deadspin Veterans Committee? (it could be chaired by Will, Unsilent, CC & Co.)

Anyway, Happy one year aniversary Will which in blog years is something like 20 years in the business...

So we're done inducting? *sigh* OK, time to come clean. It was all a lie. A lie I cannot contimue anymore. I am not Vote Yes on Prop. Barbaro. I am...Mitch Connor.

Hmph, looks like the sun is goin' down. I wonder, will I dream?

Seriously though, what I want to know is, what kind of brilliant graphics software creates those plaques?

I can't look at that dinosaur without laughing until I cry.

I'd like to thank the voters of Ohio for making it possible for this stupid fucking dinosaur to finally win a race. In your honor, I will print out a copy of this plaque and tape it to the stadium.

was that our first acceptance speech????????

Jim Cooke, great work on the plaques. They were all amazing.

And happy birthday to Deadspin.

Probably the last time we'll ever see the words "Stupid Fucking Dinosaur" in mock-bronze.

Thanks, Will, for the great site. And thanks to my fellow commenters (besides TseTseFly and his kind) for the countless hours of entertainment.

Alright, less sentimentality, more dick jokes...

Sometime in the next two weeks I am going to go to a Pirate game and yell "RUN YOU STUPID FUCKING DINOSAUR, RUN!" at Jeromy Burnitz while he waddles around the bases.

Jim Cooke saved the best two plaques for last. We can see the smug joylessness in Carl Monday's eyes, and the insanity in the dinasaurs. Just perfect.

And was TseTse actually banned or did he just go away?

Congratulations Will on one year.

And a tip o' the cap to Mr. Cooke for all the plaques.

The plaques are all works of art. Carl immediately went to my desktop background. Fine work Deadspin and to the voters. I do find it noteworthy that amongst the voteable nominees, the sex boat was the biggest winner, yet none acheived George Brett status, they were all along the Robin Yount variety.

If you voted for Barbaro, can't you induct him in yourself ala Monday, Cooper, and Berman. More importantly, wouldn't Monday, Cooper, and Berman be a great name for a law firm?

Carl Everett doesn't believe in the Hall of Fame.

These are fucking fantastic. Congrats to Jen P's moment of infamy and of course, to the investigative reporter that has us all watch our backs as we pleasure ourselves in public.

Will,

Congratulations on what I hope is the first of many years to come. To Mr. Cooke thank you for the beautiful pieces of art you designed.

That being said what are the odds that you designed plaques for the losers, and more importantly the odds that Will gives us the honor of seeing them? (or did you design plaques only for nominees that were close to the 75% threshold?)

When do you think Carl Monday will add this citation to his web-page? The man's a glory-hound, so, yes, I think he will. Soon.

... Right next to his local Emmy commendations and Peabodies, the Deadspin Hall of Fame. Because, being a product of Ohio schools, Monday won't get the joke.

So what percentage needed to be gained for consideration next year. Isn't there a fear of New Mexico not making the grade and becoming the Art Monk of Deadspin?

No Will, thank you.

Because, being a product of Ohio schools, Monday won't get the joke.

I'm a product of Ohio schools and I turned out OK. But I guess I'm not from Cleveland.

Congrats, Will, on one year.

Will,

Thanks for creating the site that saved me from espn.com and might well cost me my job someday if I play my cards right.

It's a great feeling to make tiny contributions to a site where (just about) everybody seems to get it. Thanks again to you and the tremendous group of commenters you've assembled.

I feel like cuddling now.

Carmen McFanzone
Not My Real Name

Congrats Will on your one-year anniversary--the 'Spin is without a doubt the finest of its kind on the web

And regardless of who did/didnt make it into the HoF, the plaques are absolute genius--if Mr. Cooke doesnt add these to his CV (certain circumstances, of course), he is doing himself a grave disservice

I have American Apparel Maillot-V on the right of my screen, and Carl Monday just to the left of center. Got-damn, then. He really is watching me masturbate.

Congrats Will and Rick, keep rockin' for many more.

(Seriously, that's all I got - I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that I am not that funny of a human being.)

Agreed that the plaque makes the Stupid Fucking Dinosaur worth the entry into the HOF. I voted against this one, but my life is fuller having seen the plaque.

Congrats on the first anniversary, Will. Hope you and your laptop are going out to a nice dinner tonight.

Haaapppyy Biirrrrthd-

Anyone? No?

Well, congrats Will & all of Deadspin for creating this monster, and also to the (majority of) commentors, for bringing the funny day after day.

I'd just like to mention again that "You're with me, me" is a terriffic masturbation reference.

Over the past 10 or so months, when people have asked me who my favorite writer is, I've said "Will Leitch".

They always look at me like I'm even more of an idiot than I really am.

So what.

We wish you many more.

Will,

Thank you for not only an eye for the wacky, obscure, and insane stories of sports, but also for, in doing so, creating a community of well, people like us who all needed an outlet to take enjoying sports to a whole new level. I wish you continued luck, continued success, and since because the Illini aren't on the schedule this year, a bowl appearance for Illinois (San Antonio's nice and if it's the Motor City, you have people here.) And to the commenters, thank you for forcing me to raise my game every day to even stay afloat.

OK, that is all. Thank you, and let's be careful out there.

In the final arena, there will be no judges... only witnesses to Carl Monday's greatness.