Deadspin: e60

Thanks For Mutton

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:20:46 EST

ESPN's E:60 investigative arm has once again cracked the case, introducing the rest of the Western world—at least the part that doesn't read this fair website—to the phenomenon of mutton bustin'.

We've worked hard to establish Deadspin as the Worldwide Leader in pictures of little kids falling off racing sheep, but we always knew that someday the sport would outgrow us and eventually capture the hearts and minds of miniature rodeo fans everywhere. After all ... we never had the budget for a "mutton cam."

We're so proud of those little guys! The children too, I guess.

E:60 Mutton Bustin' [Full report @ ESPN]

So That's What They Mean By "Exploded"

DAULERIO — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:30:34 EDT

Last night E:60 aired its segment on body builder Gregg Valentino's ridiculous steroid abuse. It's an old story, but that didn't stop ESPN from airing Valentino's famous arm-burst again. Warning: After-jump footage is gross.

Jesus Crap. What is that quivering, worm-like thing poking out of his arm? That's just horrible. It's a good segment, but I only wish they showed the"Stand By Me "-style vomiting that occurred at the E:60 spitball table after the other reporters watched it. I bet Jeremy Schaap even fainted.

Super Freak [ESPN.com]

ESPN Insists You Watch Them Torture Miguel Tejada

DAULERIO — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:45:00 EDT

Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN's E:60 unleashes its orchestrated ambush of Miguel Tejada in all of its uncomfortable, Schapp'd-up glory. They couldn't sit on the story long enough because, well, a 33-year-old man posing as a 31-year-old is something that needs to be revealed as soon as possible so that the public can no longer be hoodwinked by this bastard Dominican shortstop charlatan. And, also, it's Tejeda, you fools. Don't you feel silly? The authors of Miggy's Wikipedia page were justifiably irate.

Chris Mottram, the younger, more virile half of the Mottram blog Hydra unloads on the Lester Munson article that accompanies the E:60 promo on ESPN.com:

Middle aged women beware: Lying about your age is the gateway lie to lying about much more harmful things. Like drug abuse.

So, remember, set your Tivo's if you want to watch this Tejada — sorry, Tejeda guy squirm like the lawless vermin he is. Plus, it's also fun to watch that gripping E:60 roundtable, as ESPN's elite muckraking corps vet each story like it's Watergate: THE MAN IS NOT USING HIS GOD GIVEN FEET TO WIN RACES...

Tonight, We Finally Find Out Tejada's Real Age! [The Sporting Blog]

Witness Bill Simmons In Tight Tight Tights

Leitch — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:35:56 EDT

We watched that new ESPN show "E-60," or whatever the correct nomenclature is, and you know what? It's not so bad.

The E-Ticket section on ESPN.com has always been one of the stronger elements of the site, and the show, while occasionally lapsing into the same soft-focus weeper segments that permeate Chris Connelly's "reports," trades off it well. Jeremy Schaap's Cecil Fielder story was fascinating; it was hard not to feel bad for the guy, even if he probably has a lot of it coming. Even Rachel Nichols' segment on gambling was well-done, and she didn't once ask how the bookies were "feeling." We even like the "reporter explains his/her story" black-and-white newsroom footage; it's kind of a clever riff on the "Real Sports" studio segments where Bryant Gumbel interviews Frank Deford. A little of Schaap's This Is An Important Story And I Am Saying Important Things voice goes a long way, but on the whole, not a bad show.

Bill Simmons' segment at the end, in which he plays one-on-one with Paul Pierce while wearing a motion capture suit, wasn't an embarrassment either, though we question the appropriateness of following four serious investigative stories with a man in spandex joking about ruining his "career."

But look! See! An ESPN show we kind of liked! We're fair!