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more about #billsimmons more comments → The Gizmo from Pismo: Geez, I can't imagine why Simmons might ignore the email. Really, I can't..the damn thing was too long and I refuse to read it all. more » Dany Heatley Speedwagon: I don't know how Danny boy found the time to write such a strongly worded letter in between cashing all his royalty cheques. more » Dany Heatley Speedwagon: For an English major you would think he understands "P.S." means postscript and doesn't belong in the middle of his damned letter? more » Dany Heatley Speedwagon: You don't need Sports Fella's acknowledgement Danny, you still have your successful acting career to fall back on. more » DennyCrane: LOUD NOISES! more » Kid Canada: He was also damn good, played as hard as anyone ever has and adjusted his game in ways that nobody has ever given him credit for And that was just a... more » Artie Fufkin: Celebrities, They're Just Like Us! more » The Sports Hernia: Still waiting for the short brother from The Hogan Family to take Mariotti to task. more » MattinglysSideburns: I'd love to know what the ginger kid from Picket Fences thinks about all of this. more » ScientificMapp: My stage name was Danny Gerard. Look it up. As a matter of fact I did, and was shocked to learn that you have never appeared on Intervention as y... more » Hustler of Culture: Hold on, if I'm going to read that I better have like entire bowl of bran flakes first... You know...cause its long....and I'd only read it in the ba... more » VTBen: he and charlie pierce should form a club more » Gourmet Spud: Lemme tell you something, Danny Lanzetta - you are no Danny Pintauro. Hell, you're barely even a Danny Cooksey. more » BruschisBrewsky: As an avid WEEI listener (my job is boring as shit, you see) a little background on this rivalry: A while back Ordway, Smerlas and DeOssie met Simmon... more » Juancho: Oh ESPN, this makes me think of a line from Macbeth. From Act 5, Scene 5, specifically. more » -
#notafraidtobeservicey
An Angry Message For The Sports Fella, From The Star Of TV's Brooklyn Bridge
Not long ago, Knicks fan Danny Lanzetta, the child lead in one of those pleasant 1990s-era CBS shows, sent Bill Simmons an e-mail debunking his Ewing Theory. Simmons ignored him. So Danny did the next best thing: He e-mailed us. More » -
#mediameltdowns
Sports Fella "Suspended" Over Angry Tweets, Not Allowed To Watch TV, Talk On Phone For Two Weeks
Bill Simmons was suspended for letting his 1, 010, 999 Twitter followers know how he feels about about certain WEEI talk show hosts, but he's still able to talk about his book tour. Rob King, WWL.com's courageous editor, offers explanation. More » -
#deletedscenes
The One Where The Texas Rangers Inform Us Their Six-Shooters Are Not Whores
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another. More » -
#sportsguy
You Are Not The Cosmos: A Review Of Bill Simmons' Book Of Basketball
You've read Will Leitch's essay about the Sports Guy. Now here's Charles P. Pierce, sportswriter and author, with a somewhat different take. More » -
#duan
And Here's One Of The People Who Helped Establish Bill Simmons
Count Courtney Cummz as one of those of Us who've had their life altered by the plucky wit and sporty wisdom of Sports Fella through the years. Yes, Courtney works in the adult entertainment industry. How could you tell? (NSFW) More » -
#sadwhimsy
Breaking: World Frantically Googling The Sports Guy's Wife, Bruno Kirby
As Leitch noted earlier, the fascination with the Sports Fella extends, a little creepily, to his wife. And now look: She's the No. 11 Google hot trend, two notches below "sammy sosa bleached" and 19 sports ahead of "bruno kirby." More » -
#billsimmons
Bill Simmons, Establishment
For those of who have seen his popularity swell into the stratosphere the last few years, it wasn't a surprise to see Bill Simmons atop the bestseller list. But it should have been.
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#sportsfella
Boston Herald Loves Hometown Sports Fella For His Zaniness
I guess Simmons is searching for the stock Reilly®-esque friendly choke-fight pose during this book tour to better showcase his personality. He calls this one "wacky lobster clawed stroke victim." [BH] -
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#deadspiniteam
Deleted Scenes From The Sports Guy Book Tour
Bill Simmons' book tour continues apace (NY Times #1 bestseller!) and we also continue to get dispatches from fans of overweight literature. Enjoy these tales of long lines, blurry photographs, and some guy who likes autographed meat. More » -
#billsimmons
The Sports Fella Reveals His Plans For The Next Great American Novel
So far, with the hundreds upon hundreds of interviews, self-promotional dog-and-pony crap the Sports Fella's been through pimping The Book Of Basketball, his interview (s) with Leitch have all been refreshingly honest. And full of cursing. More » -
#deadspiniteam
Waiting In Line For The Sports Guy
ESPN's Bill Simmons brought his "The Book of Basketball" signing tour to annoying East Village bar Professor Thom's last night and our NYC Deadspin operatives waited in line so we wouldn't have to. Bless their little hearts. More » -
#deadspiniteam
I-TEAM Assemble! Assignment: Sports Fella
Going to the Bill Simmons book signing in NYC tonight? Pictures, stories, and other nonsense welcome. We'd do it ourselves, but ... um. Yeah. [Photo via] -
#ballsdeep
Malcolm Gladwell Demands Bill Simmons Be An NBA GM
Bill Simmons' new doorstop of a book arrives in stores tomorrow. In a canny move, he had Malcolm Gladwell pen the foreword. And what does Fry Guy do in that foreword? More » -
#billsimmons
Sports Fella's Fantasy: A Scrappy Little Web Site That Competes With The Likes Of, Say, ESPN
Bill Simmons muses: "Part of me can't shake the temptation of being the underdog again — like, launching my own sports site, hiring some talented writers and designers and trying to compete with the big guns." [Huffington Post] -
#ballsdeep
So, Just How Is Bill Simmons’ 30 For 30 Project?
The Sports Fella, and the network he fights with and occasionally works for, have put a lot of time and effort into rolling out the new "30 for 30" documentary series. So how is it?
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#mediameltdowns
Mike Francesa Continues Bitter Assault Against Sports Fella And ESPN
Irked by ESPN's "30 for 30" docu film fest, Mad Dog-less Mike Francesa went on another rant about the WWL's monopolizing of sports and called out Bill Simmons for being a "stooge" for the network. History repeating. [Fantasy555] -
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Simmons On Carolla: "He Has Reached Manny Ramirez Status"
Bill Simmons had himself a chat yesterday with the baccalaureates over at newly launched ESPN The Boston, and between Road House jokes, he shared a few catty thoughts about Adam Carolla — thoughts apparently deemed too catty by ESPN. More » -
#espn
The Sports Fella, Now Sponsored By Crappy Beer
Simmons' NFL picks column now features "The Miller Lite Great Call of the Week." ESPN.com's editor explains the product placement thusly: "Bill Simmons is the shiniest object we can offer." Next up: TMQ's Mercedes-Benz Anti-Semitic Rant of the Week. [Slate] -
#mediameltdowns
Carolla Needlessly Rants About Simmons' "Retard Chicken Pussy" Bosses (UPDATE)
On his podcast, Adam Carolla declared that some "retard fucking hack" at ESPN wouldn't allow the Sports Male to appear on his show. The rant is a thing of beauty that earns only a minor demerit for being totally untrue.
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