• robert weintraub

    Attack Of (And Farewell To) The Purple

    Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: He bids farewell. Yes, sadly, this will be Mr. Weintraub's last "Purple Prose" column for Deadspin. But he will write for this site again. For now, please say goodbye to Mr. Weintraub in the comments below and thank him for this column. He wrote this one, just for you. More »
    07/09/08
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    Comment by So i've got that going for me which is nice: Egads? So Weintraub is really Gregg Easterbrook? more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    EM>For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    12/26/07
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    Comment by Tom_Bradys_Abortion: You really gotta wonder if Weintrab has time to read the comments - you know, when he's not jerking off... more » | Other threads

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    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    12/18/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by iHaveaRagingTebowner: Can't even fucking spell Garrard right? more » | Other threads

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    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    12/11/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by UrbanShocker: begrudgingly, I must admit that I appreciate The Wire reference. Old SSWworthwile only for the hateful commentsNew SSWwell, it really... more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    12/04/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by Fire Scott Armstrong: Next week: Christopher Hitchens guest-stars on the SSW. more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    11/27/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by Glass_Family: I wanna give this a chance cause I'm pretty sure Weintraub is a fellow Bengals fan (or, you know, claims... more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    11/20/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by 1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes: Weintraub has been working on this for lots of "couple of days." more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    11/13/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by Locker Room Guise: Weintraub is like the Dolphins, just trotting out there every week knowing he'll/they'll get murdered. behoove : limit :: Simmons' skin... more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    11/06/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by A Pimp Named DaveR: New feature: the Greggggg Easterbrook Wisdom Old GEW*: It's shameful and disrespectful to not take a knee in a blowout, you... more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    10/23/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by StuScott Booyahs: @Mr. Bigglesworth: i agree, actually more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    10/16/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by Dieter: "But wait, there's less" indeed... more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    10/09/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by Silky John-STON!: What can I say about this post that hasn't already been said about Af-ghanistan? It's bombed out and depleted. more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    10/02/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by Greek McPapadopoulos: I actually like this feature, because it calls out the BS that we hear every week. It's just football,... more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    09/25/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by morrisalmondjoy: At least this article tries to be something more than sports tabloid. more » | Other threads

  • the ssw

    This Week In The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on Monday. Here's this week's SSW. More »
    09/18/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by The Nebraskan: [threadjack] Tank Johnson: finally, the Cowboys are back at their quota for criminal behavior on the team. [sports.espn.go.com] [/threadjack] more » | Other threads

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    Introducing The SSW

    For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW. He might have finally mastered it. This morning, we allow him to introduce his invention to the planet. More »
    09/11/07
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    By Leitch

    Comment by morrisalmondjoy: thank you for putting into words why I can't watch sportscenter. more » | Other threads

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