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Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

muggsybogues — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:23:04 EST

I'll say this. If someone comes to my job and makes fun of the way I go about my business, I'm going to be a dick to them too.

muggsybogues

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

elijah_dukes_mayonnaise — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:00:22 EST

I like how Pasquerelli takes the AP account of a story, and then adds a shitton of extraneous words to what passes for wire-service analysis. He is a rank plagiarist, and wheezes when he walks.

elijah_dukes_mayonnaise

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Juggernaut — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:38:07 EST

The third "Rule of Journalism" if someone says stop, goes limp or taps out the journalism is over

Juggernaut

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

lavaughn — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:28:27 EST

@Tuffy: Lilliputian: Gulliver was a dick and kept telling us we didn't know how to run a government. Why do you think we tied him up?

lavaughn

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Botswana Meat Commission FC — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:05:00 EST

Later, Pasquarelli lectures Bercovici on the "rules" of journalism.

An ESPN employee harping on the "rules of journalism" isn't TOO hypocritical...

Botswana Meat Commission FC

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Carson — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:55:50 EST

That's Trump hair!

Or possibly Popeil spray-on.

Carson

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

blastitbiggs — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:27:15 EST

@Bob Loblaw:

blastitbiggs

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

The Sports Hernia — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:57:28 EST

Greatest see-through toupee EVER.

The Sports Hernia

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Chamomiles Davis — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:45:58 EST

@crazyjoedavola: Well played. It's funny that you should mention that.

Chamomiles Davis

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Stet Sports Blog — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:43:34 EST

This is way off.

The reporter accidentally called Bill Belichick, who was dialing up plays on his Nintendo Wii.

Stet Sports Blog

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

crazyjoedavola — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:32:10 EST

@Chamomiles Davis: A funny thing happened on the way to Misery?

crazyjoedavola

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Afino — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:27:20 EST

@Christ Sabo:

I was really hoping to Ctrl-F and not see Don Vito's name so I could say that same thing.

Afino

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Chamomiles Davis — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:26:37 EST

Len Pasquarelli: The Zero Mostel of sports journalism.

Chamomiles Davis

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:25:19 EST

You know, I was going to try and lose some weight, but now that I look at Len's before and after pics, apparently losing weight just makes you look sad and old. And angry. Very, very angry.

Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

CardedForDissent — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:17:37 EST

Obviously the storm really took its toll on Chris Mortensen's boyish good looks.

CardedForDissent

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Lady Andrea — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:16:33 EST

@Bob Loblaw: go back to the beginning of the season, put a little money on the Cubbies.

Lady Andrea

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Pepper Leach — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:15:38 EST

@Christ Sabo: Good call, but Len looked a LOT more like Don Vito in this old picture for ESPN.com.

Pepper Leach

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Ray — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:14:52 EST

@Unsilent Majority: I don't know. Len looks pretty dead to me.

Ray

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

LeNoceur — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:14:41 EST

I could have sworn there were only three rules of journalism:

1) Get it first.
2) Get it right (if possible).
3) Corrections run on an inside page where no one reads them.

LeNoceur

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Weed Against Speed — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:13:13 EST

@UkraineNotWeak: You just know that fucker Beano Cook would be sitting in front of you reclining his seat way back.

Weed Against Speed

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:11:12 EST

@The Gentleman Masher: I have absolutely no idea. I'm a follower, brother, a follower.

Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

UkraineNotWeak aka Praying for a Bullpen — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:11:06 EST

Nightmare scenario. Being stuck on an airplane and sharing an aisle with Len, Conlin and Hank Goldberg.

UkraineNotWeak aka Praying for a Bullpen

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

TheStarterWife — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:10:51 EST

@twoeightnine: @HazelMaesLandingStrip:

SNAKE!!!!

TheStarterWife

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Weed Against Speed — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:10:38 EST

@Unsilent Majority: I think Bob Hope might have before he died.

Weed Against Speed

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

The Gentleman Masher — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:10:00 EST

@Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos: Meat Loaf Sandwich!

Wait...why are we doing this? Did Pasquerelli kill Chris Farley?

The Gentleman Masher

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Crookednose — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:09:41 EST

Len always puts on his combover before calling Orson.

Crookednose

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Dany Heatley Speedwagon — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:09:21 EST

Does TWWL have a memo outlining said "rules" of journalism?

/bikerack

Dany Heatley Speedwagon

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

crazyjoedavola — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:08:35 EST

@HazelMaesLandingStrip: Just hide your money in a book.

crazyjoedavola

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

KoSuKe Fuk-U — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:08:32 EST

He thought the guy was trying to ambush him when he heard typing noises? Give the guy a break, he was having WWI flashbacks.

KoSuKe Fuk-U

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Tuffy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:08:28 EST

@Unsilent Majority: He's made of wood?

Tuffy

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

KOGOD — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:07:37 EST

@Unsilent Majority: he's the anti-Tom Mees!

KOGOD

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

McNutty — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:07:32 EST

attempted to explain that I had tried to send him an email laying out who I was and why I wanted to talk.

The fuck's an e-mail?
/confused Pasquarelli

McNutty

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

KOGOD — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:07:14 EST

Does anyone like, respect , or believe Lenny P?

KOGOD

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

phillas — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:06:58 EST

Give Pasquarelli a break. He was filling out his Social Security paperwork when he was interrupted by some confounded blogger.

phillas

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

UkraineNotWeak aka Praying for a Bullpen — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:06:23 EST

I bet if you would to analyze Len's stool sample, you would find chunks of John Clayton in it.

UkraineNotWeak aka Praying for a Bullpen

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:06:18 EST

@HazelMaesLandingStrip: Navy beans navy beans navy beans navy beans...

Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

The Teufel Shuffle — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:05:43 EST

He's just lucky he didn't bring up Stinkston & Trash:

[deadspin.com]

The Teufel Shuffle

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Dieter — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:05:25 EST

@DumpsterDining: his sources tell him that I will give you +1

Dieter

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

MrRedDevil — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:04:36 EST

...and get off his lawn!!!

MrRedDevil

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

HazelMaesLandingStrip — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:04:34 EST

blogs are to ESPN personalities like books are to n........

/Offensive Chris Rock jokes

HazelMaesLandingStrip

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

The KB — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:03:08 EST

@Lamppost: +1

The KB

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

HazelMaesLandingStrip — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:02:54 EST

@twoeightnine: Sloppy Joes, Slop Sloppy Joes

HazelMaesLandingStrip

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

And_You_Shall_Know_Me_By_The_Trail_of_Cheez-Its — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:02:37 EST

@Christ Sabo:

I think he got probation, to be served in Pennsylvania. I know he has to register as a sex offender and they took him out of all the Viva La Bam stuff.

You'd think once you get that fat you've pretty much made a conscious decision to be asexual.

And_You_Shall_Know_Me_By_The_Trail_of_Cheez-Its

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Spectacular Sam — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:01:49 EST

@Bob Loblaw: fantastic

Spectacular Sam

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Cousins of Ron Mexico — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:01:30 EST

Chigurh aged gracefully.

Cousins of Ron Mexico

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

twoeightnine — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:01:29 EST

Hoagies and grinders, hoagies and grinders...

twoeightnine

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Ray — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:01:24 EST

Didn't Coolio wear that flannel back in '94?

Ray

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Weed Against Speed — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:58 EST

Pasquarelli is Italian for "old man who wishes you to get off his lawn".

Weed Against Speed

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

MitchKayak — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:40 EST

Mentioning blogs to ESPN personalities causes their faces to melt off like in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

MitchKayak

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Christ Sabo — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:29 EST

@And_You_Shall_Know_Me_By_The_Trail_Of_Cheez-its: I heard Vito molested some girls but have not checked it recently. So he was convicted and everything? That fucked up eye is going to haunt those molested girls forever.

Christ Sabo

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DennyCrane — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:04 EST

@Pennington Noodlearm Enthusiast:
At ESPN, the first rule of journalism is that no one does any journalism.

DennyCrane

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

youstayclassy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:59:56 EST

@onetakedizzle:

You, sir, are mouthful.

youstayclassy

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Camp Tiger Claw — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:59:03 EST

The Sea Monkeys were shit, but these X-Ray Fat Guy Hair Specs are fucking amazing!

Camp Tiger Claw

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Donald_Igwebuike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:58:46 EST

I am impressed as to how little forehead that combover leaves. As a possessor of a large forehead, I would like to subscribe to his newsletter.

Donald_Igwebuike

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Jefferson Short Bus — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:58:03 EST

I'm waiting for a spider to spin the words "Some Pig" in that combover.

Jefferson Short Bus

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Tuffy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:57 EST

And how can it be that "Angry Old White Men" isn't the most used tag on the site?

Or at least doesn't have a future post from 2025 Will about the Goddamned kids on the neural nets with their instant analysis and their rock and/or roll?

Tuffy

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Bob Loblaw — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:57 EST

He looks like he's about to hand me an almanac of sports scores from the future.

Bob Loblaw

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

ArkansasFred — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:55 EST

I'd be pissed too if some guy from a fake magazine tried to interview me.

ArkansasFred

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

GreatOdensRaven — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:32 EST

Does ESPN use CGI for Lenny's combover?

GreatOdensRaven

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Pennington Noodlearm Enthusiast — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:04 EST

The first rule of journalism is that no one talks about journalism.

Pennington Noodlearm Enthusiast

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Weed Against Speed — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:01 EST

It's almost like you can see into his brain in that photo.

Weed Against Speed

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

shtickless — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:56:51 EST

lonelyjournalist13

shtickless

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

7-8 Deville — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:56:49 EST

@Christ Sabo: the problem with blogs is that (traditionally) readers leave comments. i think we all know how the WWL feels about reader comments...and kittens.

7-8 Deville

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

mfdoom — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:56:26 EST

todd stinkston

mfdoom

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Stay Away From Oprah — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:56:06 EST

No Blogs for Old Men coming to a theater near you.

Stay Away From Oprah

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Tuffy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:55:52 EST

That's amazing. It's as if a hundred Lilliputians toiled for forty days and forty nights to weave the world's longest single human hair into a silvery dome they could hold their harvest festival under. I bet it sparkles in the moonlight.

A blogger couldn't do that, I tell you rightly.

/and ne'er the Twain shall meet

Tuffy

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

And_You_Shall_Know_Me_By_The_Trail_of_Cheez-Its — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:55:41 EST

@Christ Sabo:

Just the sex offender registry when he's in Colorado.

And_You_Shall_Know_Me_By_The_Trail_of_Cheez-Its

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Dr. Spaceman, Esq. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:55:09 EST

Nice, um, easter veil, worn for hair?

Dr. Spaceman, Esq.

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

micke — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:54:46 EST

micke totally buys it. This man has a lustrous and full head of hair!

micke

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Garanimal Logic — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:54:43 EST

Do NOT look directly at the combover.

Garanimal Logic

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

WHYGAVS — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:54:42 EST

His hair looks like more like a hairnet than actual hair.

WHYGAVS

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

DumpsterDining — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:54:17 EST

That tornado really aged Mortensen.

DumpsterDining

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

CubsDynasty — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:54:13 EST

Thats why you should just record your phone conversations

/roger clemens

CubsDynasty

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

onetakedizzle — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:54:08 EST

You want me to be explicit...?

onetakedizzle

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

crazyjoedavola — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:53:57 EST

and thus the uprising against tWWL continues. What a bunch of dicks.

crazyjoedavola

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:53:49 EST

So he's actively chewing the heads off kittens while he's speaking to you a dick, then.

1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Upshaws Leash — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:53:37 EST

Bill Conlin and LP should get together and film Grumpy Old Men 3: Fuck the Blogs!!!

Upshaws Leash

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

DennyCrane — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:53:12 EST

Is that a comb-over or a papier-mâché helmet?

DennyCrane

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Christ Sabo — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:53:03 EST

As a future journalist (hopefully) who has talked to many current journalists, the one thing they always tell me (besides 'Why are you doing journalism?') is that blogs and traditional journalism are the future, if not the present. So it amazes me that so many ESPN people disregard this. Also, Pasquarelli looks pretty similar to Don Vito from 'Viva La Bam.' Not sure if that's been mentioned.

Christ Sabo

Len Pasquarelli Has Some Words For Anyone Else Who Dares "Report"

Rock You Like An Iracane — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:51:31 EST

Osloly will people migrate to this post?

Rock You Like An Iracane