David Roth

10/31/19

That Andy Dalton Feeling

It’s a strange and sad fact of how sports works in this moment that the number of people who cared about poor Andy…

10/29/19

It's Absolutely Fine That Donald Trump Got Booed At The World Series

Every now and then, Boris Johnson stumbles stammering down a street in England looking like a toilet brush that…

10/25/19

The Astros Are Not In The Apology Business

“We talk internally about being on the ‘bleeding edge,’” Astros GM Jeff Luhnow told the McKinsey Quarterly in June…

10/24/19

Can Simone Biles Dunk?

First things first: Yes, we actually talk about the important sports things that are happening right now in this…

10/21/19

Mets Owners Gave Bill de Blasio $5,400 The Day Before He Quit His Presidential Campaign

In 2019, Jed Lowrie suffered a lower-body injury in spring training that somehow never got better or…

10/18/19

Deadspin Up All Night: Kept Nothing For Myself

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. It means a great deal to us.

10/17/19

The Washington Nationals Are The Team Of Destiny, Until They're Not

For the entirety of their brief existence in the nation’s capital, the Washington Nationals have been too…

10/17/19

What's Wrong With The Baseballs Is What's Wrong With Baseball

Something is definitely up. There is data, and it points in a specific direction, but also there are some long…

10/14/19

Return To Anger With Wally Backman

In retrospect, the decision to do a second Mets-centric episode of Let’s Remember Some Guys falls somewhere between…

10/11/19

Antiques Shitshow: How Much Is My Ron Artest Kings Jersey Worth, Besides "Everything To Me"?

As I remember it, the decision to buy my white Ron Artest Sacramento Kings jersey was not a reasoning one. The…

10/10/19

The Inherent Demeaning Effects Of Global Capital, Bootlicking, Things Of That Nature

In a better world, we’d all probably still work a decent amount. Probably not quite as much and definitely not under…

10/4/19

Inside TheMaven's Plan To Turn <i>Sports Illustrated</i> Into A Rickety Content Mill

Inside TheMaven's Plan To Turn Sports Illustrated Into A Rickety Content Mill

Now that Sports Illustrated’s three owners, Meredith Corp., Authentic Brands Group, and TheMaven, have completed the …

10/3/19

A Hater's Guide To The 2019 MLB Playoffs

Baseball is good when it’s good, and sometimes even more powerful when it’s bad, and maybe especially when it…

10/2/19

Down A Hole: The Missing Scenes Of <i>Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World Of Golf</i>

Down A Hole: The Missing Scenes Of Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World Of Golf

There are currently two cable news networks devoted to celebrating and defending Donald Trump. Both are widely…

10/1/19

Sometimes The Last, Most Meaningless Moments Are Baseball's Best

When it gets late enough in any long baseball game and every long baseball season, it is natural to start looking…

9/27/19

This Guy Truly Has No Idea What He's Talking About

It is a problem for President Donald Trump that it’s often impossible to tell what the hell he’s talking about.…

9/26/19

We Have A Wet Bag Problem, And We're Going To Look Into It

There is nothing funny about lower-body injuries in baseball. Upper body injuries, sure—a “strained oblique” sounds…

9/25/19

Let's Remember Some Guys: "Is That Rick Honeycutt?"

First things first: hell yeah buddy, that is indeed Rick Honeycutt.

9/24/19

College Football Coaches Love To Get Upset About The Internet

College football coaches, as a general rule, are a weird group of people. The job seems built to attract a specific…

9/19/19

The Good NFL Quarterbacks Are Falling Apart

Even leaving aside the headaches and nausea that are specific to the fans of the Jets and Giants, and the flu-like…

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