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Thank God For The Rain To Wash The Trash Off The Sidewalk
Now we see this clearly. Our whole life is pointed in one direction. There has never been a choice for us....
Blogdome: Real Fans Accessorize
• You can't be a real Yankee Stadium bleacher creature without the right cufflinks. [copyranter] • Your first female minor leagues general manager. [Foul Balls] • JJ Redick loves him some Jenn Sterger. [The Sports Pulse] • Do you really want that much football — particularly the fictional kind — on ...
The Brave Soldiers Of The Smoking Gun
This here is Joe Morgan. No, obviously, not that Joe Morgan; this is Joe Morgan, an 18-year-old kid who was arrested with aggravated sexual abuse in Peoria, Illinois. He's part of The Smoking Gun's all-star lineup of mugshots of people with famous baseball players' names. Our favorite is Bobby Bon...
Those Who Can't Coach, Blog
It is one thing when Tommy Lasorda has some poor minion pretending to write in his voice for his MLB "blog." That's, you know, not real. But something kind of crazy has happened over at independent Raptors blog RaptorBlog: They've "hired" former Raptors coach Butch Carter as a regular blogger for th...
Our Overnight Email Of The Week
We don't want to sound like Gregg Doyel here, but we really couldn't resist bringing you this email that we received at 1:21 this morning....
How Easy It Is To Switch Lyrics On Command
Our friends (and sisters in corporate bloggerhood) at Idolator, yesterday, took a brief stab at stupid theme songs for sports teams; we've covered this ground around these parts too, with the never-bested "Sweet Shaun Alexander."...
The Pacers Have Had A Busier Morning Than You
So, you know how the Indiana Pacers have been trying to change their image and become more fan-friendly and less, uh, crime-y?...
Well, Look Who's Back!
That's right, folks: You thought the beat slowed down, but with Clinton Portis, the beat just don't slow down....
Tommy Lasorda Is Not "Smart"
Big ups to Sports By Brooks, which has unearthed a gem of an audio clip: Our pal Tommy Lasorda absolutely freaking out on a radio host for, uh, pointing out that he was sleeping during a baseball game earlier this year....
Live Playoff Blog: Padres Vs. Cardinals, Game 2
All right, so after doing this live blog of a Cardinals game thing on Tuesday, it's pretty clear now that our hearts can't take it. It's difficult enough for us to survive watching these games; we can't actually be expected to type about them. Therefore, we're handing over the live-blogging chores t...
Leftovers: The Definitive NFL TV Sked Map
• In case you're not sure what your local NFL Sunday game is, this will tell you. [Gribble Nation] • Charges dropped against Brett Myers. [Philadelphia Will Do] • Pretty much everyone's involved with the Penguins right now. [Rizzo Sports] • An immensely entertaining story about Victor Conte hanging ...
Your NCAA Mister Congeniality
We know that CBS Sportsline's Gregg Doyel has this little thing he does occasionally that he calls "Hate Mail." Essentially, like in this most recent incarnation, Doyel responds to angry emails he has received in the most taunting, borderline cruel manner. For example:...
9-4-2-2 DP? 2 U? 9-4-2 DP? What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
We might be the only person on earth who cares about this, but earlier, we wondered aloud how in the world a scorer — if you were, ahem, the type of dork who brings a scorebook to baseball games — would possibly handle that bizarre "double-play" during the Mets-Dodgers game. 2 Unassisted? 9-4-2? 9...
No One Doesn't "Just Say No" More Than The Bengals
For the Rob Gordons of the world out there, few experiences are more satisfying than sifting through old record bins. We once found that famous William Shatner car crash LSD record ... and that was just in our parents' basement....
Live Playoff Blog: Yankees Vs. Tigers, Game 2
Seriously, we can't imagine a worse rainout scenario for fans than this one: Rather than a late-night Wednesday game, you have a Thursday game at 1 p.m. Imagine being at the game last night, at 9:30, thinking it might start, then learning they've cancelled it and you have about 13 hours to get home ...
Blogdome: Garrett Wolfe For Heisman!
• Hey, let's get the bandwagon MOVIN'! [Rivalfish] • Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego, except with Bengals. [The Daily Turducken] • Nomar is back ... almost. [55 Problems] • F1 drivers really like Ikea. Ha. [Microbano] • Already, some postgame NHL reports! [Bfloblog] • On whether managers reall...
Introducing The Adam Knox Fund
Over the last couple of weeks, several readers have suggested sending something to the platoon of the late Adam Knox, the man behind this famous picture from Iraq. Adam, brother of regular Deadspin reader Tom Knox, was killed last month when his patrol came under fire from enemy forces....
Eric Byrnes Showed Up To The Set On Time, At Least
All right, so we understand that it's kind of cool to be able to active athletes on your studio preview shows during the postseason, because they're not playing anymore and don't have much to do. The Blue Jays' Vernon Wells was on a couple of days ago, and we enjoyed him, though it was odd to watch ...
The Steelers Know Their Bread And Butter
For all those who felt the infamous Ben Roethlisberger "Drink Like A Champion" pictures were some sort of bad publicity for the quarterback and the Steelers, we point out this display at a suburban Pittsburgh mall....
The Playoffs Are Already Wearing Us Out
We personally know four people who stood in the rain at Yankee Stadium for two-plus hours last night, with it not even raining particularly hard, only to learn that there would be no game. That's particularly unpleasant because it was rescheduled for today at 1 p.m., and it's a lot easier to make an...