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About Last Night ...
What you missed while trying to convince Larry Brown to coach your son's 5th grade basketball team ... · Let's mistakenly play two: Blue Jays beat Angels in 18th inning. · Using a branch for a club and a small rock for a ball, Tiger still only seven strokes back at Buick Open. · Braves sweep Nationa...
Sigh. More Mike Piazza Gay Rumors
Honestly, we never get tired of Mike Piazza gay rumors. No, seriously. We love them. The newest one, as "printed" by our twisted sister Gawker, is that Mets catcher Mike Piazza and local weatherman Sam Champion are building a place together on the Jersey Shore....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as E.T. fends for himself in his flight from authorities ... · Mets at Astros. Houston fans give a warm welcome to former Astro Carlos Beltran, who ... hey! Who threw that brick? · Soccer or football? Winner of D.C. United vs. Chelsea gets to name it once and for all. · How Nick Watney...
Red Sox Fans Have Had Enough Of Manny
We have to say, it's a sad day when the city of Boston — or anyone, really — turns on outfielder Manny Ramirez. Maybe because we're not Red Sox fans, but we love Manny. When they say "that's just Manny being Manny," it's not fair, but come on: It's true. The guy wore sunglasses with in iPod in the...
Leftovers: Our Kingdom For A Horse
· Limp excuse: Afleet Alex could miss Breeders' Cup. [Fox Sports] · Badgers coach Alvarez to quit, opening the door for, oh, we don't know, Barry Switzer? [FanBlogs · Head of NHL Players' Union stepping down, about a year too late. [Eklund's Hockey Rumors] · U-21 U.S. Hoops team cuts last of the pla...
Yard Work Upgrades, Eviscerates Peter King
Congrats to the wacky folks at Yard Work, who have revamped their site with a shiny new URL and an archive that could judiciously be called "improved." They blast off the new site with a pretty biting satire of Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback column, which begins with a pretty fantastic im...
The Trivia That Is Mike Laga
This is the final year for Busch Stadium, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals since 1966. Cardinals fans have a million memories of the old ballpark, but the one that sticks out to many is one that no one seems to be able to document: Former first baseman Mike Laga becoming the one man to hit a ba...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gamber ... · Only in gambling can you get excited about Cleveland Browns. · Attention, fantasy football owners! Mike Harmon is totally freaking nuts! · Chopping lines: Atlanta is very hot this time of...
Rosey Grier Knows Your Needlepoint Needs
This is an actual, real book that came out in 1973: Needlepoint For Men, written by former NFL defensive star Rosie Grier. Flickr has all the photos, and look: You can even buy it on Amazon....
Blogdom's Best: Those Crazy Mets
News And Views From Those Who Mock AOL Users ... · Last night's Rockies-Mets game was enough to drive a grown man insane. [Can't Stop The Bleeding] · Could the NFL be dangerously close to a massive labor war? [Sports Law Blog] · Baseball Musings totally crushes on Jake Peavy and the Houston Astros. ...
Devil Rays Declare War On Fan(s)
One would think that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays would be so happy to have someone actually show up for their games that they'd pretty much let them set up campfires in the bleachers if they wanted. Apparently not: They're now kicking out fans for bringing in peanuts. That's bad enough, of course; wh...
Today In MLB Blogs
In 2005 Summer Baseball Odyssey, an Australian named Alex takes a tour of U.S. ballparks. How is this different than if, say, you or I did it? Well, Alex uses terms such as "Bloody American Airlines," "centre field" and "winners of three games on the trot." And then there's this report from Busch...
Isiah Thomas Freaks Us Out Sometimes
We're watching the Knicks press conference introducing Larry Brown as the team's new head coach. General manager/demolition expert Isiah Thomas introduced him by saying, "when I first met Larry Brown, Russia was invading Afghanistan." Uh ... Isiah ... what?...
Bob Costas: Hysterical In His Own Mind
Don't know if any of you saw this or not, but everybody's favorite Sports Dwarf In A Suit Bob Costas was a guest on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" last evening. It was a bizarre appearance. Our problem with Costas has never been that he isn't smart (because he constantly reminds us that, yes, h...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested Questions For Today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · Noon. ESPN Golf School: Have you seen my ball? It's a Titleist. · 1 p.m. MLB with Rob Neyer: Someday in the future when robots rule the earth and there is no reason for art or prose, will your writing be considered good? · 3 p.m. Toled...
Yep. She's Throwing A Toilet Seat
We're not going to comment too much here, except to say: Dude! Redneck Games photos!...
What? Sports Aren't <em>Funny</em>
According to Daily Variety, which we don't have a subscription for, so we're gonna just link to someone else who heard about this, Comedy Central has just filmed a pilot for a sports program based on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." The show would be an half-hour weekly program, and the channel...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while attending to your duties as Pope ... · Our long national nightmare is over: Knicks, Brown finally tie the knot. · Yankees stopped by Santana (not the band). · We are filled with shame: < ahref="http://www.suntimes.com/output/fire/cst-spt-fire28.html">AC Milan beats MLS Chicago ...
It's A Freebie Week At Baseball Prospectus
If you're not already a subscriber — we are, because it's a tax writeoff, baby — you can check out the Baseball Prospectus merchandise for free over the next week and a half. (The highlight of Sweeps Week is, of course, a chat with A's general manager Billy Beane)....
To Watch Tonight ...
The burglar stole everything except your crappy TV. Thank the Lord. ... · Hey, maybe the Padres will make Phil Nevin catch again! That would be funny. · What are we going to do tonight? I have six words for you my friend: Frontier League Baseball All-Star Game. · Now that the dancing show is over, p...