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The Decline And Fall Of Home Run Ball No. 715
Remember the heady days before the Landmark Home Run Baseball bubble burst? Guys like Todd McFarlane held press conferences to announce their purchases, which they then spirited away in armored trucks to be kept under plexiglass. Historic home run balls were fetching prices in the millions; the ba...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while gruesomely murdering your imaginary friend ... • MLB All-Star Game: Brandon Webb and Michaal Young dominate, just as you predicted; A.L. takes 3-2 win. • Horse Racing: Barbaro gets new cast, is "resting comfortably and eating with gusto." That's more than we can say, actually. ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you ponder the fact that your trainer has no cable TV in jail ... • Cycling: Tour de France, stage 9, Bordeaux to Dax, France. One of the most grueling, time-consuming legs of the race (although in 1940 the Germans breezed through in about 45 minutes). [OLN] • MLB: All-Star Game. Li...
Summer Reading
Aside from being a full-time Vladimir Putin lookalike, ESPN executive vice predsident of content John Skipper likes to read. Or so claims SportsBusiness Journal, which quizzed a dozen or so sports executives and CEO types on what books they would be taking with them on summer vacation. Skipper cho...
Deadspin Field Trip: Tahoe Celebrity Golf Tournament
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at a real celebrity golf tournament? Yeah, neither have we. But because it's right next door to two major casinos, we are proud to report that Deadspin associate editor Rick Chandler, who does more work around here than people realize, is going to attend ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Lunch with Buzzmaster: Not exactly like lunch with Ari at Spago, is it? • >B>1 p.m.. Boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley: Is it true that the FDA has changed your nickname to "Whole Grain and Nuts" Shane Mosley? • 3 p.m. NHL with Scott Bu...
Ride, Jesse, Ride
We had a crazy, fantastical dream last night. In our fevered slumber, we dreamed that the Rev. Jesse Jackson had teamed with the former agent to Dennis Rodman to represent The Jockeys' Guild. Thats what we get for eating Laotain food just before bedtime. Thankfully, we got a good night's rest, and...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while attending a classical concert and head-butting The Three Tenors ... • Howard's End: Phils' Ryan Howard finishes strong to win Home Run Derby. Wee! • Marte Gras: Indians' prospect Andy Marte goes totally nuts in Minor League All-Star Home Run Derby. • World Cup: Italian team cro...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Turtle becomes bigger than Vince ... • MLB: All-Star Game events, Century 21 Home Run Derby; Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. Because nothing brings to mind home runs and All-Star legends like real estate and fast food. [ESPN] • Movie: Dodgeball, A True Underdog...
We Have To Ask ... Special Bud Selig Edition
Tomorrow afternoon, baseball commissioner Bud Selig will host a live chat with fans from the All-Star Game festivities in Pittsburgh. The chat isn't live, necessarily, considering you can submit your questions a day early. But Selig will be there, probably, and it's possible his typist might even ...
Introducing The Mark Trail Drinking Game
This is borderline off topic, but it involves drinking, and hunting, and a talking bear; kind of what we imagine a weekend with Ted Nugent would be like. Did we mention drinking? OK. We now present the Mark Trail Drinking Game. Take a look at this, and see if you're not laughing your hinder off by...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the ghost of Ken Lay enters your bedchamber, rattling chains, crying "Scrooooge!" ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Joel "Freezer Repair" Casamayor vs. Lamont "Oatmeal Cookie Dough" Pearson, at Phoenix. We freely admit it; we made up the nicknames. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at Chicago White S...
Lick Your Lips And Prepare To Enjoy Ozzie Guillen
Ozzie Guillen: Gay community icon? He's on his way, as an alternative lifestyle supper club in Chicago has named a drink after the Jay Mariotti-bashing manager of the White Sox. And by the way; white socks with black shoes? How tacky, Chicago. From the Chicago Sun-Times:...
The Bobble Boy
Only a few hours left to grab your piece of history, as the Tom Cruise Bobble-Couches on e-Bay are going fast. We repeat, the Bobble-Couches are almost gone. Act soon! Imagine the pride you'll feel while displaying this fine item in your home. Or, present it as a gift to your girlfriend to express...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Columnist Gene Wojciechowski: Did you really write a fake Barbaro interview in which you had the horse say "Talk to the hoof?" They made you senior writer for that? • 2 p.m. World Cup with Michael Davies: What do you thank Ital...
The Closer: Mets Soldier On Without Pedro
Notes from a day in baseball ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while you begin to realize that maybe you should have bought a Mac ... • Golf: We won't say that Tiger is struggling in the Western Open, but he's still on the ninth hole of the first round ... • MLB: Big Unit, Yankees thump Indians again, 10-4. You know it's special when the name "R...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you go into the hatch to press the button ... • MLB: St. Louis at Houston. We can't take much more of this, guys. [ESPN] • LPGA, HSBC World Match Play Championship, first round, at Gladstone, N.J. We're pulling for Annika Sorenstam, only because Virada Nirapathpongporn is way too...
Manny Will Be Manny, Just Not In Pittsburgh
Far be it from us to imply that someone isn't taking the All-Star Game seriously. But the facts are these: Manny Ramirez was the top vote-getter in the American League this year. And Manny isn't going. He says he has a sore knee, so you know, count him out. We know you are shocked by these develop...
Of Streaking And Shrieking
At first we thought all the shrieking coming from Maria Sharapova on Tuesday was because of this guy. Apparently not. Sharapova, it seems, has a habit of screaming on every shot, something of which we were blissfully unaware until today, due to the fact that we watch her matches with the sound off. ...