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Blogdom's Best: Ensberg's Courageous Move From Under the Covers
· Baseball Musings points out the somewhat dubious "heroism" of Astros third baseman Morgan Ensberg. [Baseball Musings] · How sedate, satisifed Cardinals fans keep themselves interested: Ranking every player on the damned team. [Cardnilly] · Sportshooligan looks at the new documentary Murderball and...
MLB Makes You Work Hard For Their Money
From the useless junk on MLB Auctions department comes this gem: For $1,640 (and counting), the Chicago Cubs will put your ass to work. If you're the winning bidder — auction closes on Friday — you will be "allowed" to work on the grounds crew at Wrigley Field in August, when they play the rapidl...
Pinella Officially Just Sets The Season On Fire
It's now pretty much settled: Devil Rays manager Lou Pinella has lost his mind. According to the St. Petersberg Times, Pinella is going to start the rest of the D-Rays games with a reliever, with a starter to take over in the third inning. He's not kidding....
John Kerry's Worst Nightmare
If you're hanging around East Dublin, Georgia, this weekend — and if you are, be careful of all those disputes with the Irish Republican Army — you would be remiss not to drop by the 10th annual Summer Redneck Games. (We find it infinitely amusing that the event organizers have a Tripod site. We'r...
We Have To Ask ...
Possible questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 11 a.m. NFL with Gary Horton: Sitting at a computer all day making up stuff sure beats two-a-days in Bourbonnais, Ill., doesn't it, Gary? · Noon. Buzz and Showgirl: Do you do bachelor parties? · 2 p.m. 2012 Olympic Chat: Um, anyone ther...
Today In MLB Blogs
Today's quiz: Which has more long-range potential — any recent Jason Alexander sitcom pilot, or The Roid Room, the latest entry over at MLB Blogs? The young Republicans over at MLB Blogs must love their latest tenant. While Tommy Lasorda is saluting himself over on their flagship blog, Roid Room ...
Indians Gay Porn Reliever Sent Down (Again)
A sad day in Cleveland: reliever Kazahito Tadano has been sent down to the minor leagues. Who's Tadano, you ask? Oh, how quickly you forget: Tadano is the Japanese player who had to apologize to his Indians teammates for making a gay porn film back in Japan. (That's him in the screen shot above....
Hopefully They Don't Change Logos Sometime Before, Oh, Eternity
From the great sports fan behavior chroniclers at Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer comes the tale of James Henry Smith. He is — or, was, rather — "one of the biggest Steelers fans in the universe," say his friends. As if to prove it, he was buried in his recliner, all decked up in his Steelers garb. Ho...
New Yorkers Saved Invasion Of Thousands Of Dopers
Sometime before we woke up this morning, what everyone already knew but was pretending not to became official: New York City is not hosting the 2012 Olympics. London, fresh off its fascination with American sports, will host the Games, which officially kills "dentistry"'s chances of making it as a...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while transferring all your "White Shadow" episodes from VHS to DVD ... · Boston's Manny Ramirez just loves to show off with the bases loaded. · Horry, Spurs reach accord. Can world peace be far behind? · Healthy at last, Josh Beckett leads Marlins to ... no wait, he's hurt again....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as Tom Cruise goes totally mental on some other channel ... · Mets at Nationals: Not our idea of a good time, but you go ahead and knock yourself out. · ESPN Chronicles: Bobby Knight. Parental Discretion Advised. · WNBA: Phoenix and San Antonio actually move around and set some picks....
We Are Shocked To Find Gambling In This Establishment
What you're missing on Oddjack, the site for the both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · The midway point of the fantasy baseball season, when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of Zach Duke. · Hit me! Heavyweight wagering concerns on middleweight title fight. · Tour de La...
Leftovers: Jesus Shuttlesworth Stays Put
· Because you crave NBA news in July: Ray Allen, Sonics agree to terms. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer] · Hitting it through the dragon's mouth is a bitch: China launching its own pro golf tour. [The Divot] · I Am Furious (Yellow): Lance Armstrong finally claims Tour de France yellow jersey. [TDFBlog R...
British People Are So Cute
The UK Observer, a London newspaper that writes about soccer a lot and mentions Jean-Luc Godard whenever it has the opportunity, has noticed something from up on high that tickles its fancy: American sports. Yep: The Brits are fascinated with American sports — much like they're fascinated with Ame...
New Yorkers Scratch And Claw In Final Minutes
At the ungodly hour of 5 a.m. ET tomorrow, the International Olympics Committee — motto: "We will not be undersold!" — will announce the winner of the 2012 Olympic bid. The competitors are Paris (the favorite, for some reason), London, Moscow, Madrid and New York City. Despite pretty overwhelming...
Today In MLB Blogs
Occasionally we like to take a scenic carriage ride through MLB Blogs to soak in the landscape:...
Blogdom's Best: There's Crying In Seattle
· Yeah, you know, it is kind of weird when an athlete just starts crying when he gets cut or traded. [The Sports Frog] · Red Sox media, fans, various pet guppies all about to crucify closer Keith Foulke. [Boston Sports Media] · A's general manager Billy Beane preaches some more to the choir at A's f...
Dorks At NHL.com Look For An End To Their Torture
We figured it was time to check in and see what the nerds at NHL.com were up to. When we last checked in on those guys, in the wake of any actual hockey news, the young turks at NHL.com who have somehow held onto their job for the last 16 months have been playing an imaginary hockey tournament usi...
There Is No Slumming For Rickey!
From the always amazing (and always anonymous) satirical site Yard Work, a diary entry from Rickey Henderson's tour with the San Diego Surf Dawgs....
Blind Item: Which Current President Used To Have Too Much Of The Bubbly?
Remember a couple of years ago, when Mets catcher Mike Piazza called a press conference to let everyone know he wasn't gay? Anybody remember why he had to do that? Because the New York Post's Page Six ran a blind item. It said:...