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Hey, How's Oddjack Doing With Picks?
We've been watching with a bit of amusement as our gambling addict brother Oddjack struggles to make sense of the early baseball playoff action. He's not alone, of course, but his picks have been a bit erratic of late. (Not that we've been much better.) This afternoon, he likes the Padres to beat ...
It's A Good Time To Be Bill Simmons
All kinds of news involving Our Boy Bill Simmons, kicked off with a glowing pop culture icon validation from Slate's Bryan Curtis, who writes the "Middlebrow" column for the Web mag, which has featured luminaries like Michael Flatley, Demi Moore and Cirque du Soleil in the past. Curtis has big nic...
Oh, The Fun They'll Have
According to Sports By Brooks and KMPC Radio in Los Angeles, now that college football expert Nick Lachey and non-sports-related wife Jessica Simpson have reportedly split up (or maybe not), Lachey might actually be moving in with Southern Cal quarterback Matt Leinart. (We're going to assume he do...
Macha Out As A's Manager
Just to show you the magical power of blogging, we are the first people on the Web to break the news that Ken Macha is leaving as manager of the Oakland Athletics. According to Peter Gammons, Macha wanted more money than general manager Smilin' Billy Beane wanted to pay, so he's now a "free agent....
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • We've always said it — never bet on the fat pitcher when there's pie waiting in the clubhouse. • Football picks guru Brandon Lane coasting on fame ... you, not so much. • That urge to be...
Those Racist Cubs Owners
Working presumably from ESPN Page 2 columnist Scoop Jackson's somewhat inexplicable column about racism and Cubs manager Dusty Baker earlier this season, satirical Onion-esque site SportsPickle "reports" that Cubs Management Unsure How To Fire Baker Without Exposing That They're Racists....
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • Finally, the airports get tough on terrorism. Um, well, actually they get tough on fantasy football. But it's a start. • Roses are red, violets are blue; White Sox, Contreras are smili...
Chad Johnson's Evil Genius
Fans are still buzzing about Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson's inspired touchdown celebration against the Chicago Bears a couple of weeks ago, in which he aped Michael Flatley's Riverdance routine. Funny, definitely, and certainly original. But was it a quiet, brilliant rip on Bears linebacker ...
Good Times And Bad Times For Simmons Duo
Our Boy Bill Simmons gets a lot of gruff from old-school sports journalists for being too much of a "fan" and not enough of a "reporter," or, when he does do deign to do interviews, ends up crawling a little too high up the subject's nether regions. We've never really agreed with the former critic...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while poking around the old Simmons place with the Hardy Boys ... • Jim Tracy out as Dodgers manager. Hey, there's a fat guy with white hair taking up office space in the mezzanine who's looking for work. • MNF: Panthers hold off Favre, Packers, sending Green Bay to an 0-4 record, an...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • Who has Eli Manning fever? If you don't stop scratching, it'll never heal. • NHL's new rules have bettors a little skittish? You should see the goalies. • The Week in Football Betting — ...
Jesus Christ, All-Pro
Little Billy was a terror on defense — he had been living in the opponents' backfield all day. But then he took it one step too far. Yes, as you may have guessed from this photo, Billy was penalized 15 yards for "roughing Jesus," an infraction that also carries loss of down, plus possible eternal ...
NFL Roundup: Party Para Mexico
• We're a little slow this morning, because did a shot every time ESPN showed some Mexican "culture" during last night's 31-14 Buzzsaw victory over the 49ers. We know it's unusual to play a game in another country, but the slack-jawed awe of the broadcasters last night — "look, another local! Thes...
Leftovers: Keep FEMA Away From Boston
• Boston police plan crowd control for Yankees-Red Sox series — FEMA offers bottled water. [Metroblogging Boston] • Save another spot in that anger management class: Pacers' Harrison pleads no contest to brawl. [Indianapolis Star] • Panthers tied to indicted doctor face tests, making it the first te...
The Definitive Bill Simmons Interview, By Those Who Know Him Best
Well, we covered the 3-2-1 Liftoff! of Our Boy Bill Simmons' Now I Can Die In Peace in our own goofy way, and now, for that whole "perspective" and "intelligent analysis" way, David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch talks in length with Simmons about his place among the Boston media, his meteoric...
Today In Oddjack
We haven't made much of a secret about this: We're not that into gambling on sports. (We don't need anything to make sports more fun.) But we understand its appeal, particularly when our scrappy connoisseur of vice brother Oddjack is on a roll like he is today. Declaring today "Football Up Your As...
Who Is The Dumbest Team In Football?
It's a general consensus, we think, that football players are considered dumb. Even if they were smart at birth, once their brains were subjected to repeated jostling for two decades, all the good genes probably ended up dripping out. Well, the Wall Street Journal today looks at how each NFL team ...
The World's First Buzzsaw Blog
The day we've been personally waiting for has finally arrived: The Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals finally have a fanblog. We have searched high and long for a Buzzsaw blog for many years, and we found none; according to our research, they were the only team in the three major sports — not t...
Rammer Jammer Motley Hammer
We're not sure what much more we can add to this picture except to say we're curious if this makes Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer author Warren St. John exuberant, horrified or both....
Today In Oddjack
Things Our Sexual Deviant Brother Oddjack Is Wrong About Today ... • Barry Bonds is being shut down, probably as early as today. So, uh, we wouldn't bet on him, no. • The San Diego Padres couldn't be scarier if they were wearing a bright red jacket with chains and dancing around a graveyard. • Nobod...