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Week In Deadspin: Get Down Off That Poll!
• Holy crap! The White Sox won the World Series!. • The steroid rumor was confirmed, and then we all had big fun vote on it. • We made guesses on the next gay athlete, and then we voted on that too. Voting is fun. • Two drunk, sad Cardinals fans who are pretty much exactly whom we went to high sch...
Bob Broeg, R.I.P.
If you'll indulge us a little here, we have to comment on the passing of longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Bob Broeg. He covered St. Louis sports — and, of course, the Cardinals — for 60 years, starting out as the beat reporter for the St. Louis Browns. He wrote more than 20 books about St. ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: We had no idea BYU had a Hawaii campus, or that conflict resolution was a legitimate major. Any other wild claims, "Dr." Ford? • 4 p.m. Boxer Jeff Lacy: There's a guy we'd like roughed up a little who happens ...
Worry Not, Commenters!
Anybody registered folks having trouble making comments on the site, you're not going crazy: We're having some tech issues with comments right now. We're working on it, and we promise they will be back up soon. By the way, if you're not a registered Deadspin commenter, drop us an email at tips@dea...
Sad, Drunk Cardinals Fans (Aren't They All?)
As the process of destroying Busch Stadium begins in earnest — that picture was taken yesterday; that large object in the outfield is not, in fact, Larry Walker — a reader sends us this pretty awesome video of two drunken, crying Cardinals fans as they refused to leave Busch Stadium after the NLCS...
That Taste? It's Veggie Deep Dish
In the best response we've seen yet to FOX broadcaster Tim McCarver's ultimate foot-in-mouth moment last evening, the mad, depraved geniuses at Yard Work put on their miner's helmets to figure out what, exactly, that taste was in Brad Lidge's mouth that McCarver declared "not there."...
DC United Displeasing Adu's Overlords
If you've been curious about what's the heck has been going on with Freddy Adu and his dispute with D.C. United, you can get a full blow-by-blow of the motivations behind his complaints at the great Off Wing Opinion. The site's leader Eric McErlain points out that the conventional wisdom that Adu ...
NFL Roundup: Portis' Head
• Contrary to popular belief, Redskins running back Clinton Portis was not doing an impersonation of Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams chasing a fly ball while doing that cartwheel in the end zone yesterday. Good guess, though. • We're not saying that Cincinnati was getting a little too excit...
World Series Roundup: McCarver's Buckner Moment
We don't mean to shrink last night's Amazing Scott Podsednik Moment into a moment of media criticism, but you're all going to be talking about it this morning, so we might as well lead off with it. Right before — like, a split-second before — Podsednik homered off Astros closer Brad Lidge, Fox bro...
Week In Deadspin: Our Day With Stephen A.
• We went to visit the set of "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith" and came back with a newfound respect for the guy. Naw, just kidding. He does dress nice though. • Joe Buck and Todd Zeile, sitting in a tree ... • Holy crap, did you see what Pujols just did? Wow, that's unbelievable! The Cards a...
Comment Invites Are Coming, Worry Not!
Brief note from the home office: If you haven't received your comment invites yet and are offended, don't worry, they're on their way. We just ran low. We make Oddjack swelter in tiny hallway by the boiler room, slaving over a hot stove to produce these invites for you, so he's grinding away on pr...
Announcement: Deadspin Comments Are Here. Behave!
Well, you can't yell at us about this anymore (or maybe now you can!): We at Deadspin proudly present Deadspin Comments, on all posts starting, like, now. Like the other sites in our sadistic Gawker family, all commenters require an invitation, lest the whole enterprise turn into an angry Minnesot...
Next Thing You Know, They'll Ban Chaps
We have another victim of the NBA's dress code, a guy whose personal style has been as unique as it has been personalized. The guy is sighing and obliging to David Stern's wishes, losing a little part of himself in the process, taking away his personal code and culture in the name of pleasing corp...
Liftoff In Houston
We congratulate the Houston Astros on their first-ever trip to the World Series; we're happy for Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell and all the fans who have suffered through some truly heartbreaking moments. You're going to the Series, and if you ask anyone other than a Cardinals fan, they'll tell you...
Why Is This Man So Excited?
This is Astros closer Brad Lidge, and in this picture anyway, he's a very excited young man. (It obviously was not taken Monday.) There are many reasons he might be so happy. He could have just closed out an Astros victory. He could have learned that he wasn't going to be a lot of money for his ca...
Do Not Steal From Ugueth Urbina. Seriously.
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Ugueth Urbina takes his personal property very seriously. At a welcome-home party for the pitcher in his native Venezuela, after many drinks, Urbina discovered that one of his laborers might have stolen a firearm. According to a witness, his response was measured, ra...
Will Cards Return Home To See Busch Off?
Well, tonight's the night when we'll discover if Busch Stadium, the home of the Cardinals since our father was 16 years old (and the place we spent pretty much every other summer Sunday afternoon until we were that age), will be torn down without Cardinals fans truly being able to say goodbye. Aft...
Coles To Tell His Oprah-Worthy Tale On Oprah
Jets wide receiver Laveranues Coles spoke out last month about being molested by his stepfather, and tomorrow he will reap the inevitable glory: He'll talk about it on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." He will appear with an "entertainment reporter and Park Avenue socialite" who went through the same orde...
Week in Deadspin: Time For BoSox And Yanks To PARTY!
• The season couldn't end fast enough for Keith Foulke, swordsman! • It's Ozzie Guillen's playoffs, and we're all just squirrels trying to get nuts. Or something like that. • The Yankees were eliminated, and the entire online world did cartwheels. Fortunately, Yankees fans can spell. • "ESPN Holly...
Angels Fans Frothing At The Mouth For Eddings
(Caution: Not actual poll. Attempts to vote will prove ultimately frustrating.)...