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Tomorrow: <em>Sports Illustrated</em>'s Mark Bechtel Joins Us To Chat About Fightin' In NASCAR
We'll excerpt Bechtel's He Crashed Me So I Crashed Him Back, an account of NASCAR's 1979 season, when America discovered the pleasures of watching people drive fast and occasionally throw helmets at each other. Chat with Mark at 1 p.m....
Was You There? A Reminder
From ground zero in Miami to Bourbon Street, we know you've got stories. Tell 'em in the comments and tag them #iwasthere, and send in your photos to [email protected] — we'll be featuring the best....
Hooray For Dong!
Time to go home. Forgive me. Announcements and such after the jump....
Philadelphia: Home Of Rotten Fans, Underachieving Teams And Dick Towels
I'm not sure what the context of the poor woman doing the "news" is for sure, but it appears the usual post-mortem at Chickie's and Pete's where they get crowd reactions from drunk people about the Eagles game....
If Anyone Went To Chaminade Prep School With David Lee Of The New York Knicks...
Please contact me at [email protected]. A "project" is afoot. If the reporter who told me about this story at the bar One and One last week is reading this, please email me as well. Teamwork! [NBAbiopage]...
Gawker Media Seeks Brave Interns To Navigate Nasty Comments Section
Those of you out there with ninja aspirations at some of the other Gawker web properties may be interested in this opportunity. No sex required....
And Now A Brief Update From Our Comment Ninjas On Policies Going Forward...
In the spirit of holiday house-cleaning, it's time for a crash course in comments etiquette. What can you do? What should you definitely never do? What, in effect, do we want from you, Mr. or Ms. Deadspin Commenter?...
Just Like A Kids' Book Out There
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is already pimping a book about "American institution" Brett Favre's first season in Minnesota, "the most memorable in the history of the franchise." This seems presumptuous. More breathless prose after the jump. Plus, an important announcement....
2009 SHOTY Awards: A New Beginning
Because a full month of SHOTY tournament voting gets a little tiresome, we're making a few changes. Follow along....
Black Friday Request: High School Reunion Horror Stories
So as most of you may know, this is shortened week for most Americans so we can all solemnly commemorate the death of turkeys and indigenous people at the hands of white men wearing buckles on their hats....
Tomorrow: Live Chat With A <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Writer Who's Actually Familiar With The Internet
Chris Ballard, SI wordsmith and author of The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA will be here (and not some Geocities page at the far end of the Internet) at 1 p.m. Join us....
And This Is What Happens When The Truth Is Untrue
Many of you read last night's amended Pat Murphy story where one rogue emailer decided to punch-up his Ali autograph-seeking story with some silly false details about ASU's coach. This happens sometimes....
Share Your Gambling Misery With The World
A reminder to send in your sad gambling stories, for inclusion tomorrow in our weekly chronicle of degeneracy, Bad Beats. E-mail us at [email protected]. It's like therapy, but with more anonymous mockery and schadenfreude....
Why Your "Why Your Stadium Sucks" Feature Sucks
The Yankee Stadium installment of Why Asymmetrical Outfields/HOK/Public Financing/Privately Controlled Means Of Production/George Will Sucks will run sometime next week, just in time for an Angels-Phillies World Series. Keep sending me your stories: [email protected]....
More Commenting Changes Are Afoot: Wake Up And Read On...
Good morning, early risers/late night partiers. It's going to be a hectic, confusing day here at Deadspin (and most of Gawker media's sites) because, once again, they're dicking around with the comments recipe. Let's chop it up....
A Very Special Chat Tomorrow...
Perk up, comment gremlins, for an amazing opportunity awaits you. On tomorrow's edition of "Book Excerpts That Don't Suck", we'll be joined by noted author and and pisser-of-shit, H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger who will talk about his book, "Shooting Stars"....
Send Us Your Bitter Tales Of Defeat
If Drew's mailbag has taught us anything, it's that gambling stories usually end badly. In that spirit, we'd like to hear your worst....
Can Someone Please Adopt This Gerbil And Frog For The Weekend?
Our original adoptive family flaked. Our new one can't come until Monday, so if any kind NYC readers are nearby today and can care for them this weekend, I'd appreciate it. [Deadspin]...
Deadspin Very Special Guest Editor Days Are Here Again...
Fire Joe Morgan reunites and takes over this space next Wednesday but tomorrow, September 11, we have another lovable scamp who's graciously volunteered to button-push for us....
Help Wanted: Preposterous NFL Project 2009
Dear Readers: If anyone in the NYC area would like to volunteer to care for our football-playing gerbil and frog this year, please contact me. Consider it an internship. Sort of. No, this is not a joke....