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Your Phillies/Giants NLCS Game 6 Open Thread
Well, it's back to Roy Oswalt vs. Jonathan Sanchez again. Giants advance or Phils force an NLCS Game 7, something that didn't come to pass in '08 or '09....

What Bloggers Are Saying About NLCS Game 6
Here are 9 links to what guys and gals with keyboards are saying before NLCS Game 6....

Animal-Loving Jets Fan Fornicates With A Dog Named Snowball Twice
It's the love that shan't speak it's name: Likely windowless-van owner takes a shine to his tenant's two-year-old, 23-pound male Shiba Inu dog named Snowball and gets amorous not once, but twice....

Last Night's Winner: Roy Halladay's Junk
The Giants had a chance to shut the door and go back to their second World Series this decade, but Roy Halladay befuddled them. This despite what one writer so wonderfully characterized as a "barking" groin....

Another Goofy Slavic Baller Plays Way Out Of His League
Sasha Vujacic and Maria Sharapova are engaged, he announced last night. I bet Vujacic and Marko Jaric just high five each other and giggle constantly. [AP]...

Your "Pitchin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" Phillies-Giants Open Thread
Lincecum! Halladay! Giants! Phillies! Wine bars! Yuengling! It's your NLCS Game 5 open thread!...

Canes To Beat FSU
Former Florida State TE Kamari Charlton overstayed his visa in Singapore, and now faces six months in prison and a caning. [Orlando Sentinel]...

Here's Some Adorable Children Doing Adorable Things
I love (and regularly wager on) Mites on Ice, when they let a bunch of kids play hockey during intermissions. But these little tykes at Tuesday's Capitals game set a new standard for awwww with their team goal celebration....

Your "Hey, A Fourth Starter!" Phillies-Giants Open Thread
We feel a little gypped, with Philly starting Joe Blanton and San Fran going with some random bum(garner). But they're telling me it'll actually count. Oh well. Talk amongst yourselves. (photo via The700Level)...

Colts Punter Gets Drunk, Goes For Swim
Pat McAfee did his part to show the world that punters can party and do stupid things just as well as real football players. Or kickers, I suppose....

Your Religion/Textile/Baserunning Metaphor Of The Day
Anyone want to explain this one? "What appeared to be 90 feet, teased from the fabric of New York Yankees resolve, with each tug brought more yards of grace."...

Your "Baserunners Wearing Jackets!" Phillies-Giants Open Thread
It's a 1pm local start for San Franciscans; an excuse to mentally check out of work a little early for the rest of us. Use this space to marvel at Cody Ross's inevitable home runs....

Video: We Ask Jose Canseco About His Missing Chandeliers
Earlier today, I scuttled over to 8th and Broadway in Manhattan. The goal: ask Jose Canseco if he'd gotten his "chandeleers" back. Was it a success? Yes. Yes, it was. As much as anything involving Jose Canseco can be called a success....

This Seven-Person Leapfrog Dunk Is Exceptional
Pepperdine guard Keion Bell put himself on the map this weekend as one of college basketball's best showmen. The leapfrog dunk might not even be the best one. [Rush The Court]...

Phillies Fan Puking On The Field Is Definitely Puking On The Field
Brian posted this in Wake Up yesterday, but this needs to be seen again and pored over like the Zapruder Tape. Let's theorize, shall we?...

Meanwhile, The Devil Told Big Ben To Keep Making Passes
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

What Bloggers Are Saying About NLCS Game 2
Here are 10 links to what guys and gals with keyboards are saying before NLCS Game 2....

The Messiah College Lady's Soccer Team Will Not Tolerate Peeping Toms
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Your Phillies/Giants NLCS Game One Open Thread
Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum are getting most of the pre-Game-1 attention. As well they should. Two game-changers, pure and simple. But, one has to lose. Ok, both can get no decisions, but one of their teams has to lose....

What Bloggers Are Saying About NLCS Game 1
Here are 11 links to what guys and gals with keyboards are saying about NLCS Game 1....