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Baseball's Hall Of Fame Voters Are Irrational, But Not For The Reasons You Think
Last year, Bert Blyleven, the former Twins right-hander whose Hall of Fame candidacy was long a cause among the stathead community, got into Cooperstown on his 14th ballot. But was it really a triumph of rational thinking or merely the product of a different kind of irrationality? We revisit what we...
Here's Barry Larkin In The Most 1991 Photo Ever
Check out baseball's newest Hall of Famer, in what looks like the early 1990s, sporting that dope look, complete with one of the shoulder straps undone on his overalls. No, that's not a Cubs sweatshirt, as noted here, but rather something from the 1990 MLB All-Star Game, which was played at Wrigley...
Sean Salisbury Says Goodbye To A.J. Daulerio, Whom He Once Sued
We're still roasting our former editor A.J. Daulerio, who has moved across the room to edit Gawker, a theater industry trade publication. Our guest now is Sean Salisbury, a former ESPN analyst and our onetime adversary....
Does Anybody Know A Nine-Year-Old Power-Hitting Catcher In Raleigh?
I'm not sure why I'm so taken by this Craigslist posting, sent in by a pair of readers, seeking a very specific sort of ballplayer for a Wake County (N.C.) 9U travel team. Maybe it's because all the nine-year-olds we remember from little league swung as hard as they could on every pitch, and because...
With New OT Rules, Demaryius Thomas Didn't Realize The Game Was Over
So, this new playoff overtime. It's more fair, but it's also confusing. This is because hypotheticals are confusing, and I would rather have Phil Simms orgasm an explanation after the fact than have to keep in mind multiple scenarios while the game is still going on. The new, non-sudden death OT can...
Barry Larkin Will Make The Hall Of Fame, According To "Exit Poll"
The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at 3 p.m. Eastern. But there's no need to wait for the official numbers to be announced, as more than a hundred BBWAA voters have already published and defended their ballots. This indispensable spreadsheet collecting all the ballots made pu...
Todd Bozeman Is In Trouble Again, This Time For (Maybe) Hitting One Of His Players
That would be the same Todd Bozeman whose once-promising coaching career hit a snag when he was at Cal in the mid-1990s because he admitted he had paid a recruit's family $30,000. The affair kept Bozeman away from the college game for 10 years after the NCAA slapped him with a show-cause penalty, b...
The Secret Service Says Delonte West Was Never Banned From The White House
When he wasn't playing basketball games this weekend, Delonte West spent his days engaged in leisurely Twitter meltdowns: He complained about his salary and his team, and related it all to the media's portrayal of him since his arrest in 2009. He also singled out one particular writer who he says ne...
Yes, That Is Mark Cuban Wearing A Suit
The Dallas Mavericks (minus Delonte West) are getting the NBA Champions' treatment at the White House today, which for coach Rick Carlisle means a chance to tickle the ivories....
Tim Tebow Just Made You A Believer: His Game-Winning Touchdown Pass On The First Play Of Overtime
And lo, on the day of Epiphany a great light shone, and all fell to their knees, Tebowing, in awe of the sight they had seen. [CBS]...
Last Night's Phoenix Coyotes Broadcast Featured Some Lady's Five-Hole
It's unclear where the blame falls for this shot that lingered for several seconds up this woman's skirt: on the director who zoomed in, on the woman for whom modesty seems not to be an issue, or on Fox Sports Arizona reporter Tyson Nash for wearing such a ridiculous outfit. Either way, it's a howl...
Delonte West Had A Twitter Meltdown
Delonte West won't be making the trip with his teammates (he's on the Dallas Mavericks now) to visit President Obama at the White House, as is customary for all championship teams these days. Background checks are now required and West apparently flunked his thanks to weapons charges from 2009. App...
Watch The Republican Presidential Field Try And Fail To Pretend They Know When The College Football Championship Is Played
Last night's Republican presidential debate moderators, in a gesture of cruelty posing as kindness, asked the candidates to wrap up by saying what they'd rather be doing with this Saturday night, giving them a chance to show off their human sides. If any of these people were human a year ago, thou...
Blake Griffin Destroyed Ersan İlyasova With A Monster Dunk
Hillary Clinton had to phone Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to apologize for the utter destruction and humiliation of their son Ersan İlyasova after Blake Griffin dunked on him in the second half of the Clippers' bout with Milwaukee Saturday night. [NBA TV]...
University Of Kentucky Freshman Hits $10,000 Half-Court Shot—But Will The Contest Sponsor Pay Up? [UPDATE]
UK freshman Vincent Swope is notorious in the Wildcats student section for dressing up like a referee, but his half-time half-court shot for $10,000 is making him a folk hero....
Malik Rose Channeled His Inner "Negro-Damus" In A Prediction During Last Night's 76ers Game
Malik Rose is the newest addition to the Philadelphia 76ers TV broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, and his relaxed attitude and willingness to say anything are quickly becoming apparent, as we saw on last night's broadcast of the Sixers' bout with Detroit. I, too, am curious what other p...
Kansas State Did Not Blow Away Arkansas, But Not For A Lack Of Trying
Your morning roundup for Jan. 7, the day we learned how to make it in this crazy, mixed up city (or cities in general). Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Readers, You Are Free To Roast A.J. In The Comments
We've given everyone the chance to roast A.J. this week. Now it's your turn. Do your worst, commenters....
A.J. Daulerio Is The Devil, And The Devil Is A Persuader
We're roasting our former editor A.J. Daulerio, who has moved across the room to edit Gawker, a paperless Hamptons travel magazine. If you have an A.J. story to share, or if you would like to participate in some other way, please email [email protected]. Lightly sourced slander is welcome. Our gue...
Starlin Castro Under Investigation For Alleged Sexual Assault, Reports WBBM In Chicago
A woman in her 20s accused Castro, the Cubs' 21-year-old shortstop, of sexually assaulting her last fall. Chicago police now want to question Castro. Castro's lawyers say that the charges are "baseless," while the Cubs say they've only received "limited information." [WBBM News Radio]...