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Yard Work Upgrades, Eviscerates Peter King
Congrats to the wacky folks at Yard Work, who have revamped their site with a shiny new URL and an archive that could judiciously be called "improved." They blast off the new site with a pretty biting satire of Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback column, which begins with a pretty fantastic im...
Bob Costas: Hysterical In His Own Mind
Don't know if any of you saw this or not, but everybody's favorite Sports Dwarf In A Suit Bob Costas was a guest on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" last evening. It was a bizarre appearance. Our problem with Costas has never been that he isn't smart (because he constantly reminds us that, yes, h...
Mistakes At Si.com
Interesting note on SI.com right now. On Michael Silver's column is the following rejoiner:...
Bonds Still Giving Away All His Scoops
To remind you: At the beginning of the season, San Francisco roid monster Barry Bonds said that his true fans would ignore what they read in the bastard media and trust only the updates he gave on BarryBonds.com....
The Return Of Barry Bonds
After almost a month away from us, elusively beefy Giants outfielder Barry Bonds has finally given back to his fans on his online journal. Touted as the way Bonds could communicate with his real fans without that bastard media bothering him, Barry hadn't had much to say to us for a while; the site...
NBA Draft Predictions: Trying To Piss In The Dark While Handcuffed
As previously mentioned, the NBA Draft is tonight. This, of course, is a completely random exercise with 30 different variables liable to change their minds for no particular reason at any given moment. But sportswriters get bored, so we present the Deadspin guide to mock drafts by people who don'...
Tracking The Sportswriter Hacks
Yesterday, we speculated how much backtracking each of the major sports pundits would do if they were wrong about last night's Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Here's a look:...
Bonds Continues To Give Away All His Scoops
We're beginning to think Barry Bonds' just doesn't care about his Web site anymore. While the site, which was supposed to be the only place you could TRUST for Barry Bonds news, hasn't been updated since June 10, Bonds is now lowering himself to talk to reporters. In an interview with MLB.com — we...
Wherefore Art Thou, Barry?
As usual, Barry Bonds is keeping us confused, forlorn, lost. He told us we could get all the info we needed — and the only info we could trust — at BarryBonds.com. But we're now approaching the halfway point of the season, and it has been almost two weeks since we heard from Barry. Is he coming b...
The Continued Annoyance Of Smart People
What is it about boxing that makes academic and political types all weak in the knees? We think it's because you have to, you know, be a man to be a boxer. Overeducated wonks envy boxing because they work their way up the chain through their pals, their daddies, their fraternity brothers. The man-...
Bobby Abreu's Otherworldly Restraint
All right, now, we pay pretty close attention to this sports business. (We do it for a living, after all.) But we'll fess up: We had heard nothing about this Bobby Abreu story from last month. Maybe it's because we don't watch Spanish language TV. But still....
Pujols Nice; Bonds, Not So Much
Our obsession with Barry Bonds remains. Now, we're not saying that Barry Bonds is somewhat of, um, a lesser guy than fellow superstar Albert Pujols, but we were farting around on athlete Web sites today and discovered Albert Pujols.com. Barry Bonds' site and its self-serving nature has been well-...
Now Fighting In The Flockhart Division
Anybody else find it amazing that this guy punches people for a living?...
Tyson Suicide Watch Continues
We really can't handle another Mike Tyson story that's about his damn birds. Yes. We know. He smashes people's heads into mush for a living, he's self-destructive, he's served time for rape, yet he's really into birds. We get it. It's supposed to mean something. It's, like, a metaphor, you see. US...
The Fight For Bonds' Ball
Remember Tim Forneris? The St. Louis Cardinals groundskeeper who gave Mark McGwire's 62nd home run ball back to him? Whether or not you thought Forneris was an idiot depends on whether you were from St. Louis or from anywhere else, but one thing is certain: McGwire's 62nd home run ball will never...
Roy Jones Jr. Knows How To Party
Man. We should have totally been a boxer. Our parties usually involve Risk....
Bonds: "I Don't See White People"
This tidbit from the Chicago Tribune is the one reason to buy a book by former White Sox outfielder Ron Kittle:...
Bonds Speaks Again!
We're starting to think Barry Bonds is telling us more than he thinks he is. In the newest installment of his traditionally content-free journal, Bonds tries what he can but can't help but let some of the demons sneak out. On the surface, the "entry" is the typical bland prattle about rehab, "lov...
If There Were Anyone To Fire, Someone Would Totally Be Fired
In this week's Sports Illustrated, Michael Silver writes a long-winded piece about the resurgence of women's softball, not just on a collegiate level, but also in the pro realm. He warbles extensively about Jennie Finch's role on the Chicago Bandits, a professional team that played its first game ye...
Without Updates, Bonds Falls Back On Baby Pictures
Well, we suppose it's better than showing Barry in a hospital smock....