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9-4-2-2 DP? 2 U? 9-4-2 DP? What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
We might be the only person on earth who cares about this, but earlier, we wondered aloud how in the world a scorer — if you were, ahem, the type of dork who brings a scorebook to baseball games — would possibly handle that bizarre "double-play" during the Mets-Dodgers game. 2 Unassisted? 9-4-2? 9...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while imprisoned on the other side of the island ... • MLB: NLDS, Game 1. Jeff Kent is out at home pl ... oh Christ, here comes Drew! • MLB: ALDS, Game 2: Twins on the brink after Hunter proves man cannot fly. • NHL: Yes, NHL. Briere, Sabres puncture Hurricanes in rematch of last sea...
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What you missed while time tripping to the planet Tralfamadore ... • ALDS, Game 1: Derek Jeter uses five point palm-exploding heart technique on Tigers. • ALDS, Game 1: I just want you to Hurt, like I do ... Frank Thomas, why don't you come out and take another bow? Frank Thomas, folks! • ALDS, Game...
Philadelphia Prepares For Battle ... And It's Never Too Early
Apropos of nothing, we've decided to attach a picture of Donovan McNabb doing shots to this post. Forgive us....
For Those Who Like Their Sports Bouncy And Confusing
The sport is bossaball, and it's sweeping the nation (what nation, we have no idea). On second thought, judging from this video, it's possibly Brazil; because there's about a zillion shots of female bikini dancing and relatively little bossaball footage. From the bossaball web site:...
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What you missed while watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Prophylactic ... • NFL: Donovan rocks ... Eagles head-stomp Packers 31-9. • Soccer: When you think of Manchester United, you think of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer! • NBA: Onward Christian soldiers ... Laettner group to buy Grizzlies, apparentl...
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What you missed while ... hey! Where the hell are my Lorna Doons? ... • MLB: Cubs end season with 8-5 win over Rockies. Let the housecleaning begin. • NFL: Chicago Bears remain as only unbeaten team after ... oh no! Todd is having another heart attack! • NASCAR: Tony Stewart crosses finish line mome...
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• College Football: Georgia 14, Ole Miss 9. Georgia pulls off the rare accomplishment of winning a game without actually playing a quarterback. • MLB: Astros 4, Braves 3. Andy Pettite tossed a gem to keep the Astros playoff hopes alive. And then his day took a turn for the worse... • MLB: Brewers 2,...
About Last Night...
• College Football: Rutgers 22, South Florida 20. It's going to be tragic when Rutgers goes undefeated and gets shut out of the BCS Championship game. • MLB: Padres 1, Diamondbacks 3. With one win, or one less from the Phillies, the Padres get in the playoffs. Neither of those things happened last n...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's Your Gay ESPN Sportscaster?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to tell him what you think....
The First International Volleyball Court
So here's a sport that we probably should have assumed was happening: It's volleyball with the U.S.-Mexico border as the net....
Mitch Albom: Still Full Of Gooey Crap
Slate's Bryan Curtis, fine critic of brunch and one-time Deadspin contributor, uses his column this week to sink his claws into the infamous Mitch Albom, and he absolutely shreds him. Some highlights:...
And It's Like Nothing Ever Happened ... Presto!
So, now that the 9-1-1 call from publicist extraordinare Kim Etheredge has been made public and now that the police have ruled the incident an "accidental overdose," well, everything's back to normal now, right?...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while awaiting the YouTube of last night's Daily Show with Carl Monday ... • College football: Auburn, Kenny Irons flatten the Gamecocks. • MLB: Mets bench Pedro through Christmas. • Golf: Tiger leads AmEx, but is it still a winning streak? Somebody help us out here ......
Oh, No, Mike Tyson's Back! What Ever Will We Do!
You know, now that Mike Tyson has announced that he's going to be doing a travelling roadshow of "fights," we know that we're supposed to get all huffy about it, say things like "When's this guy gonna learn?" and "What has happened to boxing?" or even the old standby "Why doesn't he move on with h...
Still Wading In The T.O. Morass
You know, it's strange how, after the frenzy of Terrell Owens-related madness yesterday, it all seems to have died down today. It never fails to bewilder us that once an athlete denies something, mainstream reporters just kind of say, "OK, well, must not be true, then!" and move on. There seems to b...
"Thick In The Britches"
This is Bob Whitfield, veteran left tackle for the New York Giants. According to his bio, he has five children, ages ranging from 19 to 5. He seems like an upstanding member of society. And when NJ.com asked him, apropos of nothing, "whose backfield would you like to see in motion?" he had quite an ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while gently, delicately rocking ... • MLB: Pedro Martinez gets final tuneup before playoffs and ... uh oh, ... Braves beat Mets 13-1. • Tennis: Venus is back! Let us rejoice. • Soccer: Didier Drogba, hat trick, Chelsea over Levski Sofia 3-1 ... ring a bell?...
The Human Being Vs. The Publicist
A legitimate question as we tie a big ribbon on this whole Terrell Owens suicide business for the day, which, we have to say, ESPN has done a rather outstanding — if predictably overdone — job of covering today:...
Maybe The BALCO Reporters SHOULD Go To Jail?
As we sort through the public reaction to the possibility of "Game Of Shadows" reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams heading to jail for their refusal to give up their sources, we have found something surprising: The vast majority of people we talk to about this who aren't reporters think t...