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This Terrible Column Is Why People Hate The Cardinals
This sort of sepia-tinged glucose, from USA Today's Bob Nightengale, doesn't get written about any other team. ...

How Long Can You Listen To This Cardinals Fan's Terrible Song?
48 seconds. I lasted 48 seconds....

St. Louis Cardinals' March To World Series Crown Delayed Somewhat
In what is surely a mere bump on the way to the third World Series title for St. Louis in the past seven years, the Cardinals did not beat the team they were playing Wednesday....

Will Ferrell Introduces The Dodgers Before Game 5 Of The NLCS
For what could be their final home game of the season, the Dodgers pulled out all the stops and had Will Ferrell handle today's player introductions. As one might expect, it was very Will Ferrell-y....

Baseball Cards Made Into Stop Motion Animation Are The Coolest Thing
Here's your new favorite dumb baseball bookmark. It's a site called REPLAY that's taking a bunch of old baseball cards of players doing the same thing—swinging a bat, throwing a pitch, bunting—and turning them into one continuous motion. It's mesmerizing. ...

The Basepaths Are Where Nick Punto's Scrappiness Goes To Die
Last night, Nick Punto killed the last shot the Dodgers had at rallying back for a Game 4 win when he got caught leaning and was picked off at second base the seventh inning. It was precisely the kind of blunder that a veteran player like Punto is supposed to be immune to, and so the weight of his m...

Father Who Wanted To Keep Watching Football Shoots And Kills Son
David Carrender's 19-year-old son, Wyatt, was shot and killed in their Martinsville, Ind., home Sunday. Cops say David, 49, is the killer....

Why Don't The St. Louis Cardinals Respect The Game?
After last night's loss to the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS, a few Cardinals players expressed dismay at some of the exuberance that was displayed by a few Dodgers players. "Mickey Mouse stuff," one called it. We at Deadspin share the Cardinals' concern for the soul of baseball. We want to see the ...

Report: A-Rod's Lawyer Tried To Fight Anthony Bosch's Lawyer
You know what this Alex Rodriguez appeal case has been missing all this time? A lawyer fight! Thanks to Rodriguez's attorney, Joe Tacopina, we finally got one. Someone hold Tacopina's cuff links, because he's ready to swing....

Chris Duhon Injured In Hit-And-Run
Chris Duhon, last seen with the Lakers and currently a free agent, was injured after being intentionally hit by a car on Saturday night in downtown Orlando....

Cardinals Complain About Dodgers' "Mickey Mouse" Celebrations
With the Diamondbacks and Braves gone golfing, who will make sure the game is played the right way? Worry not, the Cardinals are here to bitch about a pair of Dodger celebrations....

Yasiel Puig Flips Bat After Home Run—<i>Oh Shit, It's Staying In The Park</i>
Yasiel Puig thought he connected on a two-run home run, awesomely flipped his bat and broke into his home-run trot only to realize the ball might not actually leave the park. So then he dialed the awesome up a notch....

Cam Newton's Making The Vikings Look Stupid
This Cam Newton/Brandon LaFell connection went 79 yards for a rather effortless touchdown. And look at Ted Ginn Jr. laying a block on someone! Newton's thrown for all three of Carolina's touchdowns, and the Vikings' pass defense is just struggling....

Carlos Beltran Beats The Dodgers, Takes One Game Lead In NLCS
This is your signature play of the NLCS, if there can be a signature play one game in. It's got everything though, athleticism, grit and the human element. All combined for a fascinating play that resulted in just one crummy out....

Simone Biles Vs. The Racists: Are Black Gymnasts The New Black QBs?
Last week in Belgium Simone Biles made history by becoming the first woman of color to win an all-around title at the world championships, just a year after Gabby Douglas took the top spot at the Olympic Games....



