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Deadspin HOF Nominee: Lenny Dykstra
Our second nominee of the day is as close a representation as you'll find of the lunacy that led none of you to have jobs. Other than Yankee Stadium, anyway....

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Charles Barkley
All right, so the Hall of Fame nominations are early this year, and coming at you without warning. They start, like, right now....

A Four-Day Study On The Use And Variance Of 'Fuck' On The Deadcast
Like many Deadspin readers, I'm a regular listener of Drew's Deadcast podcast. But boy: That fellow sure does love to say the word "fuck."...

Erin Andrews And Guilt, Imagined And Otherwise
The first time I ever wrote about Erin Andrews on Deadspin was August 22, 2006. The site was nearly a year old by then....

The All-Star Game, Through The Eyes Of A Great Photographer
For the second consecutive year, I attended the Baseball All-Star parade. (Sorry: "Red Carpet Day.") This year, I even stuck around for the game. Witness my sad attempt at photography as we do an old school Road Trip....

The Home Run Derby Will Rot Your Will To Live
As it turns out, Chris Berman might be the only person pitched at the right frequency for the Home Run Derby. After three hours of that — three hours! — I was almost afraid I didn't like baseball anymore....

Leitch And Drew On Vomiting, Dipping, Commenting, Simmons, And Other Essentials
Your Deadcast guest this week is Leitch. It's a nice departure from all those weeks of talking to, you know, interesting people. HEY-O!!!!...

The Real Reason You Should Hate The Media (And That Includes Us)
A new media site launched yesterday that serves as a rather handy reminder of just why everyone hates the media....

Which Sports Death Would Affect Us Like MJ's?
I was as surprised by the reaction to Michael Jackson's death as I was the death itself, though I shouldn't have been. Is there anyone in sports whose death we'd react to in a similar way?...

Hirshey: The Gulf Is Closing, But Not THAT Quickly
David Hirshey is the former soccer expert around these parts and one of the world-famous Soccer Jews. He talked to me, Emeritus, about yesterday's U.S. soccer loss to Brazil....

Why Twitter Is More Fun The Less You Use It
I started my Twitter account while sitting in the Twitter offices in San Francisco, interviewing Twitter head honchos Evan Williams and Biz Stone for this big feature story. I didn't know what Twitter was, though people thought I did....

How The Cardinals Could Lose Albert Pujols
I'm not sure people realize how possible it is that Albert Pujols won't be a Cardinal in three years. And every day, every loss, every solo Pujols homer, makes it a little more likely to happen....

Boy, That Decade Just Flew By, Didn't It?
This is a weekly column from Leitch....

In Praise Of The Baseball All-Star Game
This is a weekly column from Leitch....

The Measure Of A Man, As Judged By A Stolen Telecommunication Device
This is a weekly column from Leitch....

All Hail The Pathos Of The NBA Draft Lottery
This is a weekly column from Leitch....

This Column Must Register With The Local Authorities
This is a weekly column from Leitch....

Shutting Down The Internet, At Least For Occasional Five-Minute Intervals
This is a weekly column from Leitch. It has words, and pictures. It's called Ten Humans Of The Week....

See You On Down That Road, Redux
And now a special farewell to Rick Chandler from Emeritus, William F. Leitch....

Which Team's Fans Have The Most Trouble With Erectile Dysfunction?
This is a new weekly column from Leitch. It has words, and pictures. It's called Ten Humans Of The Week. It might or might not work. But here it is....