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A Yankee Stadium Memory: "Their Look Didn't Say, 'Shut Up.' It Said They Wanted To Kill Me."
The following is taken from Bronx Banter Presents: Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories, edited by Alex Belth and featuring recollections of the old ballpark—sorry, stadium—from the likes of Pete Hamill, Charles P. Pierce, and Joe Posnanski. Bob Costas has something in there, too, I guess. Here, the grea...
Free Darko's Dream Week Continues, Now With Doodles
Free Darko's book-release countdown/Hakeem Olajuwon retrospective continues today with this Randy Kim submission. Check out what else he came up with and follow FD on their new Tumblr....
FreeDarko's Dream Week Is Off To A Rousing Start
In honor of their new book, the gang at FreeDarko has kicked off Dream Week, the most Hakeem Olajuwon-related theme week on the internet. It'll be an ongoing feature until the book is released later this month....
Lithuanians Clearly Don't Remember The Last Time A "Blondes Only" Society Was Pursued
A Lithuanian company — the name of which is pronounced Ooh La La — has big plans. Specifically, they're trying to open a vacation resort in the Maldives at which the workers are all blonde....
Joe Morgan Drops A Zen Koan
"All individual awards," Joe Morgan says, "are team awards."...
The Fire Joe Morgan Pledge Drive Is Nearing Its Goal
Ken Tremendous checks in: "$4680 has been donated, so our $5000 is right around the corner." Donate in Mike Celizic's memory to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute or Sloan-Kettering and send a copy of your receipt to [email protected]....
Notes, Errata, And A Tip Of The Hat To Hat Guy
A few final notes, before we disappear back to our mothers' basements where we belong:...
And The 2010 Red Smith Award Goes To...
Ken Tremendous! Congratulations. via Edited Wikipedia Page That Will Undoubtedly Be Fixed Shortly....
It's Gallimaufry Time!
If you thought we're being lazy for only doing this once a year, imagine how lazy you'll think we're being when we make one of our entries the......
Little Man, Gigantic Exaggeration Of His Abilities
When Deadspin asked us to write these articles, we went back and forth a few times on the date, and eventually settled on Sept. 22. I'd like to believe that somehow, that's because we knew, or perhaps sensed, that this article was going to be published on Sept. 20....
Reports Of Murray Chass’s Sanity Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Murray Chass is still writing a blog about how he hates blogs. It's pretty delightful, in an Away from Her kind of way. Sometimes he even writes about baseball. He's usually wrong. Let's say "fuck" a bunch!...
Where Were You (/Will You Have Been)?
Certain moments in our lives we will always remember....
Is This Normal?
There's something in this article that is incredibly weird and scary. So, as you prepare to read it...just be cool. Relax your shoulders. Buy a nice sound machine and set it to "Babbling Brook." Take deep breaths, in through your nose, out through your mouth....
Titties Vs. VORP
Yo, you like tits? Yeah, me too. Titties is awesome....
Let’s Welcome Special Guest Bill Conlin As He Helps Me Criticize Bill Conlin
Junior: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Fire Joe Morgan first....
Playing Down To Your Audience
Hey, kids — Mitch Albom has some advice for you! And here it is!...
EXTRA! EXTRA! Jeter Has Best Year Yet!
Have you heard that Derek Jeter's having an off year? It's total horseshit! Derek Jeter is the sixth-best hitter in baseball this year. It's completely true!...
Welcome, Strident Nerds!
We are the surviving members of a blog that used to exist called Fire Joe Morgan....