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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. MLB with Joe Morgan: When you said "any team that makes the playoffs can go all the way," you obviously didn't mean the A's, right? • Noon. MLB with Jerry Crasnick: After writing License to Deal, how many showers did it take ...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: We are typing this from an 11th-story ledge outside the window of our office building, the only thing keeping us from plunging into the abyss being your assurances that we might somehow obtain Angels sta...
In Case You Haven't Heard, Bill Simmons Has a Book Coming Out
Well, word is finally out: The Bill Simmons book is public knowledge, now that Our Boy Bill has announced it on his site. (At least Page 2 will let some external links go out.)...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: Our dream is to fight crime as an ESPN Insider. How can we join your elite ranks? • 1 p.m. FB with Mel Kiper: OK, at this point your credibility is so low you may as well work for FEMA. • 4 p.m. U.S. O...
Alberts Crosses Almighty ESPN, Pays Price
Hell hath no fury like a college football analyst scorned, apparently. ESPN college football analyst Trev Alberts was canned yesterday after refusing to come into work on Sunday, which, on Labor Day Weekend, is kind of a key day for college football analysts to work. Apparently Alberts was frustra...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Mary Jo Fernandez: Oh, I'm sorry. I wanted to chat with Gigi Fernandez. • 1 p.m. MLB with Rob Neyer: We hardly ever quote Truman Capote, but after reading your book we have to say it: That's not writing, it's typing. • 3 p.m. NEX...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: Come on, it was really Pete Rose who bet that batboy he couldn't drink the milk, wasn't it? • 2 p.m. Boxing with Dan Rafael: OK, in retrospect it wasn't wise to hand over our car keys to Mike Tyson. Bu...
Bill Simmons: This Is Who He Is
We have to say, when we saw the headline to the new Bill Simmons column, titled "This Is Who I Am ...," we got very excited. Who is Bill, exactly? Was it going to be a Scoop Jackson-esque Crash Davis rant, with stuff like, "I believe Tom Brady posters should be on the ceilings of every unmarried ...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. College Football with Todd McShay: Dude, if that's you on the far right of this picture — and we're pretty sure it is — we're gonna have to throw the flag for illegal contact beyond five yards. • 3 p.m. College Football with Kir...
Nick Lachey Simply Will Not Go Away
You know when we were joking earlier about ESPN finding more airtime for Nick Lachey? Uh, it looks like we weren't kidding, and we didn't even know it....
Page 2 Hires USC Cheerleader. We Mean That Pretty Much Literally
Who is Erica Lucero? Well, she's a sophomore at the University of Southern California, she's an opinion columnist at the Daily Trojan and, apparently, the newest writer for Page 2. The site's 19-year-old "Gal on campus" is filing reports all season about what it's like to be at USC during the Matt...
ESPN Trims SportsCenter Fat
In case you were having difficulty spreading out your hate among all the SportsCenter anchors, take heart: They're making it more concentrated for you. In a move that had been anticipated, ESPN announced yesterday that it's going to three two-man teams. And "two-man teams" is accurate too; it's al...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 p.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: We are typing this from an 11th-story ledge outside the window of our office building, the only thing keeping us from plunging into the abyss being your assurances that we might somehow obtain Angels sta...
Skip Bayless vs. Stuart Scott: Whom Do You Hate More?
We have reached the finals of The Road To Bristol, the ongoing, months-long battle to discover, once and for all, the most loathsome ESPN "personality."...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:30 p.m. NFL With John Clayton: Honestly, though, we think you could actually beat Salisbury in a fight. Come on, go for it. • 1 p.m. NFL With Gary Gillette: Wait, who are you? Do they let you on TV? • 2 p.m. MLB With Peter Gammons: ...
Apparently, Someone Is Watching ESPN Hollywood
Derek Jeter and the rest of the Yankees are less than pleased with the new Mark Shapiro brainchild "ESPN Hollywood." After the show ran an item on "the ladies of Derek Jeter," the team went on the offensive....
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Buster Olney: Admit it, dude: You totally asked Jeter for an autograph one time. • 1 p.m. NFL with Len Pasquarelli: How about a report on the contract you signed to leave CBS Sportsline, huh big guy? • 2 p.m. Ohio State AD Gene...
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Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · Noon. College Football With Ivan Maisel: Admit it: You get a little nervous heading south for big games. We would. · 1:45 p.m. NEXT With David Ledbetter: We have no idea who you are. Is this why you only get 15 minutes to chat? · 2 p.m...
Bill Simmons On The Brink
We make fun of our boy Bill Simmons here sometimes, but it's all done out of love, really, swear. But we'll be honest: Sometimes we think his "Ramblings" columns make him sound a little bit insane. Check out these particular examples:...