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2013 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: Rocket Frog
This remarkable photograph of a frog's ascension into the heavens was captured during the September launch of NASA's LADEE-laden Minotaur V Rocket. We'd like to think that, instead of succumbing to fiery death and returning to Earth as fried grenouille a la NASA, Rocket Frog slipped the surly bonds...
2013 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: The Buttfumble
The Jets may have finally out-Jets'd themselves on Thanksgiving night last year, when Mark Sanchez ran headlong into Brandon Moore's backside, triggering a fumble that the Patriots' Steve Gregory returned for a touchdown. Sanchez was demoted this season and then got injured. Moore has since retired...
2013 Deadspin Hall Of Fame: Let's Have Your Nominees
Holy shit. Thanksgiving's, like, next week. That means it's time for you to do something constructive for a change by giving us your nominees for this year's Deadspin Hall of Fame induction class....
Fred Allen: The Great Sourpuss
Dig this Library of America Story of the Week selection by Fred Allen, a great American wit whose popularity didn't translate from radio to television—man, did he ever hate TV....
Are You A Hall Of Fame Voter? We'd Like To Buy Your Vote
It's Hall of Fame season and there's no joy in it, because instead of discussing what matters—Edgar Martinez's elegant swing, Tim Raines careening around third, Mike Mussina flicking a knuckle curve at the edge of the plate—baseball fans will be discussing the voters, who are mainly sour, nasty old ...
NFL's Ace Parker, The Hall Of Fame's Only Centenarian, Dies
This is the trouble with living too long. You die too late....
The Great American Menu: Foods Of The States, Ranked And Mapped
What are the United States' best regional foodstuffs? Its worst? These are the questions that bedevil the mind of man—but no longer! For here, we have ranked them. Rigorously scientific (not), ardently researched (nope), and scrupulously fair (not even a little bit): this is the Great American Menu!...
The Forgotten Genius of Ring Lardner
Over at the Daily Beast, Allen Barra weighs in on the forgotten genius of Ring Lardner:...
Ring Lardner: An American Original
This week gives Ring Lardner who is being honored with a volume by the Library of America (edited by Ian Frazier). We'll run one of his stories from the collection tomorrow, and later today we've got a treat from his eldest son, John. Meanwhile, check out three of his most famous stories at the LOA'...
Up The Stairs With Cus D'Amato
From the Library of America's Story of the Week site, here's a gem—Pete Hamill's tribute to Cus D'Amato:...
Mariners Players Pay Tribute To Ken Griffey Jr. In Perfect Fashion
So this is awesome. On Saturday, the Seattle Mariners inducted legendary center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. into the team's hall of fame. During the hour-long ceremony (you can watch the whole thing here), all of the current Mariners stood at the top step of the dugout, and honored Griffey Jr. by wearin...
No One Came To The Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Yesterday, the Baseball Hall of Fame enshrined its three newest members: a catcher, and umpire, and an owner who have been dead for a combined 226 years. The BBWAA's thank-you note from the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce will not be forthcoming....
Darkness On The Edge Of Town: A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Here's Flannery O'Connor reading her story "A Good Man is Hard to Find."...
Every Hall of Famer
My pal Summer Anne Burton's got it going on at her dope site:...
Ticket to Ride
Robert Lipsyte describes the day Cassius Clay met the Beatles:...
What Boxing Writing Can Teach Us About Everything
Excerpted from his essay for A New Literary History of America, check out this piece by Carlo Rotella:...