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Don Mattingly's Marlins Take A Lesson From Mr. Burns And Ban Facial Hair
Let’s all go back to 1992, when The Simpsons’ “Homer At The Bat” first aired. Mr. Burns recruits a bunch of ballplayers as ringers for his softball team, including Don Mattingly. Here’s a very good, long piece on the episode, and how it got made....
Tonight's NBA All-Star Game Graphics On TNT Brought To You By Microsoft Paint
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Liverpool Fan Cannot Fookin' Believe The Club's New Ticket Prices
You could spend hours reading various takes about why Liverpool’s board has seen fit to increase their stadium ticket prices, why fans are upset about this, and the relative merits of both sides. Or you could listen to this guy’s hilarious rant which distills the whole controversy to its very essenc...
Bad Internet Comments Are The Best Thing In The World
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Do People Use Siri To Sext? It’s A Special Super Bowl Funbag!
I got good news, and I got bad news. The bad news is that this week’s Funbag is a special podcast edition, featuring me and Marchman addressing all of your most pressing questions. We had to do it this way because I’m in San Francisco covering the Super Bowl for GQ. (Don’t worry, there will still be...
The Spurs Aren't The Only Team With Erotic Passing
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Las Vegas Is The Next City The Raiders Will Use For Leverage To Try And Get A New Stadium
For two decades Los Angeles has served as the NFL’s bogeyman, lurking just out of sight as an implicit threat to any city that refused to pay up for a new or renovated stadium. You better flash the cash, the NFL would threaten, or the Bills/Dolphins/Jaguars/Vikings/Colts are going to bolt for glamor...
Monopoly Tokens, Ranked
Before we get into the Funbag, I have some quick book news. The Hike comes out August 2nd (peep the cover here) and I’m not gonna tell you much about it because I don’t wanna wear you down before we get to the TRULY insufferable book-whoring phase late this summer. All you need to know is:...
Gregg Popovich Loves Photos
While the Spurs were in New York for a Jan. 11 game against the Nets, coach Gregg Popovich apparently nabbed a ticket to Hamilton. Another audience member got the evidence by taking a photo with Popovich, who looked absolutely delighted in his beatnik sweater....
Read More Books
What was the last actual, physical book you read? If you’re struggling for an answer, please keep reading. (Note: This does not count as a book.)...
Which Band Has Caused The Most Junior High Dance Boners?
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Which Of These Are Real Soccer Teams That Played In The FA Cup This Weekend?
The FA Cup is well underway, but how well do you know the participating clubs? Take this quiz and find out....
What Is The Best Birthday Month?
PROGRAMMING NOTE: I’m outta here next week to go do Christmas things. You’re not getting a Funbag. You’ll have to go mud-sledding or something. Deadspin founder and artificial Georgian Will Leitch will be your Jamboroo guest host. ...
Hail To The Redksins
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