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Leftovers: Kansas City People Are Weird
• Hunkalicious Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer author hangs out with some seriously weird Chiefs fans. [Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer] • The different species of asshole Little League coaches. [Flak] • Even the Bering Sea can't knock down Larry Csonka. [USA Today] • Getting their Irish up: Notre Dame ri...
NFL Roundup: It's Possible That Plummer Just Isn't That Good
Other Thoughts On The First Weekend Of The NFL: • As the only guy who ever brought the Buzzsaw to the playoffs, we will always have a soft spot for Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer. But, what, with the out of control hair (facial and otherwise), angry anti-war screeds and the tendency to throw the...
Leftovers: Peddle Your Rumors Elsewhere
• Cycling Union: Lance is no dope. [Tour of Texas Cycling] • Assist leader: Magic Johnson shows the love to Katrina victims by offering jobs that aren't on television talk shows. [LA Daily News] • San Antonio to host four Saints games, but the music won't be nearly as good. [Big Easy Blog] • Salon c...
A Steroid Family Feud
We know it's NFL Kickoff Night, and we know it's kind of a bummer to finish our first day with a post about baseball, but we just find it tough to resist a couple of steroids guys feuding. (We always imagine them having counterintuitive arguments about who has smaller testicles.)...
How Can We Be Lovers If We Can't Be Friends?
We were playing around on BarryBonds.com again today — honestly, it's like Christmas every day; we don't care if he plays again or not, as long as he keeps his site updated — and, on a page devoted to Barry's 40th birthday party, we found the above picture....
Suddenly Charitable Bonds Could Return Tonight
We were all set to make fun of Barry Bonds today. ESPN's Pedro Gomez, who has pretty much been sitting outside Bonds' house and sifting through his garbage for months now, finally got the scoop he was waiting for by reporting that Bonds could return from the DL today. We were going to mock Bonds' ...
Dirty Deeds Brings Out Dirty Folk
More info on Dirty Deeds, the "movie" produced by former gay nomad Todd Zeile and Yankees gorilla Jason Giambi: Apparently Barry Bonds has seen the movie. He showed up at the premiere, posing for photos with former "Party of Five" star Lacey Chabert, which is kind of a frightening mental image....
Barry Bonds: At The Movies!
In case you've forgotten, we here at Deadspin have made a solemn vow to get our Barry Bonds news exclusively from BarryBonds.com, just the way Barry would like it. (Because we're true fans. And we hate the white media. And we really want us to give us a "Shout Out" sometime.)...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while stuck firmly in the tire swing ... • MLB: Pedro tees 'em up, Phillies hit 'em out. Ah, that's the Mets we know. • A day after taking first batting practice, an exhausted Bonds takes a day off. • Marlins' Hermida peaks at 21; hits grand slam in first major league at-bat....
We're Not Sure Whom We're Supposed To Hate
David Pinto at brings up something we were kind of curious about: If admitted steroid abuser Jason Giambi hits a home run off suspended steroid abuser Ryan Franklin (which he did last evening), uh ... whom are we supposed to get mad at? Would Nationals manager Frank Robinson say it just didn't ha...
Blogdom's Best: Biggio Plunked
News and Views From Charisma Quotients Obviously Too Low ... • Craig Biggio was actually called out for not getting out of the way of a pitch. Which makes many question God. [Plunk Biggio] • It's time to pardon Zack Greinke from this hellish prison. [Royals Review] • Cardinals fans absolutely cannot...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while writing a musical based on the movie "Fargo" ... • Puberty — nature's steroids. Hawaii wins Little League World Series. • Speaking of steroids: Giambi's 7 RBI lift Yankees. • Danica Patrick proves that women drivers are just as capable as men when it comes to ... wait, she just...
College: Let's Bring In The Steroids Guy!
Baseball Musings points out a story we hadn't noticed (though it's still early in the morning): Jason Giambi's trainer is the new strength coach for alls ports at the University of Cal-Santa Barbara. Baseball Musings finds this worriesome, to say the least:...
About Last Night ...
What You Missed While Telling Your Friends Not To Tell You What You Missed On "Six Feet Under" ... · 49ers Lineman Dies. Still confusion about cause. Sean Penn investigating. · Cards' Rolen To Miss Rest Of Season. Manager Tony LaRussa consoles himself by playing with puppies. · Eli Manning's Elbow "...
Leftovers: Fighting Your Sister For Air Time
· Reggie Miller joins Cheryl on TNT. [Hollywood Reporter] · Apparently, they play tennis in Cincinnati. [Reuters] · LeBron James testifies in suit against documentarian. [CBS Sportsline] · Soon, the Yankees will just start setting themselves on fire and eliminating the middle man. [NY Post]...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Who's got spirit? Brett Tomko! He's got spirit! How 'bout you?! · Make money off the misery of the Kansas City Royals. · Some idiot handicaps Cindy Sheehan....
About Last Night ...
What You Missed While Pretending Not To Watch "Cathouse" In Slow Motion ... · Giants' Randy Winn hits for cycle. Giants wake up in fourth inning, see that Bonds is still hurt, go back to sleep. · Michael Finley released by Dallas. "Mr. Finley, a 'Shack' is on the phone again. Yes, I'll take another ...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · Bad News Bears: Dusty's nightmare just could be your dream come true. · Fantasy Football: Show me the money! · Covers serves up a large helping of Big 12 football barbeque....
The Saga Of Larry Krueger
For those who don't know him, Larry Krueger — who was finally fired last night — is a motormouthed, somewhat annoying late-night talk host on the San Francisco Giants flagship radio station, KNBR-680. On the air August 3 following another inspiring loss by the home lads (3-2 to the Rockies), Krue...
God Finally Tells Athletes To Shut Up Already
From a special column by God in the UK Guardian directed toward athletes who constantly thank him for their success:...