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Raiders Still Making The Youth Of America Cry
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Your "It's Tuesday, What Are You Going To Watch, Hockey?" Rangers-Rays Open Thread
This one's for all the marbles. Well, not the ALCS and WS marbles, those come later. But this is the first division series since 2005 to go the distance, so enjoy....

Giants Take NLDS, Fans Decide It's A Good Time To Cover "Don't Stop Believin'"
If sports movies and uplifting soft-rock songs make you tear up, this rendition of "Don't Stop Believin'" may get you all Favrey....

Your "Brooks Was Here" Giants-Braves Open Thread
Mr. Conrad is not in the lineup for Bobby Cox's last stand. Troy Glaus, whose range could be described as statuesque, will take his infield spot. Is this how it ends? Not with a bang, but with a .240 hitter?...

Roy Oswalt Wants To Be Your New Internet Meme
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Your "TBS Announcers Still Think Posey Was Safe" Braves-Giants Open Thread
Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson fouled a ball off his face during batting practice, but he's allegedly good to go. He'll be facing Matt Cain, who probably shouldn't expect his catcher to get any borderline calls tonight. Discuss here....

Guy Who Looked Like Tim Lincecum Doesn't Look Like Tim Lincecum Anymore
Wiley Wiggins—the actor who played Tim Lincecum doppelganger Mitch Kramer in Richard Linklater's classic Dazed and Confused—did an interview with the Wall Street Journal following Tim Lincecum's historic playoff debut. Turns out he doesn't look like Tim Lincecum anymore....

Your Double Roybow Reds-Phillies Open Thread
Believe it or not, the Phillies aren't already up 3 games to 0 in this series. It's Bronson Arroyo vs. Beta-Roy tonight, so here's the place to toast the first Reds hitter to get a hit. Assuming one does....

Let's All Admire Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt's Rather Large Human Element
What you see here, courtesy of Brooks Baseball, is a plot of Hunter Wendelstedt's whimsical strikezone from yesterday's Yankees-Twins game. The red marks were called strikes; the green ones were balls. No, that's not how a strikezone is supposed to look....

Per Bill James's Pitching Metric, Tim Lincecum Was More Dominant Than Don Larsen, Roy Halladay
Quoth Bill James's Game Score metric, Tim Lincecum (96) was more dominant yesterday than Roy Halladay (94) in his no-hitter or Don Larsen (94) in his perfect game. It's official: two hits are better than none....

Your "Oh Right, There's Another Series" Braves-Giants Open Thread
Can Bobby Cox cap a career of losing in the playoffs with a playoff loss? Will Pablo Sandoval bogart all of Tim Lincecum's Funyuns? These questions and more, will be answered! Talk about it here....

Your MUSTACHE MUSTACHE MUSTACHE Yankees-Twins Open Thread
Contrary to popular belief, Carl Pavano did not spend four years in New York sitting on his ass. He was waiting, planning, growing, grooming. Here's your space to talk about his facial hair and other things of note....

Your "Who Do You Have Besides Cliff Lee" Rangers-Rays Open Thread
C.J. Wilson? In game two. You sure? Okay, whatever you need to do. Discuss the revenge of DJ Kitty in the comments below....

Roy Halladay Throws 2nd No-Hitter In Post-Season History
Eat your words, Jay Feely. Just eat 'em. Halladay baffled the Reds coming within a walk of a perfect game. He joins Don Larsen as the only other pitcher to accomplish this feat....

Your On-Time Reds-Phillies Game One Open Thread
One city thinks they've already won the World Series. The other city is just happy to be here. Discuss the harshing of someone's buzz right here....

Ron Washington Opens Up About Coke, Third Person Use
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington....

Your Last Half Of The Rangers-Rays Game Open Thread
This week's SI cover boy, David Price, is currently getting shelled while Cliff Lee continues his absurd streak of playoff dominance. Chat about the rest of the action here....

A Little Hot Podcasting Action To Get You Ready For The Playoffs
The baseball playoffs start today, so prepare yourself with a special Deadcast featuring me and Mr. Leitch. (Listen here, iTunes here.)...

UCF Ladies Won't Forget 9/11, Will Forget Their Shirts
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

The 2010 Hater’s Guide To The MLB Playoffs
Time to ring in a new annual tradition around these parts, in which we say horrible, awful things about all the teams involved in the playoffs this year. Let’s do this....