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Mets Executive Thinks Mets Executives Failed, Will Miss Fired Executives
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: Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon....
Danny Woodhead: Not Particularly Small, Just White
Last night, as was to be expected, Jon Gruden and the rest of the Monday Night Football gang talked about fun-sized pigment curio Danny Woodhead with the sort of insight and gravitas one finds on the cover of Bop Magazine....
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....
The Yankees/Red Sox Turf War Claims Another Victim
A Yankee fan stabbed a Red Sox fan at a Connecticut restaurant Saturday, supposedly over baseball. Though the altercation happened at the Chowder Pot Inn, so maybe it was a fight about the pronunciation of a certain word. [Globe]...
Field Trip: Simmons And Gladwell At The New Yorker Festival, Falling In And Out Of Love
Ever wondered how the chummy love-fest email exchanges between Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Simmons translate when the two meet face-to-face? Well, it's kind of like when a "certain kind of person" meets another "certain kind of person." I'll explain....
Wayne Rooney Is Not An Animal. Wayne Rooney Is A Human Being.
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....
Marmalard, Dead! Minaya, Dead! Manuel, Dead!
The Mets have told Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel that they're done as GM and manager, respectively. But not respectably....
That's Not The Ass Of Any Old Ballplayer; That's The Ass Of A Playoff-Spot-Clinching Ballplayer (NSFW-ish)
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....
Meet Your New Undersized, Scraptastic, Very White New England Sports Cult Hero: Danny Woodhead
Danny Woodhead, the Jets castoff and Rex Ryan-anointed "little fucker," made his Patriots debut yesterday and is already being touted as the economy-sized Wes Welker. Chief among these proponents is Dan Shaughnessy. Of course. Let's look at the best of the worst....
Weekend Winner: New York Jets, Enablers
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like alleged drunk driver Braylon Edwards, whose blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit not a week before he scored the touchdown that put the Jets ahead for good....
This Bit of Hard Knocks Fan Fiction Includes A Talking Mustachioed Butt
Ines Sainz. Football. Ass. On-field chaos. The sexy. The unsexy. Yep, this Tauntr video essentially captures most of the overarching themes of today's posts....
Carmelo Anthony To Join Forces With Russian Oligarch, Lopez Twin
Things are heating up as the Nets are in talks to send Devin Harris and Derrick Favors elsewhere and acquire Carmelo Anthony. You know a trade is complicated when the Bobcats somehow stand to dramatically improve....
New Zealand's All Blacks Get Into The Viral Video Business
This ad for the Rugby Channel shows the Kiwis have caught up to American sports drink manufacturers in using CGI-aided commercials. Not the Mike Vick one, though; that was real....
Fireman Ed Charged With Assault For Preseason Shoving Match
Remember when the Jets superfan took on an intoxicated Giants fan? Apparently, putting drunks in their place is a crime. Ed's been charged with simple assault. It's a baseless charge, but Ed's still a dickhole. [Star-Ledger]...
Ines Sainz Rips Women's Media Group A New One
Sainz basically told the Association for Women in Sports Media to go fuck off, she doesn't want their help. She also had harsh words for the journos and columnists covering the story. Please don't hate us, Ines....
The Jets Introduced A Car Service For Players The Week Before Braylon Edwards's DUI
As pointed out this morning (and ReTweeted by Peter King — cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria), the most galling thing about Edwards driving drunk is the sheer number of alternatives. Here's another one: the Jets provide free cars and drivers....
This Is Supposedly Braylon Edwards' Mugshot
Photo: Sent to us by a reader who had a "Buddy in the NYPD."...
Wealthy Jets Receiver Braylon Edwards Gets Pinched For DWI In City With Most Cabs Ever
After being stopped by police for driving erratically and blowing twice the legal limit, chinbeard enthusiast Braylon Edwards was charged with DWI Tuesday. The Jets, who have a car service for partying players, were astonished someone actually drove in Manhattan. [Daily News]...
One Cross-Country Gal's Surname Must Be A Nightmare For Headline Writers
There's a high school cross country runner named Madz Negro who keeps making news due to her running prowess. This results in headlines from the Springfield, Ill. State Journal-Register like this. Or like this....