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Ozzie Guillen Takes Center Stage
What'd we tell you? White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has taken a hold of the spotlight and strangled it until it looked like the Smurfs at the end of that UNICEF commercial....
Larry Bowa, Voice Of Calm And Decency
The rumors are coming fast and with much fury, and the notion of it makes us so happy we almost want to dance: The Yankees have offered combustible engine Larry Bowa a job as their third-base coach. It is not known whether Bowa could be considered a potential replacement for Joe Torre were he to f...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as your Billy Bass wall-mounted talking fish takes over the house like the computer from "2001: A Space Odyssey" ... • College Football: Virginia Tech at Maryland. Marcus Vick and the unbeaten Hokies vs. The Terrapins — the one we've all been waiting for. [ESPN] • PGA Tour: Funai Class...
The REAL Reason The White Sox Have Suffered
Everyone's talking about curses of the Black Sox and how much White Sox fans have suffered, but MSNBC's Bob Cook points out that the true source of the team's problems is not the past, but the owner Jerry Reinsdorf:...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch while trying to figure out the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic ... • NLCS, Game 6: Astros at Cardinals. "Mulder! I need your help!" So many times Gillian Anderson said that on "The X-Files," now everyone in St. Louis knows what it really means. Houston, meanwhile, is chil...
Blogdom's Best: Chicago White Sox
More than any other sport, baseball lends itself to individual blog obsession. Every Major League Baseball team has several blogs obsessed with chronicling the ins-and-outs of everything. Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding b...
The White Sox Like To Suck Face
The Chicago Tribune has discovered the source of the White Sox's success this postseason: Manager Ozzie Guillen makes out with his players. No, really. After the ALCS victory over the Angels, Guillen kissed his sons in the dugout, then kissed Jose Contreras, then Freddy Garcia, then (gasp) owner J...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as light through yonder window breaks ... • NHL: Boston at Montreal. Real hockey, shown in real bars, watched intermittently by real men. [OLN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, Lille at Manchester United. If you don't watch this, you're a wanker. [ESPN2] • NBA: Exhibition, San Antonio ...
Don't Forget About The White Sox
In the wake of last night's lunacy, it's key to keep in mind the great story that is the Chicago White Sox who, after all, have already downloaded their genital pill ticket to this dance. (We were going for a Spam joke there, but we're not sure it worked.) No matter what happens in the NLCS, the W...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Bill Plaschke
We have seen Bill Plaschke's desk. Well, to be more precise, we haven''t actually seen the surface of the desk — just the refuse piled on top. We doubt that anyone working at the Los Angeles Times since the early 1990s has seen what's underneath. To best describe it, think Dennis Nedry's work stat...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as Lil' Markie works on his next big album of religious hits ... • NLCS, Game 5: Cardinals at Astros. Are those storm refugees in the Astrodome allowed to use the jumbotron to watch the game? Does it have a remote? [Fox] • MNF: Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Colts. What? They're not in ...
Playoff Roundup: Sad Birds
Thoughts on a weekend of baseball that can only be described as "grueling:" • Now, we're Cardinals fans, we've made that clear, so grain of salt, all that. But the way that game ended yesterday was just flat-out mean. Whatever your thoughts on the umpires — we tend to cut them slack, because they ...
Just To Be Safe ...
Congratulations to the Chicago White Sox, American League champions. They deserve all the credit one can muster....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch while waiting for FEMA ... • ALCS, Game 3: White Sox at Angels. We think it's about time to stop all this Doug Eddings bashing. Get some perspective and act like adults for a ... hey! Who threw that brick!? [Fox] • PGA Tour: Michelin Championship, second round, at Las Vegas. Golf in th...
Bill Romanowski, Workout FREAK
After uncovering the groundbreaking scoop that Ricky Williams likes to smoke pot, "60 Minutes" this weekend talks to former Bronco Bill Romanowski about his steroid abuse. Yep: Romanowski used to take steroids. This, by our count, is about the fourth time Romanowski has "confessed" to steroid use;...
Angels Fans Frothing At The Mouth For Eddings
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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB with Larry Bowa: ESPN has scheduled a 20-city tour for you and columnist Bill Conlin, and you have to travel the whole thing in the same car. Ha — just kidding, come down from the light fixture. • 1 p.m. Midnight Madness Mara...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as squirrels make a mockery of your lawn-care efforts ... • College FB: Clemson at N.C. State. Because football in the South isn't a religion — it's more important than that. [ESPN] • NLCS, Game 2: Houston at St. Louis. Look, these aren't big market teams so everyone please tune in, ev...
We Know What You Did Last Night, Eddings
Any umpire will tell you that if, when the game is over, you haven't noticed them and you don't know they're name, they've done their job. By this measure, Doug Eddings had a poor day at the office. As the world wakes up this morning to a steady stream of vitriol at the umpire for his strange call...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as the termites plan a counteroffensive ... • ALCS, Game 2: California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox, as Mike Scioscia continues to prove the Dodgers blew it by not hiring him. [Fox] • NLCS, Game 1: Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals. We're excited, sure, but this ...