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An excellent analogy that finally explains Wily Mo Pena. [Baseball Prospectus]...

We Have To Ask ...

Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m.. Samuel L. Jackson: Have you had ENOUGH of these mother###### snakes on this mother###### plane? That's gotta be one charmin' mother###### pig. OK, Samuel L. Jackson lines not from Snakes on a Plane or Pulp Fiction. Go! • Noon....

Something tells me that jail is not the best place for Erik Brown. The former Louisville player — now in jail for arson — says that Rick Pitino helped the CIA implant a chip in his brain. [Lexington Herald-Leader]...

Oookie Agonistes

Compared to much of the sports blogosphere, we lead a blessedly sheltered life here at Deadspin Nation. Admission is limited. There are standards of discourse during business hours. The worst of the trolls are jettisoned with all haste. But in most of the uncharted wilds of the internets, lawlessnes...

I thought about linking to the video for "Technologic," but "Around the World" is much less likely to turn up in your nightmares....

Mia Hamm Would Never Stand for This

Strangely enough, this is only the second time Al Jazeera has made an appearance on Deadspin. Sidebar: This is one of the "related videos." Awesome....

Premier League

Sorry for the late start, but had some problems connecting to the wifi here in downtown Chicago. Man U versus Manchester City is already underway, then Arsenal v Blackburn, and finally the big match of the day, Chelsea Liverpool. I'll try to keep running updates as the matches go on and giving some ...

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Surely you've been waiting with bated breath to find out what Marco Materazzi said to Zinedine Zidane that would provoke the shiny-pated Zidane to headbutt the shit out of him during the World Cup last year. (Who hasn't?) In his soon-to-be-released autobiography, Materazzi reveals the now-infamous l...

And Miss, What Does The "P" Stand For Again?

I don't know much about soccer. I'm not going to pretend to know much about soccer. But if the masses want some Prem League recaps, they are going to get some Prem League recaps. I hope it's sufficient....

Bacon Pants: Junior Division

SOMEBODY wants to be a bacon pants when he grows up: Thanks to a perfectly timed hop at the fence, Walpole, Mass. center fielder Michael Rando earned himself a place in Little League World Series history. With the tying runner at third, and a high, arcing shot to straightaway center field, Rando kep...

Bear Bryant is the only one who can deal with the alien menace. [Third Saturday In Blogtober]...

Another Young, Ready To Rampage

Thank you, Dan Steinberg, for introducing us to "Damage." This is Damon Young, son of "Meat Hook" Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young, and he insist that you call him "Damage." And that, friends, is a mohawk. Clearly, this is not a boy with whom to trifle; boom bitch....

Who's The Next Old, White Lady To Get Humped by a Black NBA Player?

AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think....

What? The NFL stealing intellectual property from the NHL? Watch these two commercials and judge for yourself. [Doubt About It]...

We Have To Ask ...

Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Injury report with Stephiana Bell: Ow, my pants! • 1 p.m. MLB senior writer Jayson Stark: Do you answer hypothetical questions about sex? • 4 p.m. NFL with Scouts' Jeremy Green: This chat is what we thought it was!...

Our Only Regret Is That Gary Sheffield Does Not Have A Blog

This just in: Joe Torre is still a racist. He also hates puppies, and Flight of the Conchords. Let's get him! Such would be the cry if Gary Sheffield ran baseball....

To Watch Tonight

What to watch as mankind prepares for the Potato Wars ... • Baseball: San Francisco at Atlanta. If we could get a Bobby Cox ejection during a Bonds home run, that would save endless time. [TBS] • NFL: Preseason, Miami at Kansas City. Yes, I have Brodie Croyle Fever. Why do you ask? [ESPN] • Tennis: ...

If Only The Large Breasted Hot Women Would Leave Athletes Alone!

The handsome rapscallion you see right there is Will Demps, a slightly mediocre free safety for the New York Giants who's pretty much destined to be on a reality show in six years. He's a smoldering fellow, and you know what that means: He just can't keep the groupies off him....

We Have To Ask ...

Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation announcers ... • Noon. MLB with Page 2's Jonah Keri: Wow, it's just like Deadspin in here. Except for the words, and the layout, and the pictures. • 3 p.m. Golf with Jason Sobel: Will Tiger's back-to-nature golf course include a petting zoo? • 4 p.m....

Bledsoe Never Really Wanted To Play

It is only in retirement that Drew Bledsoe confirmed what we always pretty much knew: He never really wanted to be much of a football player....