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Hey, He Wouldn't Have Complained About Playing Left
Yesterday, vice president Dick Cheney came out from his underground lair and threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals's home opener. As the video above shows, he was booed rather lustily. This could be because the crowd was mostly Democratic, or because Cheney's just not very popular, o...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your home is lifted by cranes and moved to a better neighborhood ... • NHL: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Flightless Sea Fowl in peril due to global warming, 31 percent winning percentage. [OLN] • MLB: Seattle at Cleveland. We're sorry, but that grinning Indians logo could not be more...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: Mexico
The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offsides (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit on your favorite team, or even a team you hate, send it along to [email protected]...
The Closer: Fear The Awesome Hitting Might Of Mark Mulder
Notes from a day of baseball. • 1. Mulder Gets A Little Raucous During Housewarming Party. When they said that the new Busch Stadium would be a pitcher's ballpark, we didn't know they meant it this way. Cardinals starter Mark Mulder clubbed his first career home run on Monday, right over the new H...
Where In NYC Is Ricky Williams?
Somewhere in New York City right now, Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is in an office building, appealing his suspension for drug abuse. (Hey ... we're in New York! Is that Ricky over there?) Apparently, they moved the location of the hearing to avoid all the reporters camped out in fro...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as vultures circle your fantasy baseball team ... • Baseball: Philadelphia at Atlanta. Can Phils make it two straight? Ha ha. Just kidding. [ESPN] • NHL: Washington at Boston. With both teams out of the playoff race, record-seeking Ovechkin should get 50 or so shots, eh? [OLN] • NBA: N...
Revisiting All The Old Records
Either New Yorker and "The Tipping Point" author Malcolm Gladwell is just angry because Barry Bonds is the only human who might actually have a bigger head than he does, or he might actually be onto something. Gladwell, who says "Game Of Shadows" is "a death sentence for Bonds," suggests hiring a ...
Just Another Night At The Fleet Center TD Banknorth Garden
The thoughts of various individuals in this picture:...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Marlins
Baseball is here! Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we're previewing the season by going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don't Know about them. Beginning tomorrow we'll be previewing World Cup soccer teams, so if you have suggested oddities on your team, send them to us ...
We Love A Series That Leaves An Impression
First of all, who knew Superman batted from the left side? And is he gripping the bat correctly? And what's the deal with the catcher, who appears to have green hair? We can't answer any of these pressing questions, but we can shed some light on the recent beanball war between the Mets and Nationa...
The Closer: Bronx Cheer
Notes from a day of baseball ... • 1. Well, That's Two. It was a headline in The New York Times that really bothered us: 'Yankees Rough Up Angels' Colon.' But they were refering to Bartolo Colon, of course, who got pounded by A-Rod & Co. 10-1 yesterday, and hey, the Yankees are off! After beating ...
That Was Not As Much Fun As It Should Have Been
Phil Mickelson is your 2006 Masters winner. There was no drama on 18, there was no big finish. The 18th was just a formality. Phil Mickelson bumrushed the field, or perhaps more accurately, let the field bumrush themselves, en route to an easy green jacket....
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB: Cardinals @ Cubs. If the Cards can't manage to take at least one from the Cubbies, you're likely to get a very cranky Deadspin tomorrow....
A 10 Unlike Any Other
Tiger doesn't look like he wants to be a part of it, but we're going to have quite a finish to the Masters anyway. Phil Mickelson continues to lead by one stroke. He's at -6, with Freddie Couples one stroke behind and Jose Maria Olazabal and Vijay Singh two back....
A Ponytail Unlike Any Other
For the moment, I'm going to ignore the people who would tell you that "The Masters doesn't start until the back nine on Sunday." I've been watching for almost an hour already, and there's no way that Miguel Angel Jimenez's fucking head is bothering me this much without the tournament having start...
Masters Morning Mayhem
Golf was on at 8 a.m. this morning, which was a pretty good way to ensure that I wouldn't be watching it. But I missed some compelling action, it seems....
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB: A's @ Mariners: Let's try this again, shall we, Barry Zito?...
At Least You Aren't Shawn Bradley
...and no one's making "NBA Bitches, Volume One" videos, starring you. So no matter what else happens today, at least you have that going for you. You probably aren't going to get dunked on today, and even if you do, it's not likely that anyone's going to make a YouTube video out of it....
Week In Deadspin: Hello, Horsehide
• Florida won the national championship in a tremendously boring Final Four. • Anna Benson renewed our faith in romance. • We introduced the Daily Closer as baseball spread its yearly seed all over our loins yet again. It turned out not to be the best day for Derek Lowe. • Beware of Jenn Sterger's...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while booing Juan Encarnacion... • Boxing: Lightweights, Nate Campbell vs. Isaac Hlatshwayo, at Tampa. Yes, we must wear the mouthpiece while we watch, if it's any of your business. [ESPN2] • MLB: Atlanta at San Francisco. Come see Joe Simpson, Don Sutton and Skip Carey, the only broad...