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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....

Week in Deadspin: Time For BoSox And Yanks To PARTY!
• The season couldn't end fast enough for Keith Foulke, swordsman! • It's Ozzie Guillen's playoffs, and we're all just squirrels trying to get nuts. Or something like that. • The Yankees were eliminated, and the entire online world did cartwheels. Fortunately, Yankees fans can spell. • "ESPN Holly...

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...

Help ND Alums Keep Coach Weis From Dying
If you weren't officially excited enough about the Notre Dame-USC game already, let this wet your whistle: It's WeisWatchers, (another) Irish fans site. (Honestly, Irish fans, they're a little weird. In a good way, don't hate us.) The idea of the site is for all Irish fans in the South Bend area t...

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
(Caution: Not actual poll. Attempts to vote will prove ultimately frustrating.)...

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...

Wait, Aren't The YANKEES The Sign Of The Beast?
Excellent find from David Pinto at Baseball Musings (which we wholeheartedly endorse as THE site to read for great live updates and commentary during night playoff games; his post today comparing the Doug Eddings incident and computer pattern recognition is fantastic): Apparently an employee of To...

Well, We Suppose It Was Inevitable
This morning, ESPN2's "Cold Pizza" featured several mock "battles" between the "actors" from the Medieval Times "restaurant" chain. Afterwards, sports "analysts" Skip Bayless and Woody Paige gave them all hugs. And that's all we have to say about that....

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 ...

Welcome To Our Hell
Yo, here's the deal, G. Big Papi was dropping some PHAT rhymes with Busta at his club the other day, but — get this, dawg — Busta was wearing a Yankees hat. BURN!...

Checking In With The On The DL Girls
It has been a while since we checked in with the lovely ladies of On The DL, the site full of blind items about Major League Baseball players. So, how's it going over there? Well, it appears that already very busy Boston "closer" Keith Foulke has been even more busy, flashing the World Series ring...

Blogdom's Best: New York Yankees
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...

Presenting The Stupidest Sport Ever
We were pretty sure that the end of civilization was near when we discovered Korfball. After a close examination of Korfball, it became very clear that humans have too much time on their hands, and it would be better for everyone if we just gave everything back to the lower mammals, letting them s...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while fishing people out of Boston Harbor ... • ALCS, Game 1: California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels remind us why White Sox haven't won the big one since 1917. • NHL: Jeff O'Neal honors late brother with winning goal for Maple Leafs. • NHL: Senators on a roll, grab fourth straight wi...

Playoffs Pants Party: White Sox vs. Angels
We had someone tell us earlier today that the presumed exhaustion the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim — a name we will insist on typing out completely throughout this series — are facing after playing three games in three days in three different cities is overstated, that these are baseball players,...

To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as Bernie Mac continues in his quest for that 3,000th hit ... • ALCS, Game 1: Angels at White Sox. Now that the Yankees and Red Sox are out of the way, we can ignore this properly. (Kidding! Don't hate!) [Fox] • NHL: Phoenix at Dallas. Ice hockey in the Southwest — not what the foundin...