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To Watch Tonight...
• MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers. Rivalry game. Let's see if we can make it to the stadium by the 4th inning, Dodgers fans. 8:00, ESPN. • College Basketball: 2006 Duke @ Florida State. The game that made Florida State believe they deserved an NCAA bid. 8:00, ESPNU. • College Footbal...
The Yankees Lack Photoshop Skills
At the Yankees/Angels game on Friday night, the Yankees scoreboard operators apparently had some confusion about Sal Fasano's mustache. Deadspin reader Laura wrote in to tell us that on the screens below the mezzanine, Fasano was pictured with a mustache. But on the big Diamond Vision screen, he had...
Little League Potty Mouth
I'll be honest with you. I'm not going to watch much of the Little League World Series. All the talk about the purity of baseball at this level, the innocence of youth, the true, raw, uncorrupted emotion... it doesn't do much for me. But thankfully, Deadspin reader BL was watching last night, and ...
Team USA Rolls Lithuania
After a narrow 90-86 escape over Brazil, Team USA got back into their winning habits, cruising to a 111-88 win over Lithuania. Seven USA players scored in double-digits: Caremlo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Joe Johnson, Kirk Hinrich, Antawn Jamison, and Chris Paul. Lithuanian center Ksistof Lavrinovicius d...
T-Rac Is Probably Not Going To The Pro Bowl This Year
You wouldn't think that the responsibilities of a mascot would be too difficult to handle. Be nice to kids, jump around like an idiot when the home team scores, clutch your chest and act like you're dying when the away team scores, and throw out some cheap-ass team merchandize to fans who will act...
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB. Little League World Series Regional. I know it makes me a bad person, but I kinda like it when the kids cry. 7:00, ESPN. • Soccer. FC Barcelona vs. New York Red Bulls. The world's best vs. MLS's worst. 7:30, Fox Soccer. • Soccer. Real Madrid vs. Real Salt Lake. I think the "Real" works better...
Keith Hamilton Swings A Mean Surge Protector
Former Giants defensive tackle Keith Hamilton believes in an odd method of disciplining his children. Some parents will go for the "time-out," some will go for a routine spanking, some might make you put a quarter in a jar every time you swear. But if you're Keith Hamilton's kid, and you come home w...
Little League Controversy Abounds
There's been a lot of conflict in youth baseball this week. First, there was the incident where a team walked a good hitter to they could get the final out of the game against a cancer survivor. And yesterday, a team had to forfeit a game that would've landed them in the regional finals for the Litt...
Week In Deadspin: Farney Is Everywhere
• So hello to Ryan Freel's little friend! • We had some fun with Arash Markazi, but it was the dulcet tones of Scott Van Pelt that really won us over. • Yeah, see, things just aren't going well for Mo Clarett. (We can call him "Mo," 'cause we're pals.) • The NFL has a new dude in charge. Nice hair...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you find there's still nothing better on HBO than Sopranos reruns ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Edner Cherry vs. Daniel Alicea, at Chester, W.Va. If his nickname isn't Cherry Bomb, it should be. [ESPN2] • Little League: All-Stars, regional final, at St. Petersburg, Fla.; regional fina...
Welcome To The Metrodome. Here's Some Hair
Proving once again that the line between minor league and major league promotions is getting blurrier by the minute, Minnesota Twins fans donned synthetic facial hair on Thursday during Joe Mauer Sideburn Night in the team's game with the Toronto Blue Jays. The first 10,000 fans arriving at the Me...
YWML Night: The Morning After
Well, "You're With Me, Leather" night was last night in Dunedin, Fla., and we received three different reports. That's good, because all three reports reported that there were only three YWML spottings there. They must have all seen each other....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Waldo gives up and finds himself ... • MLB: New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox. Can no one stop this pinstriped juggernaut?[ESPN] • NFL: Preseason, Indianapolis at St. Louis. Sure to be a sellout, if only to enjoy the AC for three hours. [Fox] • Tennis: ATP Masters Series, Rogers...
YWML Night Is Here
Well, now that the Cleveland Plain-Dealer has weighed in on the No. 2 Deadspin ongoing gag, it's time to hop back to No. 1 again....
The Closer: Finally, Some Power In Minnesota
Notes from a day in baseball:...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after taking Stampy out for a walk ... • Boxing: Trans America middleweight championship, Verno Phillips vs. Teddy Reid, at Ledyard, Conn. It's every young boy's dream to win a Trans America championship, especially if he's named Teddy or Verno. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees at Chica...
Minor Enterprise: A Mighty Wind
Welcome to Minor Enterprise, where each Wednesday we preview, and occasionally review, the great events and promotions of minor league baseball. If you have a tip about a minor league promotion, or perhaps you're dressed as a large mascot beaver and are hopelessly stuck in the suit, contact us at ti...
Reggie Bush Might Beat Your Ass In A Mall
The fine folks at TMZ, after months of accosting celebrities as they drunkenly walked out of clubs, finally had their breakthrough last week with the Mel Gibson "sugar tits" story, which not only horrified Jews and Gentiles alike, but also ruined a classic pickup line forever. They're all over the p...
It's A General Manager Blood Feud!
We don't mean to imply that when you're screwed over by Washington Nationals GM Jim Bowden, it might be time to re-evaluate one's career choices, but ......