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An Oral History Of Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill
Last month, Broward County’s wastewater services instituted password protection, meaning former MLB outfielder Oddibe McDowell’s water bill is no longer a matter of public record. To commemorate the 13-month joyride of transparency, Deadspin has commissioned an oral history. This is the story of Odd...

Goodbye, Old Friend: The Last Oddibe McDowell Water Bill We'll Ever See Is $80.55
The Broward County department of Waste and Wastewater Services is instituting password protection for viewing and paying customers' utility bills. This could be the last Oddibe McDowell water bill we ever see. It's $80.55, including a semi-annual stormwater fee....

Panthers Score Magic Physics Goal
On Sean Bergenheim's tally, the primary assist goes to the Wells Fargo Center. [The700Level]...

President Obama Called His Team's Shooting "Terrible," So MVSU's Kevin Burwell Hit A Three In Front Of Him Then Talked Junk
The first half of tonight's opening game of the NCAA tournament featured awful shooting by both teams, and President Obama rightly called out both Western Kentucky and Mississippi Valley State on it during his halftime conversation with Clark Kellogg. While some players might have considered that...

Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill Is Only $17.20, Because He Overpaid By $30.45 Last Month
The $27.40 sewer fee is also the lowest it's been in months. Nothing wrong with that....

Everything You Need To Know About Brian Cashman's Mistress/Alleged Stalker (And Her Abortion Claim)
"He knows that if he does this, I'll lose my daughter," Brian Cashman's mistress Louise Meanwell told me. This was the night of Jan. 31. Two days later, it was done: Meanwell—also known as Louise Neathway—was arrested and charged with extortion and harassment, with Cashman the victim of her alleged ...

Brian Cashman's Wife Files For Divorce
Mary Cashman filed papers in Stamford, Connecticut Superior Court yesterday after the latest in the Yankee GM's para-familial activities became public. The filing comes just days after Louise Meanwell—currently living it up on Rikers Island because she could not post bail—was arrested for stalking ...

The Weird Relationship Between Brian Cashman And Louise Meanwell, His Alleged Stalker
Yes, the woman in whose apartment I tried on Brian Cashman's pajama pants Tuesday night, the one who says she was the Yankees GM's mistress, is the same woman who was arrested at 5:45 p.m. yesterday outside her Leonard Street apartment. Her name is Louise Meanwell (she's also used the surname Neathw...

Dear Brian Cashman, I Am Wearing Your Pajama Pants In Your Mistress's Living Room
Back in October, Deadspin acquired photos that showed Brian Cashman, general manager of the Yankees, meeting with an alleged girlfriend in February 2009. Soon after that story ran, we were tipped off that Cashman, still married to his wife of 16 years, had ended that particular affair but had since ...

Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill Has An Additional Year-End Fee Of $90
We can't think what else the disproportionate $89.55 "miscellaneous" charge could be....

The Colts Have Fired Jim Caldwell
They lost their franchise quarterback (perhaps forever) to an injury, and they finished in position to draft their next one. Clearly, it was all Caldwell's fault. (Psst. Somebody tell ESPN.) [Twitter]...

Anthony Mason Is Now Wisconsin's Second-Worst Tax Offender, And Latrell Sprewell Is Off The List
Over the summer, we learned that former NBA player Latrell Sprewell was officially Wisconsin's worst tax scofflaw, thanks to the state's public list of the top 100 delinquent taxpayers. Back then, Sprewell owed more than $3.5 million—but as of this week, he's no longer on the list. Anthony Mason, wh...

Barry Larkin Will Make The Hall Of Fame, According To "Exit Poll"
The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at 3 p.m. Eastern. But there's no need to wait for the official numbers to be announced, as more than a hundred BBWAA voters have already published and defended their ballots. This indispensable spreadsheet collecting all the ballots made pu...

Heading Into 2012, Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill Is Once Again Past Due
Bad news for Oddibe. With the new year approaching, he still hasn't paid his water bill. More as the situation warrants....

A <em>New York Times</em> Sportswriter Looks Back And Explains Why He Was Too Good To Be A Sportswriter
George Vecsey will "step back" from writing a sports column in The New York Times, he writes today. His farewell column opens with an account of his beginnings:...

Update: Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill Is A Modest $59.55 This Month
Via Broward County Water and Wastewater Services....

MLB Makes It A Little More Comfortable To Be Gay
The biggest talking point in MLB's new collective bargaining agreement is draft slotting, which paradoxically penalizes certain small-market teams by limiting signing bonuses. Opinions are split, but everyone can agree that if this is the biggest controversy, baseball's in a million times better sha...

Attention Oddibe McDowell: Your Water Bill Is Past Due
Via Broward County Water and Wastewater Services. Earlier coverage of Oddibe McDowell's water bill:...

A Homemade Infographic To Help Explain Who Is Still Chasing The Pennant And Who Is Not
Adrian Beltre, who the Boston Red Sox decided not to keep around this year, hit three home runs this afternoon, carrying the Texas Rangers into the American League Championship Series. That's two more homers than any Red Sox third baseman hit in any game this year. Just one of those subtle statistic...

Ravaged By Irene: Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill Is $73.07 This Month Because Of A $21.00 Stormwater Fee
The former journeyman outfielder only used four thousand gallons of water during the last billing cycle, but Hurricane Irene's deluge in Broward County means that McDowell has an extra $21.00 in water bill fees. Cruel, cruel world....