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Violated : Cultural Appropriation In Honor Of Carlos Ruiz
October 26, 2009 by
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Given my own rooting interests in the upcoming World Series (ie., I’d like to see it canceled), I have to say I greatly prefer the original version of Kurt Vile’s video for “Freak Train”. That said, if the above clip can bring peace to the waring factions...
Introducing The New Publisher & Editor Of Deadspin…
October 26, 2009 by
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….Sean Salisbury. Improbable? I thought so , too. I still do, actually. But the burden isn’t on the former ESPN analyst / Dallas radio host to prove he’s never been in the habit of harassing female colleagues with phone-cam snapshots of his schlong, ; it’...
ESPN : Dealing With Internal Zipper Issues (In 140 Characters Or Less)
October 25, 2009 by
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So that’s that. Phillips’ credibility wasn’t considered an issue when he suggested Josh Hamilton was undeserving of a Cincinnati roster spot, nor did anyone at the network raise an eyebrow when Phillips suggested Barry Bonds’ record breaking HR had to occur...
UK Scribe Unimpressed With Pats’ Clinical Win (And The Food Sucked)
October 25, 2009 by
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“Hey, another NFL game in London! Awful! The Tampa Bay fans lose a home game as a soccer-mad nation checks in on Chelsea and Man U.” So scowled the SF Chronicle’s Bruce Jenkins yesterday, neglecting to mention it was Liverpool who played Manchester United this weekend...
Bunyan-esque Fraud Considers Teaching Gig
October 25, 2009 by
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And he’ll have much to offer his students other than advice on how to avoid questions. With Tony La Genius opting to stay in St. Louis, it’s rumored today that former Cards 1B / andro enthusiast Mark McGwire is debating whether or not to join his old manager as the club...
ESPN’s On-Air Talent : Not Merely Horny, But Culturally Challenged, Too
October 25, 2009 by
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The LA Times’ Houston Mitchell reports that ESPN college football analyst Bob Griese, working Saturday’s Minnesota/Ohio State game, has bojoined the network’s growing long list of dudes with-a-lot-explaining-to-do after
To promote Sunday’s NASCAR race, ESPN...
NYT : The Nu Stadium Is Already Falling Apart
October 24, 2009 by
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(Yankee exec Randy Levine helpfully points out the exact spot where there’s absolutely, positively no chance you’ll be crushed to death.)
Tonight’s Game 6 of the ALCS has been postponed due to heavy rain, but if we’re to believe the following report from the...
Derby County Likely To Reconsider Future Free T-Shirt Promotions
October 24, 2009 by
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A bit of uncivll disobedience early today at Pride Park, as QPR’s Akos Buzsaky’s penalty goal shut the door on Derby County. The R’s 4-2 victory marked the second time in the past week the visitors have scored 4 times, an vaults West London’s most dysfunctional...
When Did Steve Phillips Become The Most Famous Man In America?
October 23, 2009 by
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(back when Phillips actually worked in New York. With apologies to the Rotters)
Given the New York Post’s exhaustive coverage of Steve Phillips’ sex life this week, you might be mistaken for thinking the disgraced ESPN baseball analyst’s face actually sold newspapers...
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Prospect’s Wife Scorned
October 23, 2009 by
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I know I’ve been critical of MLBlogs before, but suffice to say, the aggrieved work of Leury Escobar Moreno, wife of Brewers SS prospect Alcides Escobar totally kills David Wright’s blog.
He abandonded me since october 7th. He was suppose to come and spend Christmas...
McCourt To Wife : You’re Fired
October 23, 2009 by
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All things considered, this is one heck of a way to take the heat off Jonathan Broxton. A week after divorce proceedings between Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and wife Jamie (above) were announced, the former has fired the latter as LA’s chief execuctive, the Times’ Bill...
Available : Huge Flushing Function Venue, Available Every October (Probably)
October 23, 2009 by
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The New York Mets bulked e-mailed their long suffering fans earlier today to remind them Fred & Jeff Wilpon’s Glittering Monument To Avarice & Greed is usable for oh so many things. Monster truck rallies. Mass Moonie weddings. Promise Keepers get-togethers. Flea markets...
With Each Passing Day, Riggo44 More Closely Resembles Billy Jack
October 22, 2009 by
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Over the years, a number of mouthy pundits have taken it upon themselves to run a coach out of town. Leave it to former Redskins RB John Riggins, however, to turn his sights from the embattled Jim Zorn to the meddlesome Daniel Snyder. With effective props! (link courtesy DC Sports...
Isiah : Magic Kissed Me And It Felt Like A Punch
October 22, 2009 by
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With (my) apologies to Gerry Goffin and Carole King for the above headline, Isiah Thomas tells SI.com’s Ian Thomsen he’s dismayed by Magic Johnson’s comments in the newly published “When The Game Was Ours”, a book co-authored by Magic, Larry Bird and...
Thursday’s NY Post : More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About A Twenty-Year Old ESPN Intern
October 22, 2009 by
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“Tubby temptress”, “Cuckoo for coco puffs”, “geek”, “portly production-assistant”. A smattering of rude remarks about Steve Phillips’ ESPN colleague/mistress Brooke Hundley from Deadspin commentators? Nope, instead, it’s...
Surely Not The FIrst Time Brett Myers Has Heard The Expression “No Means No”
October 22, 2009 by
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Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies on their back-to-back National League championships. Ordinarily, my having to choose between the Phillies and (probably) the Yankees would be akin selecting which I prefer, Weiland solo or STP. But if repeating as World Champs means more...
Has Steve Phillips’ **** Written A Check ESPN Cannot Cash?
October 22, 2009 by
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OK, I actually have no idea what the above headline really means. One of the joys of writing a sports blog as opposed to being Neil Best, however, is that I can publish such a thing. Just because I can do something, however, is flimsy justification for doing so…at first glance...
Kobe’s Ultimate Diss To Philly
October 21, 2009 by
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Either Lakers G Kobe Bryant (above, left) has a Type-T(ommy Lasorda) strain of Dodger Blue ruining thru his veins or he’s still harboring a grudge over the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. Of Kobe’s decision to attend a Phillies/Dodgers game at Chavez Ravine in the company of Frank...
Madoff Liquidator : Mets Profited From Bernie
October 21, 2009 by
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For the better part of a year, it’s been widely reported Mets owner Fred Wilpon and team COO Jeff Wilpon had lost so much money in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme, the club wasn’t likely to be a player in the free agent market after Madoff’s indictment. One observer...
Give Manny Some Credit, At Least He Stayed In The Ballpark
October 21, 2009 by
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In yet another violation of baseball etiquette, Dodgers LF Manny Ramirez, writes the Philly News’ Marcus Hays “did not witness Rollins’ two-run double that won Game 4 of the National League Championship Series and gave the Phillies a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven...
The Sound Of Revenge – Chamillionaire On Jordan
October 21, 2009 by
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If you previously blanched at Michael Jordan’s uncouth treatment of lesser lights ranging from Byron Russell to Kwame Brown, you’ll not be surprised to learn His Airness allegedly demanded $15K to pose for a photograph with the former Hakeem Seriki, aka Houston’s...
Phillips’ Zipper Issues Strike Again
October 21, 2009 by
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At the risk of making light of a very sad situation for Steve Phillips’ family, I think i speak for baseball fans across the country when upon learning of the former Mets GM’s suspension from ESPN, the first thing I thought of was, “why are the network’s interns...
The Rise Of The Phone Cam Coincides With The Fall Of Peter Crouch
October 21, 2009 by
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How might a Bill Bellichick or Eric Mangini react if two of their charges were photographed looking as dignified as Spurs’ Peter Crouch and Jonathan Woodgate (above)? The Tottenham pair made headlines with their Saturday dance party antics after a 2-1 win at Portsmouth, resulting...
Kerel Cooper’s Daunting Task : Narrow The Mets’ ‘09 Most Embarrassing Off-Field Moments To A Mere Five
October 20, 2009 by
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Thoughtful stuff from On The Black’s Cooper, who never even got around to talking about David Howard’s notions of an unobstructed view.
Montana’s Bobby Hauck : Struggling WIth The Intense Scrutiny Of The Missoula Market
October 20, 2009 by
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Earlier this year, the University Of Montana student paper covered the story of a pair of the school’s football players being accused of assaulting a fellow student. In the days and weeks since, writes the Missoulian’s Chelsi Moy, “the UM football team has proved...
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