I suppose this means I need to track down the 7'1" basketball player from my high school who won the NCAA championship and still managed to go undrafted. Read more
Ah that’s so cool! Were you very young? Do you have any specific behind-the-scenes memories? Read more
50?! My god, it has to be over right? Read more
Decided that relationships don’t have to be difficult or painful to be deep and important. Read more
Yeah that was super fun and if all Walmart trips end like that then I fully support it’s takeover of the world (I think...they don’t). Read more
Replying cause I’m in Pittsburgh right now and... eh, seems alright I guess. Got some pierogies and they were good but walking around the city always feels like a soundstage to me. Read more
back when i was a food writer, i went on a fancy pants press trip to copenhagen for a nordic food festival. it was supposed to be the best examples of their food (although no, we did not get to go to noma) and it was retched. here is a chicken foot they served me on purpose Read more
I actually like all these guys—even Altherr!—and considered going out on a limb here to make a bolder “these *are* the next big names in philly” take...but, well, I just don’t think it’s quite there yet. At 26, 26, 25 these guys aren’t really young enough to still be largely potential. They could play a role in a much… Read more
*cries* Read more
I don’t hate the idea of pitch clocks. Read more
damnit. Read more
It took a really long time for the world cup to become as prestigious as it is! Worth remembering that the WBC is relatively young, when only a few teams have ever won it feels less monumental. I know I am very excited to watch tonight’s game. Read more
I’m not sure if anything there directly answers your question but Harrison happens to have a pretty active youtube page where he talks about coming out (among other things). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaHT7L-GpwNml_1vZoAXRzQ Read more
This is something I’ve thought a lot about with baseball. It seems like the biggest thing MLB could do now to grow their audience is have girls’ baseball leagues. It’s also not just about fandom, it’s also about diversity in team offices. Investment in the NWHL/girls’ baseball would broaden the pool of talent for the… Read more
We are majorly pro-Scott Boras here at Deadspin as a guy who fights for labor. I found his answer about why people hate him especially compelling (which is why it’s included here even though it’s nothing revolutionary) but I thought he veered a little out of focus in this interview, especially with the minor league… Read more
This is correct. Read more
Since it’s a California entity signing his checks, I don’t think so. Read more
He is, in fact, a hippie turned lawyer. Read more
“I’m challenging the logic of people who defend this girl’s behaviour while saying another’s alleged behaviour is enough to remove him from campus” The idea that different behavior is punished differently is a pretty integral one to law enforcement and, you know, logic. Read more