Because it’s still kind of a shitty thing to do when so many people are still hurting from the most recent time they fucked over the country. Read more
he killed on Howard Stern earlier this week: Read more
Every sports industry is a small industry. For all the talk of disruption, advanced stats, etc., these are places where you need personal rapport with the other parties. I’ve seen people deal with each other who couldn’t stand each other, but if someone in your personnel chain is labeled a liar (especially with… Read more
They shut off the audio in Browne’s corner between the first and second rounds because Edmond was saying some really nasty shit about Werdum to Browne. Read more
to the folks on here hating because the cyclist never “worked” a day in his life: your emotional reaction to this story has everything to do with your own internal state and your own dissatisfaction with some part of yourself. deep down, i bet several of you are jealous that you chose not to lead this kind of… Read more
Are you a team player? Remember, the boss is your best friend.
My woke son Jarapahat, 3, is allergic to tacos. “Tacos are made by Monsanto,” he told me, “and you are complicit in the hyper-corporatization of the food industry.” Read more
Hey man, you got somethin to say to Nancy Grace? Read more
Dwight Eisenhower made one gigantic mistake as president, and there can be argument about other blunders. He overthrew, at the bidding of what would become British Petroleum, a democratically elected prime minister in Iran, a slowly but surely modernizing nation that would have been a beacon to others in the region… Read more
Ashley Feinberg is a goddamn national treasure Read more
I’ve had direct experience with him and his mother about 15 or so years ago as he was up-and-coming. He was (at the time) a high-status flier for an airline I worked for that was later bought by Continental. I worked for the reservations office in Detroit that handled elite fliers at the time. He is, without a doubt,… Read more
Excuse me, but this is my Deadspin. Read more
It’s time again to vote in the only college football poll that matters! The Deadspin 25 is back.
From a local TV website, emphasis mine: Read more
Muhammad Ali’s recent death has opened the floodgates for eulogies, tributes, evaluations, historical perspective…
The tone here is basically “Ichiro is the hit king because fuck Pete Rose,” but I do think a strong argument can be made for Ichiro. While MLB is a higher level of talent than Nippon, that didn’t really seem to effect Ichiro. I mean, most Japanese players — even ones who had solid MLB careers — still saw a signficant… Read more