Kinja was designed with just this sort of customization in mind. Like a lot of things, that idea got shunted to the side, but I'm pretty sure it's still on the list, somewhere. Read more
Kinja was designed with just this sort of customization in mind. Like a lot of things, that idea got shunted to the side, but I'm pretty sure it's still on the list, somewhere. Read more
If, by a miracle of technology, Kinja were able to host some sort of fantasy-sports module, would you try it? Or are Yahoo and ESPN too entrenched at this point? Read more
What about gambling and fantasy sports? We've never really tried on either front, unless you count the time we suborned delinquent behavior from a 13-year-old boy. Read more
Yeah, I liked that, too, but the annotation tool isn't really up to snuff. Read more
I'm not talking about a traditional agate page. I'm talking about stuff like this: http://deadspin.com/finally-someon… Read more
My first thought, when Denton suggested we all do these, was that he didn't want to spring for the psychographic surveys (possible!). My second thought was that he's selling the company (unlikely!). My third thought was that this could actually be a useful exercise. Read more
We kept this open-ended and not specific to Deadspin because we didn't want to forestall the discussion at all. But one thing I've heard from a number of people, in re Deadspin, is that we need live scores, box scores, etc. I agree. Read more
His newspeg was La Russa's induction on Sunday. Read more
So … did Elsa purposely give him the wrong cup? I asked this question on Twitter, and I would say 90% of people say yes, of course she did. Read more
That's a stretch. Read more
Jesus Fucking Christ. Read more
I think you're projecting a little. Read more
No, that's what I mean. Marchman did this because it's a helluva lot of fun to roll around in Bonds's numbers for a couple hours. Just reading these made me smile. Read more
This is not trolling. Read more
You're right. The "uppercut" was hearsay (as we pointed out at the time); I shouldn't have put it in the headline. We've clarified that paragraph, too. Read more
These stupid opinions are not shared by all members of the Deadspin staff. Read more
In a heartbeat. And I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in sports media who wouldn't, though you might ask Richard Sandomir over at the Times once he's done fondling his beads and contemplating the mysteries. You say it "speaks to the state of sports journalism." I dunno. The first magazine story the sainted… Read more
I can't imagine. My guess is that Nike might've gone after Port for breach of contract, which has nothing at all to do with us. Read more
Yeah, we paid our regular freelance rate, give or take. Read more