Archive for May, 2008
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008As far as I can tell, Lacrosse is a sport for righteous dudes who smoke a lot of pot and aren’t very good at other sports. And American Indians. The former is why all my friends in high school played it. I’ve never understand the interest in lax, like, at all. It basically strips hockey [...]
Markakis Tops Manny’s High-Five Play
Friday, May 23rd, 2008For sheer entertaiment value, Manny’s insta-classic in Baltimore takes the cake. But in straight-up defensive terms, Nick Markakis’ catch-and-throw double play in last night’s game at Yankee Stadium is superior:
The only way that could’ve been better is if he jumped up and punched the Ghost of Jeffrey Maier in the face between catching it and [...]
Run Don’t Walk: ‘The Best Sports Writing Of Pat Jordan’
Friday, May 23rd, 2008This is a collection of previously published material by a guy I hadn’t heard of until Deadspin ran his piece on Jose Canseco two months ago, and it’s the best book I’ve read all year.
The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan is two dozen or so other Pat Jordan athlete profiles from various publications spanning [...]
‘Crowley Is Lucky He’s in F—ing Baseball’
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008The YES broadcast of last night’s O’s-Yanks game took a minor misstep:
That isn’t a member of the booth doing the talking, that’s Earl Weaver’s stone classic rant somehow getting picked up on the airwaves. And you know, Earl’s right: The Crow, who used to hit in the pinch and is now their long-time hitting [...]
Hot Closers = Hot Goalies, or Why George Sherrill Is Taking Baltimore to October
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Most would attribute the O’s surprising start to their team ERA being a full run lower this season than last. The Post’s Marc Carig has another idea:
In much the same way that a hot goalie in hockey can determine a team’s fortunes, the same can be said of a hot closer.
Whoa! So the season hinges [...]
The Man Is Cracking Down on Redlasso
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008This was only a matter of time: Redlasso has been served a cease and desist letter by a bunch of buzzkilling lawyers on behalf of NBC, CBS and FOX. The Lasso has until May 29th to comply or else!
Obviously, this is bad news for bloggers and blog readers alike. Sure, Redlasso is filled with more [...]
Moose Gets Straight Served; Yanks Learn That Luke Scott Ain’t No Punk Bitch
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008This is just the greatest highlight ever. Moose, that turncoat pile of shit, gives up seven over 2/3 innings (thanks in part to Jeter’s two out error). Then — after Jeter gets plunked on the hand, which is apparently connected directly to his vagina — the Yanks learn the hard way that Luke Scott ain’t [...]
Blog Show No. 49: ‘Topless Male Photos’
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008It’s no Bachelorette season premiere (sorry, ladies, we’re taken), but it’ll do.
Mr. Irrelevant Wishes to Embarrass Us
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008This is Ryan Hoag, who was an actual Mr. Irrelevant back in the 2003 draft. Hoag has been in and out of the league ever since — probably because he doesn’t love Jesus enough — and most recently, he landed on The Bachelorette. Here he is on the show’s first episode last night:
It must be [...]
DTC and The Mayor Invade the 757
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Proving that there is no offseason for the Dead Tree Crew, here are highlights of The Mayor and his Councilmen in Virginia Beach for the Redskins Beach Blitz on Sunday:
The liquid in that bottle The Mayor was carrying around appeared to be clear. I’m quite certain they don’t make Crown in see-through, so I’m a [...]
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