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Humorous and informative critiques of sports journalism, often from a sabermetric perspective.
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Not So Fast
According to Mike Lupica of The Daily News, Jay Gibbons should be lauded for his recent admission of HGH use:In the same week that Barry Bonds stood in a courtroom and issued not-guilty pleas to felon...
The Forgotten Confessers
An item in Buster Olney's latest blog entry echoes a certain Rick Morrissey article which you may have seen 'round these parts:But isn't it an incredible coincidence that just about everybody who test...
The Bad, the Worse, and Rick Morrissey
Rick Morrissey of The Chicago Tribune wishes just one steroid user would admit his wrongdoing:For no other reason than to humor us, could one baseball player please admit he used steroids or human gro...
How Not to Handle a Steroid Press Conference, Part Two
A while ago we documented the exploits of San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman as he addressed the media regarding his steroid suspension. There was a lot of double talk, wherein Merriman tri...
Defending Barry Bonds for Idiots
Everyone at this point must be a little tired of hearing about Bonds chasing Mays, chasing Ruth, chasing Aaron, and now finally hitting number 755. Nonetheless, since the feat occurred just this weeke...
The Heroic Anti-Hero?
Bad sportswriters habitually concoct shocking, counterintuitive topics for their columns, hoping that the very idiocy of their ideas will attract readers who want to verify for themselves whether or n...
The Verdict is Already In
Remember when I wrote about how people who insist that Barry Bonds hasn't been proven guilty of steroid use really try my patience? I would hope so; it was only 4 days ago. Anyway, it's pretty clear t...
See No Evil
The image you see to the right is a recent candid photo of Mike Downey, Chicago Tribune columnist. How he wrote this column in that position is beyond me. Somebody asked if there is anybody in the Bas...