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deadspin.com - 5/21/2008

Bill Simmons Continues Passive-Aggressive Swipes At ESPN Via Blogspot [Media Meltdowns]

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As fascinatingly silly as this whole Bill Simmons online temper tantrum is — plus the inevitable change of direction Page 2 must undertake should he no longer write for them — it's getting pretty hilarious how conspicous he's being about being pissed off at (supposedly) ESPN.com . His latest posting, a 1999 Sports Guy column in its "unplugged" version, begins with this intro:  ...

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