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Blogging Will Get You Fired
Published 4/17/2008 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... at the door. (link NSFW) Upon sacking, I was told that I brought “discredit to the paper” with my choosing to drink at bars in my free time. Any good journo knows to keep the flask in the desk. That NFL PostSecret series also garnered far too few comments for their liking. So now in lieu of a three-hour commute and tedious busywork, I can make the same amount of money writing the Further Adventures of Marmalard from my apartment. Sure, health insurance is nice, but it’s no constant masturbation breaks. Still, getting escorted out of the building by security was no fun, and ...

Rivers is Not the Top Gun in the AFC West
Published 4/22/2008 by Josh Temple at BroncoTalk
... for Philip Rivers by the Denver Post’s own Jim Armstrong.  He basically goes into a sixteen paragraph rant about how Rivers is currently the cream of the AFC West QB crop and how the other 3 quarterbacks don’t even compare.  The piece also has a round about way of bashing Jay Cutler with back handed comments and contains excerpts that slaver to Rivers like no other. ...

Pick # 27 - San Diego Chargers - Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
Published 4/26/2008 by Ryan at The Victoria Times
With veteran wideouts, a decent quarterback and an elite running back, the Chargers needed to look to supplement their defense. They supplemented the wrong part though. They needed to bolster their abysmal run defense with a good defensive tackle, or perhaps a safety. Unfortunately for them, there were none available, and they ended up with some mediocre safety to play nickel back. Nice work, Chargers.

Sports blogs, sports writers and why sports journalism doesn’t matter
Published 4/30/2008 by R.J. at Snobs vs. Slobs
... . Blogging software gives us the minds of people who create hyperbolic characters out of public figures (not, you know, unlike SNL ). It means opportunity now isn’t the most important thing. It takes the politics—you need to know someone to get hired at a newspaper, you need to kiss ass to get a column, etc.—out of the process. Anyone with a computer can spout on the Web. Anyone can be funny, insightful or interesting. Yes. The software means that there is a lot of crap on the Web. For every ...

The Happiest Place On Earth, After Mom's Favorite Antique Store [Mother's DUAN]
Published 5/10/2008 by Christmas Ape at Deadspin
... be Super Bowl MVP Buster Bluth Eli Manning, who finally took his requisite parade float down Main Street of Disney World on Wednesday after missing it in February due to the fake-sounding excuse of "airport delays". I enjoy that all the kids supposedly there to see him aren't Giants fans. The Chargers fan especially is a little curious. Someone needs a quick history lesson. And don't let Philip Rivers catch wind if that, unless you're ready to ask somebodddaaayyyy. ...

DERRICK CARACTER ATTENDS THE RACES
Published 6/19/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... I’m riding right out of here! [mounts one of Pitino's horses bareback and rides away] Pitino: DAMMIT, DERRICK, THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT … [horse collapses from weight before getting to the road] Caracter: COACH! I THINK I BROKE THIS HORSE FOR YOU! COACH?? I LOVE YOU!!!! Pitino: [exasperated] Dammit. Inspiration courtesy of the Yuletide Simian hyah. ...

Surely There’s a Better (Read: Less Prone to Pooping on Women) Representative of America Than Osi
Published 17 days ago by Brinson at Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
... If I was in charge of America, I would probably pick Marvin Harrison Torry Holt and Philip Rivers (first, I’m an NCSU fan and second, it would make for some good reading if this happened). Or really, anyone who wasn’t famous for taking dumps on girls’ chests. Because there’s really almost no way that ...