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Part XI: Deadspin Hall Of Fame Inductee...Will Leitch [Will Leitch Sucks]
Part XI: Deadspin Hall Of Fame Inductee...Will Leitch [Will Leitch Sucks]
Well, that was fun, wasn’t it? I’d like to thank ALL of our roasters for their contributions to today’s festivities. I can’t think of a better send-off for our man. I’d also like to thank the always brilliant Jim Cooke for designing the above plaque, at last granting Will Leitch permanent immortality here on this very site. Now and forevermore. Until this post gets buried by the next one. ...
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Dear NHL: All Your Meats Are Belong To Us
Five for Smiting - Your Ottawa Senators Blog And Group Hug — ... Well, that should be enough for both of you to chew on for a while. We’ll be back on Saturday to finish off the list, hoist a pint to our brilliance, and scribble a few more run-on sentences. In the meantime, we’re heading back to the greatest interweb day in the history of the ebays. ...

Good Luck, Mr. Leitch
wrigleyville23Adios to Will Leitch, who was always very generous with links to this here blog, as well as in our professional life. Will and Deadspin drove thousands of readers here over the last 20 months, and we are very grateful to him - and to those who continue to come back.

A Farewell of Sorts, To Our Godfather Mr. Leitch
Dogs That Chase Cars — ... People all over the internets are losing a good friend as Mr. Will Leitch is leaving us today for a job that probably won't include as many dick jokes. ...

The Media Circus
JoeSportsFan.com — ... During his final day as editor of the site, guest bloggers gushed about Leitch like he had died a tragic sports-writing death and they were charged with eulogizing him.  Drew Magary, aka Big Daddy Drew from Kissing Suzy Kolber helped host the roast on the site and finished off the day’s festivities with this heart-warming love note… ...

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deadspin.com 6/26/2008 — Will Leitch All-Star Blogebrity Roast! DUAN! Part XI: Deadspin Hall Of Fame Inductee...Will Leitch Well, that was fun, wasn’t it? I’d like to thank ALL of our roasters for their contributions to today’s festivities. I can’t think of a better send-off ...