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See You On Down That Road [Rick Chandler Wishes To Approach The Microphone...]
See You On Down That Road [Rick Chandler Wishes To Approach The Microphone...]
I've never been one for tearful goodbyes. When I leave Deadspin, I want to go out the same way I came in; crawling through the ductwork. I was going to rob the place, and ended up staying for three years. Anyway, how do you say goodbye to a guy who took you in and gave you the only other key to the site besides his, even though you were a practicing Branch Davidian? That took courage. Why ...
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Will Leitch, One Last Time
RealClearSports - Blog — ... years now, I've read that site everyday, following along as Will Leitch crafted something special. About a month ago, right here on this site, I wrote, "...he's probably the one reason I'm writing on this site now. He was the leader of this blog 'revolution,' and that place will always be his..." And now, on his last day, I think both of those statements are more true than ever before. They're paying him all sorts of tributes over there, and it's all well-deserved (even The Smoking Gun got involved). Today they announced the new ...

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