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Sparty & Friends
So in the spirit of the Dark K night being released today (that was for you marcomarco), we thought we would look at which athletes (past and/or present) can be linked to a comic book hero. Here are some right off the top of our head... Michael Jordan-Superman (apologies to Dwight Howard. You dawned the cape, but Michael could really fly, seriously, he could) Babe Ruth-the Thing Tiger ...
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Greatest. Homage. Ever.
Dan ShanoffThis might be the best tribute I have ever seen. Ex-Commenters, I salute you!

Media news: LA Times bloodbath, bloggers get richer, disillusioned print media
Press Row — ... going to continue doing our best to present the top sports stories for sports fans, while building tools and traffic for sports bloggers. The good thing is that we’ll have a larger staff to build new features and support the site.” Future US Buys BallHype (Fanhouse) *** All this fuss about sports message boards and comments lately…first, the blog started by commenters out of ire of another sports blog, and now Berry Tramel of the ...

There’s Nothing to Click Here: Friends of Dorothy Edition
Major League Jerk — ... And iiiiiiin this coooorner, weighing in at a little over [insert number here] pounds, we have Spaaaaaart-tyyyyyy. Sparty is a prodigious commenter on both The Big Lead and this fine establishment. Sparty & Friends is growing in leaps and bounds, at least that’s what I would assume if I’m taking the time to link to it. That and as a fan of all things Buckeyes, I have no problem linking to a blog named after the Michigan State Spartans mascot. Why? They are harmless. H-A-R-M-L… you get the point. Although they do have ...

Getting to Know: The New York Yankees
Major League Jerk — ... think he liked baseball? Neither did I, but apparently he loves them, even though he thinks they win the World Series every year. We haven’t had the heart to tell him it’s been a while. So when our pal Sparty asked if he could be interviewed about the Yankees, I didn’t see much of a problem with it. They have had as much coverage as Pittsburgh Pirates have had on this site. Sparty is a commenter du jour. He comments at the Big Lead, here and at his own blog, Sparty and Friends. So let’s start the “Sparty Party” and get to know….the ...

Dive Right In: Fistbumps and the Olympics
The Sometimes Daily Nug — ... Sparty over at Sparty and Friends covers a wide range of sports topics and he's from Michigan I believe. We have side wager going for the Michigan State/Notre Dame game this fall. ...

Public Sparty Announcement: 1…1 YEAR!!!
Sparty and Friends — ... The growth at Sparty & Friends has been pretty ridiculous. We first started here. It was meager beginnings, but the limited functionality of blogger got to me, so ...

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