“Because of the H.I.V. virus that I have attained, I will have to retire from the Lakers today.”
Twenty years ago today we thought Magic Johnson was going to die. And not in a “someday” kind of way. But quickly, and unavoidably, and painfully. In 1991 you did not live with HIV, you died of AIDS. And AIDS…
Basketball
Thome’s Back
I’m not ready to talk about a baseball season that ended with Tony LaRussa and Mark McGwire hoisting a championship trophy quite yet. But somehow, no matter how shitty a season ended, baseball has a way of pulling you back…
Baseball
Thank you, Christopher Columbus! Your pals, the Indians.
The world is full of bad sports journalism. There used to be an entire site devoted to it, but the guys who wrote it stopped because they were too busy doing things like developing NBC sitcoms. Sheesh. As a…
Baseball
Exit the Villain?
Frank McCourt, scumbag owner of the L.A. Dodgers, is reportedly negotiating his exit from the team. Bill Shaikin at the L.A. Times reports that McCourt will agree to sell the team, and in return “will get some control over…
Baseball
Lex Luthor retires as Cardinals manager
METROPOLIS—Lex Luthor retired as manager of the Metropolis Cardinals on Monday, three days after winning a dramatic, seven-game World Series against the Gotham Rangers. “I think this just feels like it’s time to end it,” the 67-year-old Luthor said at…
Baseball
The Impossible Dream
Perfect column by Jayson Stark, on the improbability of the Cardinals’ championship: One strike away. In the history of baseball, only one other team has ever done what these Cardinals have just done. Only one other team — the ‘86…
Baseball
Dodgers Blame the Victim
As if the Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t have enough negative press on their plate already, here’s something to add to the ever increasing hatred piling on the flailing team. They are saying we’re 100 percent liable. But does that mean…
Baseball
Now Is The Time, Because It’s a Commercial — Be Right Back
Los Angeles is a city of ten million souls, each of them living and working and playing and every once in a while just desperately wanting to kick off their shoes and unbuckled their belts and plant themselves in front…
Hockey
This Is Why Animated GIFs Were Invented
Here’s Tony La Russa enjoying Mike Napoli’s two-run game-winning double in the 8th inning of game 5, busting open a 2-2 tie game and giving the Rangers a 3-2 series lead. I could watch this all day. (Via Ryan…
Baseball
