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We have made no secret of our enduring love of The Dugout, both in its original incarnation and its current, non-expletive form at AOL Sports. But you think these guys just know baseball? Pshaw.
Therefore, Football Guys, the official chatroom of the NFL. It will run here on Deadspin weekly, every Tuesday, until the end of the NFL season. So do enjoy, after the jump.
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Ah, Victor Thompson. Poor dumb sap. Let this be a lesson to all you kids out there; tattoos are permanent, but football winning streaks are not. Sure, it was all fun and games when he decided to get the Patriots logo etched into both sides of his skull earlier this season. What could possibly go wrong? (wha-wha horn). It may interest you to know, however, that Victor blames the entire debacle on Tom Brady’s girlfriend.
He went into Sunday night’s big game hoping for another Patriots Super Bowl victory — an achievement that had him thinking of tattooing the Vince Lombardi Trophy on the top of his head. He said he still loves the team and Brady, but expressed some frustration that their intensity didn’t seem to be at the same level as the Giants. Like many, he questioned whether Brady’s girlfriend — Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen — might have been a distraction during the times that came between the AFC Championship and the Super Bowl. “Brady was playing with his old lady all week,” said Thompson as he slumped in a chair and recalled the game.
Other things about Victor you may not know:
• Other tattoo, on his ass: Disco Will Never Die.
• Donated $1,000 to Fred Thompson Presidential campaign.
• Has huge collection of eight-track tapes.
• Extensive real estate holdings on Krakatoa, East of Java.
• Has Mets season tickets.
For One Pats’ Fan, It Was A Night To Remember, For All The Wrong Reasons [Laconia Citizen]
Supermodels Not Included [Deadspin]
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We haven’t seen a larger version of this card yet, but we can’t help but salute the folks at Fox for coming up with it: It’s Rudy Giuliani cheering with the Red Sox as they won the World Series.
It’s not particularly fair, but absolutely understandable.
“We read about Rudy rooting for the Red Sox and we thought - why not put him in the middle of the celebration,” said Clay Luraschi, baseball brand manager for Topps.
So, what kind of card can we come up for Hillary? Someone can do that, right?
Rudy Gets Yanked By Topps [New York Post]
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sports, Business
The ‘other’ David Ortiz, the EA veteran who worked his way up the ranks to lead producer of Madden for Xbox 360 and PS3, has left EA Tiburon, reports 1UP. While inside sources cite “family reasons” for Ortiz’s departure, rumor ’round the water cooler tells of a growing fracture between Ortiz and the mysterious inner workings of the studio. (We can totally see how ordering the peons to copy/paste game code from year to year could lead to, um, dissatisfaction.) “David’s been a valuable part of our team at EA Tiburon, and we wish him the best,” EA said in a statement.
Thankfully, one man’s loss is another’s gain, and Tiburon producer Phil Frazier will move into the batter’s box, erm, take over as lead for Madden NFL 09 - Frazier most recently struck out as a developer for the ill-received NFL Tour.
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Reader Matthew Ott headed down to the Giants’ Super Bowl ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan yesterday and found a guy after our own heart. The “uncensored” photo after the jump. Lots of work went into that sign, clearly.
Also, he shot this enjoyable morning video:
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The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who is in no way related to Kevin McHale and has taken the necessary legal steps to ensure that it stays that way. When he’s not working on his underground bunker in preparation for the Lakers world domination, he can be leading a ragtag group of rebels at Basketbawful. Enjoy!
• See? That Gasol trade was a big mistake. I guess you could say Pau Gasol enjoyed his first game as a Laker. The Spanish Stingray scored 24 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and savored the sweet taste of not sucking as the Blue and Gold cut down the Nets 105-90. However, there was one ominous portent for the Lakers: Kobe Bryant shot a Jason Kidd-like 3-for-13 and had more turnovers (7) than points (6). Clearly, Kobe and Pau’s games just don’t mesh. My suggestion? Kobe should demand that Mitch Kupchak trade Gasol to Chicago for Ben Wallace. That would mean more shots for Kobe, more Lakers highlights on SportsCenter, and more Pau Gasol for the Bulls. See? Then everybody wins. And by “everybody” I of course mean “my team and not the Lakers.” Anyway, the Nets got 27 meaningless points from Vince Carter and double-doubles from both Kidd (11 points, 10 assists) and Bostjan Nachbar (19 points, 10 rebounds).
• Those leprechauns sure have a dirty mouth. Lebron James thinks Boston’s Celtic Pride runneth over, since the C’s talk more trash than your average sanitation worker. “They’re up there. Them and the Pistons. Sometimes it can get annoying, but they can back it up.” Know who else can back it up? Bruce Willis. Yippee-ki-yay mother fucker! Anyway, King James stuck his foot in Boston’s mouth with an almost triple-double of 33 points, 9 rebounds, and 12 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas also made his feelings known on the matter with 21 and 10 as Cleveland edged Boston 114-113. Ray Allen had 24 points for the still KG-less Celtics.
• Respect our authoritah! After Mike Dunleavy Jr. and friends shot almost 70 percent in the first half, Gregg Popovich was all like, “Hey bitches, we’re the defending champs, yo!” The San Antonio defense then came out and kicked Indiana in its collective man region . The result: A 9-point third quarter for the Pacers and a 116-89 blowout for the Spurs. Tim Duncan, who enjoys the beauty of interpretive dance boogied his way to 19 points and 15 boards, while Manu Ginobili got his funky chicken on with 15 points and 7 assists. Danny Granger scored 15 for the Pacers, who also got 14 a piece out of Dunleavy and Travis Wiener. I mean, Diener.
• Okay, maybe they aren’t better without Agent Zero. After Washington won back-to-back games against the Celtics a few weeks ago, everybody started talking about how nasty and gritty they are on defense (without Gilbert Arenas) and how efficient and unselfish they are on offense (without Gilbert Arenas). Surprisingly enough, this caused fans and writers across the country to pose the following shocker of a question: Are the Wizards better without Gilbert Arenas? The short answer: No. The long answer: Very no. Last night, the magicians choked up a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter by missing 15 of 20 shots, clanking all 10 of their three-point attempts, and turning over the ball seven times. Seriously, the captain of your high school chess team would have done a better job scoring at the Playboy Super Bowl Party. Not surprisingly, the 76ers won 101-96 behind Andre Iguodala’s menacing stare. (Oh, he had 20 points, too.)
• Bear trapped! You really don’t expect a team to win when it gets a combined 60 minutes of playing time out of Darko Milicic, Kwame Brown and Brian Cardinal. And the Grizzlies didn’t. But man, they came a lot closer than anybody thought they would. Mike Miller poured in 32 points and Rudy Homosexual-Last-Name added 21, but the Bucks pulled their hoof out of the trap for a 102-97 win thanks to the hot-shooting Mo Williams and his 32 points.
Bad idea. Very bad idea. Rocky 5. Michael Jackson’s marriage to Lisa Marie Presley. Selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees. Aerosol cheese. New Coke. Opening Al Capone’s vault. Leisure suits. New math. The eight-track tape. Michael Jordan’s baseball career. Smell-O-Vision. The Maginot Line. Ishtar. Spray-on hair. Thong underwear for men. The Edsel. Spandex clothing in plus sizes. These historic blunders will one day pale in comparison to “Shaq to Phoenix.” Actually, scratch that. They already do.
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It’s pretty rare, in this sports world we all love, fear and hold dear, to find something that everyone agrees on. Unanimity of opinion is non-existent; we sometimes wonder if you held a poll saying, “Would you like to be punched in the face right now?” the margin would still have at least 0.001 percent who would say, “Hey, yeah, sure, hit me.” People think differently. But it’s pretty difficult, to say the least, who understands what the heck the Suns are thinking trading for Shaq.
It’s probably not a good sign when your local paper labels the potential trade, “Shaq To Suns? Is This A Joke?” Ignoring the fact that Shaq would seem the exactly wrong fit for the running Suns; Shaq is expensive and, more to the point. old. Suns blog The Bright Side Of The Sun says, “I can’t imagine why the Suns wouldn’t either take their best shot with the guys they have, or else try to find a better fit for the system. Change is good, but unless I’m seriously missing something, this change seems just plain nuts!.” It’s almost sad seeing a gregarious legend like Shaq considered such an albatross, but such are NBA contracts.
ESPN’s Chris Broussard got on the phone and tried to dig up some justification for the deal. He gave it his all.
Basketball-wise, the Suns believe the positives are this:
1. Shaq will give them the big, physical presence they sorely lack on both ends of the floor.
2. Shaq will enable Amare Stoudemire to play his true and preferred position of power forward, which will make Amare more effective, possibly increasing his scoring and rebounding numbers.
3. Steve Nash will make Shaq a bigger scorer than he currently is in Miami because of his ability to create easy baskets for the big fella. Plus, the Suns’ 3-point shooting ability will open things up for Shaq inside.
4. The Suns can still run with Shaq because you don’t need all five players sprinting upcourt to run a fastbreak.
Hmm. This deal still hasn’t officially gone through, though supposedly Shaq’s in Phoenix for a physical. We still won’t quite believe it until we see it.
The Shaq Deal: Some Reasons Why [ESPN]
Change Is Good….Except When It Isn’t [The Bright Side Of The Sun]
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