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Jonah Keri ranks the MLB teams
Jonah KeriWith the Yankees paying about half his salary, A.J. Burnett has become an ace for the Pirates. Excuse us, the first-place Pirates.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013 -
Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: The Queen of Dragons G...
Andy GreenwaldThere are no straight lines in Westeros. Everything twists and turns at its own deliberative speed. And woe to those unable to adjust accordingly! The titular Game of Thrones tends to devour players who lack the requisite patience to participate far ...
Blog | April 01, 2013 -
Buzz Bissinger, Shopaholic, Is in Rehab
Amos BarshadPrepare your incredulous Leo squint: Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger, who this week detailed his half-a-million dollar shopping addiction in an unbelievable GQ essay, has entered rehab. It's unclear what the facility is, or how long he will...
Blog | March 28, 2013 -
Five Stages of Grief: 'Buzz Bissinger Spent Half a Million Dollar...
Amos BarshadDenial: Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Friday Night Lights, wrote a giant GQ feature confessing a shopping addiction totaling over a half a million dollars? Buzz Bissinger, foaming blog-hater turned Twitter troll, believes the...
Blog | March 26, 2013 -
NBA Short-Attention-Span Power Rankings: Everybody Fights, Nobody...
Chris RyanA survey of the players and teams making moves in last night's NBA action. 1. Mike Woodson Yo, this guy played Carmelo Anthony 33 minutes against the Warriors, even though it looked like Melo was chasing David Lee around with a shopping cart ...
Blog | March 12, 2013 -
YouTube HOF: Holiday Commercial-ism
Grantland StaffWith the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday all crushed and conquered in our wake, we are now deep into the holiday shopping season. It's that special time of year, when we are constantly reminded that the perfect Christma...
Blog | November 28, 2012 -
Roster Doctor: Last-Minute Shopping
Jonah KeriThis season, the Roster Doctor has doled out plenty of theoretical advice, on the best types of players to pursue, the best types of trades to make, the broad trends you should exploit to win your league. That time is over. There's less than a mon...
Blog | September 07, 2012 -
Hit-Desperate NBC Crushes Other Networks in Michael J. Fox Biddin...
Andy GreenwaldLast week, various outlets reported the happy news that Michael J. Fox was not only ready, willing, and able to return to the grind of weekly sitcom work, he was actively shopping a single-cam project to all four broadcast networks. In a rare success...
Blog | August 21, 2012 -
The Other Guys on MLB's Trading Block
Jonah KeriHanley Ramirez? Traded. Anibal Sanchez? Traded. Cole Hamels? Signed and taken off the market. Fortunately for those teams still shopping with four days left until the trade deadline, there are plenty of valuable players still out there. You'll get...
Blog | July 27, 2012 -
Gift Shopping With 2 Chainz and Future
Shea SerranoBefore you get into the story, let me preface it by saying that it does not end well. It's not a tragic ending, now. Nor is it even a particularly interesting one. Sad to say, it's just another one of those times where nobody gets eaten by a mount...
Blog | April 06, 2012 -
Things We Found on eBay: Jay Cutler Plaques, Brett Favre Statues,...
David ChoChicago Bears/Jay Cutler Sports Plaque -- $19.95 The idea of having this picture of Jay Cutler displayed above the quote, "For the last time, I cannot flag someone for making you cry," is one of those ideas that you and your buddies talk about while...
Blog | January 05, 2012 -
Jonah Keri on National League Hot Stove needs
Jonah KeriMLB's Hot Stove season is under way, so let's break down what each team needs to do.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2011 -
Is This Piece of Blue Turf Appropriately Priced?
David ChoBoise State Broncos - Blue Turf game used 2002-2007 Orange/Blue — $12 I'll be honest, I know it's hip to be disaffected by things and "snarky" about them and whatever, but I think this item is very appropriately priced. It's $12, roughly the...
Blog | October 28, 2011 -
Walter White Could Do Terrible Things For Two More Seasons
Lane BrownFollowing talk that renewal negotiations had turned tense and Sony was shopping Breaking Bad to other channels, it now looks like TV's Best Show will stay put at AMC. The network has an offer on the table for one more 13-episode season, but indicatio...
Blog | August 04, 2011 -
Katie Baker scores the best of July's New York Times wedding sect...
Katie BakerA highly scientific, deeply researched accounting of last month's Sunday Times wedding section.
Story | Conversation | August 01, 2011