Deadspin doesn't have a Stalker feature, but if they did I'd have been happy to report that sports superagent and ballbreaker extraordinare Drew Rosenhaus was in front of me in the airport security line yesterday. First off, he flies commercial?! Does he have to buy an extra seat for his ego? I was kinda shocked, but maybe less people charter private jets than I thought. Walking through the metal detector in your socks might not be that far off from being another great equalizer. Then again, maybe he was just feeling whimsical and decided to slum it with the commoners.

ALSO, he had the wired cellphone earpiece. How can you get Willis McGahee drafted in the first round and not have Bluetooth?

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Posted by Josh on May 24, 2007 | Permalink
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There are only so many ways to get yourself some good ol' fashioned schadenfreude without having it wear on your conscience, but this feels good.

It doesn't matter how shit this season's been... it's all worth it to see these Browns fans suffer.

CLEVELAND STILL SUCKS

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Watched the Steelers shit the bed last week against the Broncos. The tickets were in the front row of the upper deck. I almost like them more than the normal seats. Got a great view of the whole field so you can see the coverages, timing patterns, basically everything that matters but the TV cameras are too busy getting closeups of the QBs face to show. Weather was awesome- cold but clear. Fall in Steel City is underrated. Gotta get to the stadium more. Some camerafone shots for ye:

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Posted by Josh on November 12, 2006 | Permalink
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TOO SOON????????????????

"Seattle fans everywhere are complaining that he didn't go over the line with his head-first dive."
- SlickBomb

"Steelers BIG BEN Roethlisberger Bike parts from wreck!"
- eBay

On Ben's old comments about being careful whilst riding helmetless:
"That's like saying 'I'll be more careful when I hold lit matches near my penis. The fire can't really get that hot. Plus my penis is covered up with this thick rag that I've gotten really wet with gasoline. Shouldn't be a big deal.'"
- Jeff Johnson

"It's really difficult for any football fan to find out the hard way that your favorite team's leader has all the common sense of 12-month-old. With colic."
- Dave, of Dave's Football Blog

"If I fall off a Jet Ski, I hit the water, and I like my odds. I’m going to get wet. What I say about motorcycles is that concrete is undefeated.”
- Joey Porter, as quoted by the Mighty MJD

AND OUR CURRENT LEADER
"I heard in an extrodinary move of team unity Coach Cowher has graciously agreed to donate his jaw to Ben's recovery. Can you confirm that?"
- matt1996

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Posted by Josh on June 15, 2006 | Permalink
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hilarious!

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On the team's June 2 visit to the White House:

"Yeah, I got something to say to Bush, I'm going to have a swagger when I walk in there, too," Porter said, laughing loudly. "I'm looking forward to it. I have something to tell him, too. I don't like the way things are running right now. I feel like he has to give me some of my money back, so I got something to tell Bush."

Could it be? Swann for Gov and Porter for Prez? All it's gonna take is calling Bush "soft as Jerramy Stevens" on immigration.

(via Pgh Post-Gazette)

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Posted by Josh on May 15, 2006 | Permalink
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Last Friday you may have looked up from behind the foot-wide mouth of the margarita you were halfway through at Chi-Chi's (where else would you celebrate Cinco de Mayo?) and saw this on your tv:

Wha wha whaaaa?! If you're a conservative blogger (and if you're reading this blog the odds are that you are, in fact, a conservative blogger) you have your panties in a bunch tight enough to stop your period (see here and here and etc.) over it.

Malkin apparently started the furor, and was obivously most clueless. Granted, she's not "a baseball fan", but she could have at least "done her research" before getting ridiculous: "But the politically correct selectivity here is telling. While it's considered a celebration of "diversity" to acknowledge the military sacrifices of another nation's heroes, it's considered racist to acknowledge the military sacrifices of one's own." Uh, chill out. The San Diego Padres (one of only two Catholic teams in pro sports - can you name the other?) have been sporting military themed jerseys since 2000. They've even kept it topical, starting with straight up camo but switching to the "desert pattern" seen here. And this may come as a surprise to you, but there have been exactly zero protests calling the Padres racist (just a few claiming fashion blindness). Baseball fans save the racist card for the Red Sox, where it actually applies.

And why aren't you chomping at the bit over those Yo Soy El Army propoganda all over the place, Michelle? Oh, what's that? They're good enough to die for our freedom in a war started by a certain former owner of said Rangers but can't get a little jersey love? Okay, nevermind then.

Nothing personal MM, I mean you invented the phrase Missing White Woman Syndrome (come back Natalee!) and all, but come on. If you're going to rail against unis, trash these childrens-drawings-turned-clothes MLB forced on us in '99 or maybe hate on these gems.

(Thanks to the Sports Law Blog for getting me riled up -- an easy task this week apparently.)

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