Say It Ain’t So, Joad: The Wrigleyvillebillies Can’t Pay Off the Farm
(Pictured: The Ricketts family on Sunday, watching the Cubs lose in St. Louis, 3-2.) I expect this will sound familiar. […]
“We Gave You The Beatles And This Is How You Repay Us:” Liverpool Fans Begin Spam Campaign Against Tom Hicks
(if they wanna get nitpicky about it, we gave them Chrissie Hynde and Rich Hall, too) I don’t get a […]
Annals of Oligarch Outreach: Nets’ Billionaire-In-Chief Seeks To Tap S.N.O.B. Market
I burned a lot of pixels a few months back puzzling over the adulation that greeted the stateside arrival of […]
Pay Mickey: Rangers Declare Voluntary Bankruptcy, Reveal Extent of Tettleton-Related Debt
I have pretty much gotten all the what’s-the-deal-with-owners ranting out of my system by this point, but the Texas Rangers’ […]
D’Alessandro: NBA’s Newest Oligarch is “NBA Dumb,” And Everyone Seems Cool With It
It’s not necessarily surprising, the combination of gawking curiosity and giddy suck-uppery with which not-so-faintly sketchy oligarch and new Nets […]
Investopedia, Your Sociopath to Success
[Lenny Dykstra: Hit with charges of sexual harassment, racism, and financial chicanery, yet claiming this week to be worth $100 […]
Can’t Stop the Bradley: Was Dumping MB More Important to Jim Hendry Than Signing Grandy?
[Please pass the mustard: Milton Bradley’s contract in hand, Cub GM Jim Hendry gets ready for a big lunch.] UPDATE […]