October 28, 2011
Making the Case for Matt Forte, MVP
Yesterday on Grantland, my esteemed colleague Bill Barnwell handicapped the race for the 2011 NFL MVP award. Because the list was designed to predict whom a bunch of sportswriters will vote as the Best Quarterback on the Best Team, it provided few surprises. Among the six candidates three are superstar NFL quarterbacks … and Eli […]
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Q&A: Brandon Jennings
Are you in a pickup game? Well, Brandon Jennings has next. Jennings, the Milwaukee Bucks point guard, eschewed a return to overseas this summer during the lockout and is instead likely lighting up a gym near you. He is also the “Curator of Cool” for Under Armour and recently spoke to Grantland at an event […]
Read moreIs This Piece of Blue Turf Appropriately Priced?
Boise 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 same price for a movie ticket in most cities, and that seems […]
Read moreGoalies Of The Week
The NHL’s last remaining undefeated team, the Washington Capitals, went into Edmonton Thursday night with an intimidating squad and a goalie, Tomas Vokoun, who last week was named one of the league’s top three stars. But the Oilers, despite being outshot 35-19 and facing a 6-on-4 man Washington onslaught in the game’s final minute, held […]
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The Men in Blazers NBA-to-Global Football Support Translator: Part II
To complete our community service (and get off probation), we proudly present the second half of our Men in Blazers’ NBA-to-English Premier League Global Football Team Support Translator. It’s our charitable attempt to ease the withdrawal pains of our basketball-loving brothers and sisters who have been so cruelly forced to go cold turkey. Please note: […]
Read moreNFL Week 8 Over/Unders from the Sharps
Hey you, yeah you with all the disposable income. You know what stimulates the economy? Casual sports gambling! But we’re not throwing you in the deep end without some floaties, here. The Triangle has contracted two of Vegas’ most astute handicappers to help you navigate the choppy waters of gambling, going into this eighth weekend […]
Read moreThe Philadelphia Eagles’ Asante Samuel Ruffles Some Feathers
I have no metric to really quantify how bad the Philadelphia Eagles defense has looked this season other than “a couple dozen.” I have slammed my head into a flat surface “a couple dozen” times since this season began, watching missed tackle after missed tackle, carving “WEAPON X. 1996-2008” into my arm. Oh my God. […]
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Game 6 Revisited: “How Did This Happen?”
Imagine living your life with no clock. No more dragging yourself out of bed when it’s still dark out. No more fighting through miles of traffic, everyone around you bound to the same schedule, stuffing muffins in their faces, spilling coffee on their laps, texting with one hand, driving with no hands. No risk of […]
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About Last Night: Drama Kings
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. After the Rangers had the Cardinals down to their final strike in the ninth and tenth innings and failed to finish them off, David Freese hit a walk-off home run in the eleventh to give the Cardinals […]
Read moreOctober 27, 2011
Cousin Sal’s Gambling Blog: Week 8
Did you ever wonder what the dude who played The Greatest American Hero dresses up as for Halloween? Me neither. Let’s talk pigskin. Moammar Gadhafi and I had bad weeks. He lost his pulse and I lost 19,500 jermajesties (for you first time readers – Jermajesty is the REAL first name given to his son […]
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Bad Quarterback League Reader Feedback
BQBLers have been e-mailing us hundreds dozens several a couple of times with feedback and questions. Every so often, I will be responding to them with hacky jokes and vague, unhelpful answers. Cool? Cool. Let’s do this.
Read moreHandicapping the 2011 NFL MVP Race
Is Week 8 too early to start breaking down the NFL Most Valuable Player race? Heck no. We’d start handicapping the 2014 MVP race now if we could. (Andrew Luck won’t be ready yet. Just throwing a name out there: Tyrod Taylor. Why’d you throw it back?) The 2011 season is just about at its […]
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Week 9 College Football Preview: The Week Before the Week
Week 9 is an opening act. Week 9 is a kid brother. Week 9 is the junior-varsity game, starting at 5 p.m. Week 9 is trying out conversational tidbits in front of the mirror before the big date. (You guys do that too, right?) Week 9 is a house salad with vinaigrette dressing when you […]
Read moreGrantland Network Podcast: Jonah Keri with Logan Morrison and Jon ‘Boog’ Sciambi
We’ve got a bona fide Twitter superstar on the podcast! Logan Morrison, left fielder for the Marlins and proprietor of the excellent Twitter feed @LoMoMarlins, joins the show to talk about the virtues of on-base percentage, his thoughts on clubhouse chemistry, his own rising career, what it was like to almost get traded for Ozzie […]
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Is Tebowing the New Planking?
Because what planking needed was a bit more Tim Tebow. Behold the newish trend/meme/party trick: Tebowing. Pretty simple premise: You get down on one knee, put your clenched fist to your forehead in prayer (or something), close your eyes, and think of Tebow. The Tebowing site features some great examples of people Tebowing at a […]
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The Saturday Agenda
Your recommendations for the coming college football Saturday, curated into mainstream (The Woody) and the hardcore (The Markbreit).
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Going All Philip Rivers About Philip Rivers Not Going All Philip Rivers This Season
Some folks have been giving San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers some heat this week for not playing up to his admittedly high standards against the New York Jets this past Sunday. I’m not really worried about Philip Rivers not playing like Philip Rivers; I’m more concerned with Philip Rivers not acting like Philip Rivers.
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Three Questions About Game 6 of the World Series
BullpenPhoneGate has thrust St. Louis to the brink of elimination, and might go down as the second-craziest World Series moment of all time. But the Cardinals still have an excellent chance to extend the series and get a Game 7 at home. Here are three factors to watch for Game 6.
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About Last Night: Blame It on the Rain
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Inclement weather postponed Game 6 of the World Series, but Rangers manager Ron Washington says he won’t use starter Derek Holland on full rest even if the series goes to a seventh game. Cardinals manager Tony La […]
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