Wait wait wait. Now we’re paying them to write for them?

Absolutely, yes. The sneaker pitch above came from someone just like you, with writing experience but without without any journalistic writing experience.

Tom, can we get a Dead Letters, failed pitches edition?

what was the pitch for Oddibe McDowell’s water bill

One of the nicest ballparks I’ve ever been to is a minor league park. I think it was for an exhibition game since the Red Sox were in town, but that was a helluva day in Baltimore. 

This was the first time in the history of the universe that anyone compared players of different races. Of course, he was really contrasting, so he doesn’t get a prize.

He’s 3/5ths the outfielder that Brett Gardner is!

Brett Gardner career OPS+ 99

He even called him a dog! This was so much worse than I expected it to be when I clicked

as a New Yorker I generally hate all things Philadelphia, but something about Big 5 basketball always captivated me. sad to see things like this.

Can we now finally update that god damn Hawk mascot so it doesn’t look like a 4th grade art project?!?!?

It was an elegant, whimsical assault!

I didn’t know this existed 5 minutes ago, and now it will be my lifes ambition to see it live.

Yeah, I’m a lawyer and I’d never say that in a negotiation.  That guy sucks at his job.

I hope Miel changes her mind about not fighting the counter-notice. Seems like she can easily find a lawyer to do it for free given all the attention. It might not be necessary if the bad publicly leads the attorney to withdraw the counter-notice (not bc Barstool has any ethics, but because attorneys are legally…

don’t you dare besmirch Montreal Style bagels and Smoked Meat. Especially Smoked Meat on Montreal Style bagels.

I heard he called poutine “shitty soggy fries”.

Don’t rule out the biker gangs

This is repugnant. It is definitely NOT just Francesa who loves this.

He mentions something at the end that should get more attention. He’s a voter for the Screen Actors Guild Awards! I can just imagine him writing stuff in the margins of the ballot, “That’s not my New York!”, “Why does everyone have to know he’s gay?”.