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Wizard Cat gives this writer: Five Wands

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“There are many others in my life who I want to say this to, and who, unlike Rick, can hear me and respond. I could do it right now. I should just go out there and say it. Maybe we all should.”

What made Deadspin *work* the first four or five years was Chandler. For every risqué post or pot shot at a dumb athlete, Rick would be in the post immediately thereafter, with a smart and clever perspective that grounded this silly blog. He really embodied “life’s rich pageant” or “whimsy” if he didn’t create those…

Rick was too good, too kind for what the internet became.

Thanks for these touching words. I started and ran a sports blog of my own for four years partly because I enjoyed reading yours so much that I wanted in on the fun. Thanks to both of you for inspiring a whole bunch of us marginally employed writers to go out there and add our voices to the conversation. The joy of…

His sensibility was always so different than the rest of the writers on this site, and yet he fit in perfectly. This makes me genuinely sad. I dont believe in heaven or any of that stuff, but if there is, I hope he is in charge of every cockamamie minor league promotion on the heavenly circuit.

What a nice tribute. I’ve been reading Deadspin since it launched (still in the greys!) and while I still appreciate it daily I miss what it used to be. 

I’m a relative newcomer around these parts, I can’t say I know Rick by name nor any of his writing. But, through your words, I feel like I do now. There’s just something so ... satisfying? about hearing of just pure, unabashed love between friends that when it comes across the screen it really hits you, regardless of…

Nothing pithy I can say will make his loss to those who love him any better, so I can only offer my condolences, and also suggest to those who haven’t signed up, to get Will’s weekly email. It’s a worthy read for your Sat. morning poop. 

Weird, someone in the office is chopping onions right now. I’ll have to close my door for a few minutes then ask them to stop.

He’s with us, Leather.

Damn. RIP, and I wish for peace for his family during this unbelievably challenging time.

true story, I thought ordering an old fashioned at a bar was code for handjobs.

“Herr Captain, I know we are trying to create a new world order and wipe out those we consider subhuman, but there’s no reason to be rude about it.”

If there’s one thing I hate, it’s getting called a “cursed Yankee” by a Nazi.

Careful, you’re going to spark a #notallnazis hashtag campaign.

I’d say there were many fine people on both sides but, I mean,

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