I still like Simmons. I don’t disagree with most of the (sane) criticisms people have of him, but I enjoy much of his work, particularly his NBA stuff. So ... *shrug*

I like Simmons and I like Deadspin’s attacks on him. It is all good.

He also inspired the funniest piece of baseball-related writing in history, the Santiago Casilla Instructional Hitting Video: http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/5/22/3036…

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The meme has everything. Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Kermit the Frog, an amazing kicker and an old racist with a bloody ankle

Imagine if it were slowed down for dramatic effect.

And lo they formed the ancient fighting circle as many announced the famous war cry "come at me bro!". Verily they did come at him and a plethora of errant punches was soon bandied about wildly. Many a tear was shed for the boat shoes and pastel shirts dirtied on that famed field of martial struggle.

Tells everyone at the office the next day: “it was the most exciting sporting event he’s ever been to”.

“Go fuck yourself, Lester.”

Chords

“I see you aren’t using a Microsoft Surface. That’ll be 4 games.”

look mr sherman, i get that you are angry with how much power i have....

Hard to believe that there were some shots fired last night by a Laker that wasn’t Kobe.

“Perhaps giving Dwight Howard a machete was an unfair advantage.”

“Why did we even play the series after Golden State’s team plane went down in a fiery crash?”

Right? He looks ok at the start of the clip, and didn’t take that many punches once he hit the ground. I’ve seen much worse. I am sure the ref feels horrible, but it doesn’t look like a late stoppage until you know the outcome.

Good for him. Ride the pine, eat your hamburgers, and collect those checks my big panda amigo. Thanks for the good years!

I’m not sure it’s a total loss. Sure the RR v. Holm rematch would have been a bigger deal had Holm kept the belt. Even with the loss, Holm gets a rematch against either of them regardless of the outcome of the RR-Tate fight. Holm is 34 and couldn’t wait for RR’s to decide when she’s ready or wants to fight again. The…

(Holm choked out) (Dana White tirade)

To all the people saying “even if he was concussed he wouldn’t have hit the ref like that!”, have you ever watched a combat sport like MMA where fighters have been concussed and started to try to take down the ref in confusion, even though the fight was already stopped?