Not just the World Series. Don’t forget they also missed coverage of the fucking NCAA opening the door for players to get paid. Can you imagine the heat this site would’ve generated off that? “Death to the NCAA” has been their thing for ages.
Spanfeller/Maidment, you fucking herbs. You could have made money!
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Deadspin did great work, and their voices were important in what they did.
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if someone was SO UTTERLY INCOMPETENT at blog-owning that they managed to piss off the entire editorial staff of their flagship sports-related blog on the same day the World Fucking Series was wrapping up?? HAHAHAAA then they’d have no one left to report on a major sporting story like that!!!…
Gizmodo was founded on the idea that it’s important to call bullshit on powerful institutions and there are few companies more powerful in the early 21st century than the tech giants who control what we can and cannot say.
Spanfeller got owned in the Wall Street Journal about the Farmers ads blowing up the business, and among these empty suits bad press in the Journal is a huge ego blow. It signals to Jim Spanfeller’s clique that he is another Elizabeth Holmes.
I just learned via social media that most of our beloved Deadspin writers have quit and that this network of sites is effectively dead.
I also saw that Deadspin no longer has comments.
He once said before doing enough damage to a website that they had to turn comments off.
I was radicalized by punk rock and Deadspin.
I think we should be making it harder for politicians of all flavors to advertise and banning ads on Twitter is a great first step. Facebook should be next. While we’re at it should also make it harder for PE firms like Great Hill to swoop in and destroy companies for the sake of quick profits.
Drew has gone as of this AM. Billy, too I believe. So that leaves what, Roth and Dom? Can’t see either of them sticking around. The big news in social media (just to get back on topic as that is VERY important) is that Twitter is full of outpourings of sorrow, affection and support for the Deadspin folk. Also some…
Can you guys talk about sports some, or maybe bears? How about ranking the best cereals?
Hi, fuck your executives for murdering deadspin.
Just wanted to say it fucking blows that Barry got fired yesterday. There are relatively few constants left in life, but Barry writing the first article of the day for Deadspin was one of them. I’ve been coming to Deadspin regularly for about 10 years now. I love this place. So many laughs, so many great reads. The…
Farmers has pulled Spanfeller’s big ad buy. This is the type of incompetence that deserves an ESPN 30 For 30.
Not sure there’s gonna be a better place to post this, so here we go:
Waited until the final second, then nailed the 55 yarder. Well played.
We may not all be as eloquent as Will at the end there, but I think it’s safe to say we all feel the same way.
Drew. you have given me more entertaining, witty, and poignant CONTENT than any other writer i’ve followed in my life. thank you, and thank your colleagues for their tremendous work over the years.