May I suggest a new Deadspin mascott, Sticky; The Stick-to-Sports Stick. Sticky lives in Jim Spanfeller’s butt.

I would think that there would be less soccer and more baseball coverage with the new “two stick sports” guidelines.

Sticking it to powerful people who are fucking up a good thing with disingenuous pleas to “avoid controversy” and “stick to sports” is a good thing.

This subversion campaign is beautiful. I love it. Keep on going.

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…

They’ve seen everything. Guess they were sick of hearing it too.

Absolutely unbelievable. Actually, very believable. Worst leadership imaginable, and literally everyone saw this coming. I can’t imagine being that fucking stupid.

It had to have been mostly or completely written before things blew up. A piece like this doesn’t get written all at once. 

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.

Hey Spanfeller and the rest of the G/O shitheads:

Hey Drew. You’re the best, and good luck with the brain and everything.

I suspect a lot of us would express similar sentiments. I don’t want my ad revenue going to Great Hill any more, but I also have an incredibly hard time letting go of Deadspin and the writers I love. Hoping the next few days will present a better course of action for the commentariat crew 

Drew, is it true that neither Jim Spanfeller nor Paul Maidment ever had friends, a girlfriend, made any sports team, or has seen The Godfather? Is it also true that Jim smells like sweaty hobo taint and Paul smells like a urinal puck?

Looks like the mini-24 hour strike is over? Nice to see you are back Drew. Let us know if we need to start meeting with you and the gang somewhere else. You know, this venue is cool and all, but the new owners are kinda dicks. We can always try somewhere new...

A question for the Funbag: why should I keep reading anything on this website after Jim Spanfeller and Paul Maidment went to the lengths of firing Barry, like cowards, for the dumbest of reasons?

I want to support the writers here—this is both the best website that exists, and has ever existed, and the best sports…

I’ve been so confused the last 10 hours. Now I’m in the know and screaming into the void, please don’t take DeadSpin away from me!!!

One might argue that baiting the new owners with such laser-like focus is, in and of itself, a form of sport. Thus, Jim et al should be actively encouraging this fabulous mutiny. 

The scariest thing about the ouija board story is that a Chick Tract gained enough sentience to write it!