Archive for March, 2008

Opening Day Treat: An Interview with ESPN.com Baseball Writer Keith Law

Posted March 31, 2008, 12:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (1 Comment)

Excited for Webb vs. Harang? Peavy vs. Oswalt late night? Of course you are. But before Opening Day commences, enjoy this interview with ESPN baseball writer Keith Law. He’s got a unique background you may or may not be aware of: schooled at Harvard and front office experience with the Blue Jays. Plus, he’s got [...]

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Barkley Sounds Off on “ESPN Clowns”: Calls Mariotti and Bayless “Losers” and Lupica “The Little Midget”

Posted March 28, 2008, 9:55 am by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Dan LeBatard’s radio show in Miami had Charles Barkley on yesterday, and the Round Mound of Rebound decided, what the heck, I might as well rip into every journalist I can think of, because they don’t know anything! You can listen to the hilarious audio here, but we’ve also pulled a few choice portions.

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Following Widespread Panic, Life in Mississippi and Writing: An Interview with ESPN’s Wright Thompson

Posted March 24, 2008, 11:06 am by Jason McIntyre (32 Comments)

For the longest time, readers have asked us: Why haven’t you interviewed Wright Thompson? Today’s that day, folks. He’s much more eloquent than we are, so we’ll just step aside and let him enthrall you with stories about dealing with Nick Saban and writing about Elvis (Grbac).

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Time to Love ‘Thumbtacks’ Dykstra All Over Again

Posted March 20, 2008, 3:55 pm by Jason McIntyre (5 Comments)

Please read this week’s piece on Lenny Dykstra in the New Yorker. His candor – on all subjects – is refreshing. We read it on the subway yesterday and found ourselves laughing out loud. Here’s one of the best exchanges between Dykstra and the magazine’s writer, Ben McGrath. A few more quotes (in italics) after [...]

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Ushering in the NCAA Tournament: An Interview with Columnist Gary Parrish of CBS Sports

Posted March 20, 2008, 10:23 am by Jason McIntyre (13 Comments)

What better way to take you into the NCAA tournament than an interview with one of the top national college basketball writers? Gary Parrish of CBS Sports, quite busy at this time of the year, as you can imagine, took some time to talk to us about the Hansbrough-Beasley debate (he’s like us, a Beasley [...]

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Will You Remember Where You Were When Terrelle Pryor Picked OSU?

Posted March 19, 2008, 10:57 am by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

We’re about to get on a subway, so we won’t be able to post the college choice of the most coveted high school senior in the world at 12:01, but we thought we’d open things up so the Michigan and OSU fans could slaughter one another in their weekly pissing contest. Face it: the kid’s [...]

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Take the Jamie Little Quiz!

Posted March 19, 2008, 7:58 am by Jason McIntyre (26 Comments)

NASCAR pit reporter or someone auditioning for a grey poupon commercial?

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