Man everyone is riding Simmons so hard lately. WTF is up with Olbermann by the way?

way to lift that hl almost word for word, submitter

The sports guy needs to write a Nomar column today, subbs.

After all, Simmons and Nomar haven't been any good for roughly the same amount of time.

what_now: After all, Simmons and Nomar haven't been any good for roughly the same amount of time.

Simmons can't really write that well anymore (except about the NBA, which I love), but his podcasts are great

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SnakeLee: what_now: After all, Simmons and Nomar haven't been any good for roughly the same amount of time.

Simmons can't really write that well anymore (except about the NBA, which I love), but his podcasts are great

I've heard his voice on a number of sports talk shows when he was a guest and I can't imagine listening to an entire podcast of his.

"So I decided it was time to write a column comparing members of the Brat Pack to Celtics teams of the past -(and even though the Coreys weren't technically in the Brat Pack, it was close enough, like how Tom Brady wasn't technically a Celtic, but you can't think of the Celtics without thinking of the Patriot dynasty.)

I called my Dad and he just was shaking his head over the phone, but he told me Red Auerbach once smoked a cigar called a 'career stake' and wasn't Haim's career based on 'The Lost Boys?'"

Mr. Coffee Nerves: "So I decided it was time to write a column comparing members of the Brat Pack to Celtics teams of the past -(and even though the Coreys weren't technically in the Brat Pack, it was close enough, like how Tom Brady wasn't technically a Celtic, but you can't think of the Celtics without thinking of the Patriot dynasty.)

I called my Dad and he just was shaking his head over the phone, but he told me Red Auerbach once smoked a cigar called a 'career stake' and wasn't Haim's career based on 'The Lost Boys?'"

Bravo, sir.

I Said: way to lift that hl almost word for word, submitter

To be fair, it was a joke that needed improving, and so it was.

Is this what Deadspin does? They just repost people's tweets?

DamnYankees: Is this what Deadspin does? They just repost people's tweets?

Only with Simmons, they do. I wouldn't be surprised if they started updating readers about Bill's meal choices in the future.

robsul82: DamnYankees: Is this what Deadspin does? They just repost people's tweets?

Only with Simmons, they do. I wouldn't be surprised if they started updating readers about Bill's meal choices in the future.

Well, it's beyond dumb.

DamnYankees: robsul82: DamnYankees: Is this what Deadspin does? They just repost people's tweets?

Only with Simmons, they do. I wouldn't be surprised if they started updating readers about Bill's meal choices in the future.

Well, it's beyond dumb.

The website is actually fairly entertaining, especially if you don't care for ESPN. They've been following the Olbermann-Simmons slap-fight for a while, though this has nothing to do with that.

Nabb1: The website is actually fairly entertaining, especially if you don't care for ESPN. They've been following the Olbermann-Simmons slap-fight for a while, though this has nothing to do with that.

I don't care about ESPN at all. I have no positive or negative feelings. I care about sports.

Quick, everybody, let's take every tweet Simmons posts seriously because we can't think of something interesting to report on!

DamnYankees: Is this what Deadspin does? They just repost people's tweets?

And Subby just reposted Deadspin's repost of Simmons' tweet.

The twitter bird should be a duck so it won't echo.

/Yes, I know... mythbusters did it

Heh. I'm a Simmons fan but that was funny.

I said this before, but while I disagree with the Ali-Tiger column, he at least explained his reasoning and made some valid points. It didn't sway me, but it wasn't as crazy far-fetched as it's been portrayed.

exick: I've heard his voice on a number of sports talk shows when he was a guest and I can't imagine listening to an entire podcast of his.

The voice takes some getting used to, but I'm there. The content is usually very good, I think.

FreakinB: he at least explained his reasoning and made some valid points.

Exactly. It's an opinion piece. It's meant to cause a conversation, and make people consider that maybe he won't just automatically come back and be a juggernaut. But because people refuse to understand the point of anything anymore when they can just easily write something off because of an insignificant thing that they find offensive, the valid arguments were ignored.

The comparison to Ali was simply a means to get to what the article was actually about.

Yanks_RSJ: DamnYankees: Is this what Deadspin does? They just repost people's tweets?

That site would be worthless without Drew Magary.

I know some people aren't down with Drew, but I find most of his stuff to be hilarious. Especially when he just starts ranting on KSK about the Vikings.

For those of you who don't read that site, Drew is a die-hard Vikings fan, but doesn't care for either Brett Favre or Brad Childress. His column after Favre threw that last-second pass to beat the Niners kinda sums up his style. (new window)

And his weekly skewering of Peter King makes me miss the greatness of Fire Joe Morgan.

plus 1 subby

homarjr: Don't people get that Simmons writes as a fan? His opinions are just that - opinions. You don't have to agree with him. The amount of butthurt about his pieces is crazy.

Is that it? Your big white knighting attempt? That he writes opinions?

At least go big if you are going to defend the idiot. Like this.


How very DARE anyone not like Simmons! The nerve! He writes like a kid out there. A regular storyslinger. You HAVE to like Simmons or you are a commie. He never hurt nobody.

House of Tards: Patroclus: Somehow I don't think the "end of an era" comment was completely serious.

Get off his nuts, Deadspin / moronic Fark users.

Hi Bill.

No, I think the one above you is Bill. Or a giant farking baby, I can't tell which.

GimpyNip: IAmRight: Quick, everybody, let's take every tweet Simmons posts seriously because we can't think of something interesting to report on!

Look anyone who has been on the Sports tab long enough knows there is one Simmons obsessed (so say certain Red Sox fans in a lame attempt to have a meme amongst themselves) greenlight monger (what is that, someone who gets a lot of greenlights...? how horrible of me!) who is from a rival state and also wrote for a wrestling site (411Mania.com is not a "wrestling site," it features sections on that, movies/TV, gaming, MMA, sports, politics, etc.) where he was mocked for writing like Simmons (only by said Red Sox fans for no reason beyond "You write columns about movies THAT REFERENCES OTHER MOVIES!!!11" and the whole forced-meme business) that would submit such a headline.