Call it "Fire Joe Buck" and maybe you'll get more hits. It's 2008, guys. Another over-rated blog. What a shock.

Looks like someone didn't bother clicking through.

I read a lot of baseball blogs. FJM is one of my favorites. There is no site that so consistently (and successfully) takes poor sports journalism to task.

And good god, there is a lot of poor sports journalism.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 2:31 PM on February 7, 2008

no other* site
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 2:37 PM on February 7, 2008

I really, really like this.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 6:29 PM on January 14, 2008

This is excellent.

It would be nice to be able to click from one photo to another a little more easily (and explore the archives a bit), but this is a really cool site nonetheless. Thanks!
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 11:36 PM on January 13, 2008

Bad topic, dumb angle, terrible writing.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 1:39 PM on December 10, 2007

This is fantastic. Thanks.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 11:01 PM on December 6, 2007

Enter Fabio Capello.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 2:39 PM on September 20, 2007

Great post.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 5:46 PM on June 23, 2007

I'm pretty sure I've seen something like this before. Except neater. And without the logos. And it was a dozen years ago.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:07 AM on June 13, 2007

Mythbusters also used the hangar at Moffett Field once or twice.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:30 PM on June 12, 2007

As designed by Dudley Heinsbergen?
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:32 PM on June 4, 2007

The Chicago one is so classy, if a bit safe.

I like it too -- it's a shame it'll probably have to be changed.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:19 PM on June 4, 2007

...the organisers seem to want to try to run the World Cup as efficiently as the Germans did.

There could be worse fates. An efficiently-run World Cup is a very, very good thing for the sport, whether it's hosted in Germany, South Africa, Greenland, or Sepp Blatter's backyard. Giving the Cup an African flavor doesn't require disorganization, does it?

Where football is a game not played with the feet? C'mon now.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 2:42 PM on June 3, 2007

That god damn paperclip spelled "embarrassing" wrong.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 2:57 AM on May 28, 2007

Too bad. Hers was one of my favorite baseball blogs.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 1:58 PM on May 24, 2007

Great post. Thanks.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 11:23 PM on August 23, 2006

"We really pride ourselves on inclusion," said Taylor. "We are firmly committed to promoting a summer camping experience to all children despite their backgrounds."

Hilarious.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 9:47 AM on July 21, 2006

"There hasn't been a World Cup Final since 1986 where both teams scored."

That's a sample size of four. Not much to go on.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 5:03 PM on July 6, 2006

jamesonandwater: Not too much of a stretch to expect that. Every World Cup, with host continent listed first, and continent of the winner listed second:

30: South America, South America
34: Europe, Europe
38: Europe, Europe
50: South America, South America
54: Europe, Europe
58: Europe, South America
62: South America, South America
66: Europe, Europe
70: North America, South... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 9:26 AM on June 8, 2006

Re: "World Cup, USA Style"...

- I would never expect to hear my horrifying Chicago Cubs to be compared to the most successful footballing nation in the world, in any sense.

- France, recent World Cup and European Champions, as well as perennial favorite: the 2004 Red Sox?

- His description of the Dutch team matches with the Dutch from '98, but now? This is the most cohesive Dutch team in years, mostly... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 2:29 PM on June 8, 2006

Heh.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 3:32 PM on June 7, 2006

Great post. I'd heard about Pickles and the trophy theft, but never knew much more than that.

I wonder why everyone assumes the thieves would have melted the trophy. They go through all the trouble of stealing one of the world's most recognizable and important prizes, only to turn it into...bars? The statuette itself was undoubtedly worth more than the gold it was made from.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:39 PM on June 5, 2006

Just to revise a little bit:

In Birmingham they love the governor
BOO HOO HOO
Now we all did what we could do

As in, Skynyrd weren't fans of Wallace. At least that's how I always interpreted it.

Wikipedia, of course, has a few more notes on this.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:48 PM on May 25, 2006

"The filming of this TV advert traumatized many small, domestic animals and a number of our older residents are now too afraid to leave their homes."
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 3:40 PM on May 25, 2006

How to publish spy memoirs.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 10:31 AM on May 24, 2006

Great post.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 10:31 PM on May 17, 2006

Awful.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 3:22 PM on May 15, 2006

AdCenter is open now.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:36 PM on May 14, 2006

Bizarre. Grandma called? Grandma?
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 6:55 PM on May 3, 2006

This is great!
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 10:27 AM on April 21, 2006

This is incredibly cool.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 11:55 AM on April 20, 2006

The Pinball Count video really brings back memories.

Of course, I don't remember the Washington Monument shooting things into Teddy Roosevelt's mouth, but that probably wasn't nearly as memorable when i was four years old.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 8:10 PM on April 18, 2006

Well, I liked it.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 10:50 AM on April 14, 2006

4.36 seconds.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 11:29 AM on April 13, 2006

MetaFilter: Meta filter.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:29 PM on April 11, 2006

Oh God please Obama or some other person I've never heard of come and save us.

You mean like Mark Warner?
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:16 PM on April 11, 2006

Taiyuan is 250 miles from Beijing. How does it qualify as "remote Western China"?
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 10:57 AM on April 6, 2006

As long as NPR's Libby Lewis is still assigned to all Lewis Libby stories, I'll be happy.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 10:15 AM on April 6, 2006

Bizarre. Bill Parcells, NBA player?
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 3:33 PM on April 5, 2006

I heard there are snakes in these SUV's. True?
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 11:05 AM on March 31, 2006

And for the competitive sudoker, user rankings start tomorrow.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 9:58 AM on March 31, 2006

Long live Addwaita.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:26 AM on March 26, 2006

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil snakes.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:10 PM on March 23, 2006

Robot, Wizards, Kids, and Pi (.mov)
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:40 AM on March 14, 2006

Wrong, obviously. America is the center of the universe.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:32 AM on March 14, 2006

mathowie: It's the front inside lining of his shorts, which is white. Looks like the light catches the front inside differently from the back inside, making it look like there are two different colors there.

Pretty weird illusion.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 12:19 PM on March 3, 2006

Terrific post.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:15 PM on February 27, 2006

My hometown, too. Hell yeah.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:56 PM on January 27, 2006

(Sorry, Greensboro doesn't get much attention and I love when it does.)
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:57 PM on January 27, 2006

Reminds me of something like this.
posted to MetaFilter by sellout at 4:33 PM on January 27, 2006