"The Leafs, who matter to Torontonians more than all the other teams combined, have not won the Stanley Cup since 1967, and they haven’t made the playoffs in a franchise-record six seasons. The only team with a longer dry spell is the Florida Panthers. The Leafs’ major source of hope seems to be Brian Burke himself, but when the major source of your dreams is a front-office guy, you are in a dark place. Cheering a GM, to me, is hitting rock bottom."
— Stephen Marche (via Grantland), Toronto: The Worst Sports City in the World
  1. Date Posted Icon 27th September 2011
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 5
    3. Tags Icon #grantland#toronto#Toronto Maple Leafs#nhl#hockey
Had to laugh at The Triangle Blog’ s article, Charlotte Hornets Starter Jackets: An Appreciation over at Grantland. For someone who fits this demo it’s hard not to get wrapped up in the nostalgia and (the feeling of wanting to go out to the garage and start looking for some of this stuff).It was exceptional to be a sports-obsessed child of the ’90s (ages 3 to 13) for 10 main reasons: 1. Sports Illustrated for Kids 2. NBA Inside Stuff 3. D2: The Mighty Ducks 4. Ken Griffey Jr. 5. The naive belief that you had the only Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card 6. Matt Christopher books 7. Space Jam 8. Jordan Highlight VHS box sets 9. MTV Rock ‘N’ Jock Basketball (Dan Cortese, I SEE you). 10. Starter jacketsOh, and I think it’s worth noting that some of us actually have a Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card, check that, two of ‘em!

Had to laugh at The Triangle Blog’ s article, Charlotte Hornets Starter Jackets: An Appreciation over at Grantland. For someone who fits this demo it’s hard not to get wrapped up in the nostalgia and (the feeling of wanting to go out to the garage and start looking for some of this stuff).

It was exceptional to be a sports-obsessed child of the ’90s (ages 3 to 13) for 10 main reasons:

1. Sports Illustrated for Kids 2. NBA Inside Stuff 3. D2: The Mighty Ducks 4. Ken Griffey Jr. 5. The naive belief that you had the only Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card 6. Matt Christopher books 7. Space Jam 8. Jordan Highlight VHS box sets 9. MTV Rock ‘N’ Jock Basketball (Dan Cortese, I SEE you). 10. Starter jackets

Oh, and I think it’s worth noting that some of us actually have a Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card, check that, two of ‘em!

  1. Date Posted Icon 20th September 2011
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 21
    3. Tags Icon #grantland#starter#1990#fashion#sports
Brady Quinn’s fake weekly blog, Just Quinn, Brady: The Blog of Denver’s Best (Looking) Quarterback just launched over at Grantland, and it’s pretty hilarious.Here’s a little sample:I am Brady Quinn (AKA B-Quiddy AKA The Bairy Queen AKA Battlestar Qualaxica) and I am extremely amped. This blog is pretty new for me, as I’m not exactly what you would call “tech savvy.” I mean, I just found out about Facebook 12 minutes ago. Accidentally. While looking for videos of people getting hit in the face with phonebooks.

Brady Quinn’s fake weekly blog, Just Quinn, Brady: The Blog of Denver’s Best (Looking) Quarterback just launched over at Grantland, and it’s pretty hilarious.

Here’s a little sample:

I am Brady Quinn (AKA B-Quiddy AKA The Bairy Queen AKA Battlestar Qualaxica) and I am extremely amped. This blog is pretty new for me, as I’m not exactly what you would call “tech savvy.” I mean, I just found out about Facebook 12 minutes ago. Accidentally. While looking for videos of people getting hit in the face with phonebooks.

  1. Date Posted Icon 9th August 2011
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 15
    3. Tags Icon #brady quinn#nfl#football#denver broncos#grantland
Big ups to Harris Wittels at grantland.com for calling out CNBC Sports Biz reporter Darren Rovell on his list of top Humblebraggers for the month of July. Honestly, if we see Rovell tweet about Kate Upton one more time! Big ups to Harris Wittels at grantland.com for calling out CNBC Sports Biz reporter Darren Rovell on his list of top Humblebraggers for the month of July. Honestly, if we see Rovell tweet about Kate Upton one more time! Big ups to Harris Wittels at grantland.com for calling out CNBC Sports Biz reporter Darren Rovell on his list of top Humblebraggers for the month of July. Honestly, if we see Rovell tweet about Kate Upton one more time!

Big ups to Harris Wittels at grantland.com for calling out CNBC Sports Biz reporter Darren Rovell on his list of top Humblebraggers for the month of July. Honestly, if we see Rovell tweet about Kate Upton one more time!

  1. Date Posted Icon 21st July 2011
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 5
    3. Tags Icon #grantland#darren rovell#kate upton#humblebrag
Bill Simmons’ Grantland is up and running. What does everyone think?

Bill Simmons’ Grantland is up and running. What does everyone think?

  1. Date Posted Icon 8th June 2011
  2. Notes Icon Notes: 5
    3. Tags Icon #grantland#Bill Simmons