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Tag Archives: Bill Simmons
COLTS VS. H8TRIOTS: The Clash of the Titans
As you know, it’s H8TRIOTS week. Maybe your heart isn’t palpitating and hands shaking in anticipation of Sunday’s game, but I’m here to help. First, only Bob Sanders shows up on the Colts’ Tuesday injury report. That’s right, as of … Continue reading
Week of the H8triots
All right, everyone. For now, forget about the Colts’ atrocious game yesterday that somehow turned into a win. We’ve got excuses: We’re battered. We’re injured. Marvin Lewis refuses to ever go for a fourth-and-short from anywhere in Colts territory. All … Continue reading
The NFL Preview: Predictions are fun, not a curse
Oh, predictions. Glorious, glorious predictions. On one hand, an amusing guide through the NFL season. On another, a thankless task that undermines a writer’s credibility. Never fear, however. What I’m not going to do is lie to you about predictions: … Continue reading
Posted in Colts, Column Gimmicks, NFL
Tagged Aaron Rodgers, all NFL Teams, Bad Jokes, Bill Simmons, Brett Favre, Carson Palmer, Cubs, Donovan McNabb, Football Outsiders, Grunge, Indianapolis Colts, Jack Del Rio, Jason Taylor, K-State, Kevin Kolb, Kurt Warner, LaDainian Tomlinson, Mark Sanchez, Matt Cassel, Matt Leinart, Mike Shanahan, Minnesota Vikings, Norv Turner, Predictions, Preview, Sam Bradford, Tony Sparano, USC QBs, Wade Phillips
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Here’s a guy who has totally redeemed himself
Since yesterday’s post detailing Bill Simmons’ egocentric foibles, the Sports Guy’s feud with former ESPN crank Keith Olbermann has escalated. Today, Olbie took Bill further to task, with snide comebacks to each of Simmons’ snarky Friday tweets. I’m not sure … Continue reading
Cubs fans: Tortured only by stereotypes
Bill Simmons’ Twitter feed reports he’s driving to Miami, so in his absence his editors conveniently cherry-picked several readers’ poor imitations of Bill responses to his “Most Tortured Teams” list from last Friday. Of course, Bill chose the Cubs No. … Continue reading
Posted in Cubs, Fail, fail
Tagged Bill Simmons, Cubs, FJM, unnecessary vitriol, White sox
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