Bill Simmons: Good Luck With Your Life.
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NatetheGreat said:
Ah, seems like just yesterday when Bill would go out of his way to make fun of other writers for talking about their kids/wife and vowed to never do that. Oops.
Minor point, but I didn't like how he included an (admittedly lame) e-mail from a reader, then basically called the guy out for the attempt to be the last one in the column. He should at least have removed the name and address. I've found it admirable how he's managed to have so much (sometimes) humorous back-and-forth with his readers over the years without ever resorting to douchebaggery, but that was pretty cold.
The stuff immediately under the letters aren't squares, they're categories for the column beneath it.The Napkin said:
No Free Space either.The Napkin said:
I'm sure the creator meant to put one but it was a brainfart that he immediately realized after the fact and just hasn't fixed yet (not an actual error).
I'm a big fan of Simmons, but the description of his August 27th podcast on the ESPN radio list is pretty amusing: "Bill Simmons calls up his friend Gus Ramsey to talk about Ramsey catching a foul ball."
I was laughing hysterically when Cousin Sal got booted from their fantasy league. it was his idea to institute a rule that the winner gets to throw out one guy at the draft (they have 11 teams). winner decided to put it to a vote and the league voted out sal. lolol
I can't believe it took this long to boot him out. He should have been the first victim.Clears Cleaver said:
I actually enjoyed their prop bets podcast, all in good fun.
What? I thought those few paragraphs were entirely fair and actually pretty dead on. He wasn't criticizing, he openly admitted it they handled it exactly correctly.mpx42 said:
I thought the article overall was pretty good and the end was extremely well done.
Ainge podcast is great. Danny is about as open as you can expect a GM to be. Really good hour, wish it was longer.
Especially around the Doc coversation. Ainge didn't really hold anything back.
Especially around the Doc coversation. Ainge didn't really hold anything back.
The Four Peters said:
I read it as him saying, "yeah, they probably handled it the right way from a logical and team-building standpoint, but morally I still thought they owed us a lot more contrition then they gave us." His willingness to continue that part of the narrative we've heard 100 times this offseason was a little frustrating to me.
He's seriously jumping on this PC Bandwagon??
http://fansided.com/2013/09/07/bill-simmons-longer-using-washington-redskins-nickname-grantland/
http://fansided.com/2013/09/07/bill-simmons-longer-using-washington-redskins-nickname-grantland/
If all sports writers did this, maybe it would actually force Snyder to change the name. Good for him.
I have been a rabid fan of the Washington Professional Football Team since Jack Pardee was the coach, and I've got to say...it's time to change the name.
Morning Woodhead said:
That was really good, and I though Danny was extremely open and honest for a GM. I liked the exchange at the end:
Bill: "Did you move up three spots in the NBA draft because you thought someone else would take Olynyk?"
Danny: "Yes."
Bill: "Fair enough."
Have to admit I enjoyed his take on the Richardson trade
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9697327/game-changers
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9697327/game-changers
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9697327/page/2/bill-simmons-breaks-richardson-trade-makes-week-3-picks
So he just spent a few paragraphs talking up how much he enjoyed a WNBA game with his daughter, and how fun it is to watch Diana Taurasi because she's the best in the world at something. Pretty ironic, coming from a guy who's loved shitting on the WNBA for years (to be fair, who doesn't love shitting on the WNBA), but I guess having a daughter puts things in a different perspective.
So he just spent a few paragraphs talking up how much he enjoyed a WNBA game with his daughter, and how fun it is to watch Diana Taurasi because she's the best in the world at something. Pretty ironic, coming from a guy who's loved shitting on the WNBA for years (to be fair, who doesn't love shitting on the WNBA), but I guess having a daughter puts things in a different perspective.
NatetheGreat said:
Good. I mean, the WNBA is what it is, but Diana Taurasi's been this good for years. I'm surprised that with having a daughter, he didn't get swayed earlier.
Don't forget this is Bill Simmons you're talking about. The Wire was only the greatest show ever after he watched it 5 years after it ended. Breaking Bad is the best show on TV now because he started watching it this summer. Every cultural event only happens through when he "discovers" it.Skeesix said:
Simmons pioneered this behavior. Make an authoritative claim, then act as if it's gospel that came from somewhere else in the next sentence. "I'm setting the over/under of 'XYZ' at 8.5, and I'm taking the over." It may, at one point, have been a joke structure for him; I was never clear on that.
The Robert Smigel podcast was goddam phenomenal. Rob's had a great career and spun some gems. The Bill Murray quip was epic- 'Dan's (Aykroyd) right, we don't do it to make money. We do it to make money for Lorne.'
I was surprised to hear Smigel sound so......desperate? Kept joking about never being able to get a job again when they would talk about his work on SNL from the 80's, made more then a few comments about money, and at the end, came right out and said "I just need the money!" I would assume and hope he's doing alright, it just struck me as odd.
The guy has an amazing track record, and has been a part of some outstanding comedy over the last 30 years. I could listen to him tell stories all day.
The guy has an amazing track record, and has been a part of some outstanding comedy over the last 30 years. I could listen to him tell stories all day.
Not a huge fan of Bill but this Twitter line of his made me chuckle:
@BillSimmons
I'm tired of the Rays buying their way into the playoffs.
@BillSimmons
I'm tired of the Rays buying their way into the playoffs.
This doesn't really have anything to do with Bill Simmons ... but every time they run the stamps.com add on his podcast and make a big deal out of "they even give you a scale!" I wonder if they're targeted penny ante drug dealers.
On Magic leaving ESPN:
http://deadspin.com/sources-magic-johnson-left-espn-because-of-bill-simmon-1443543687
Simmons role at ESPN:
http://deadspin.com/sources-magic-johnson-left-espn-because-of-bill-simmon-1443543687
Simmons role at ESPN:
Doesn't Magic suck anyways? I've never watched the NBA stuff they do but I seem to recall many people essentially calling him a blabbering mess that made little to no sense, consistent with his work as a color guy way back when at NBC.DrewDawg said: