He showed up for spring training looking like a fat ass. His fatness touched off a debate about whether he was fat. Eventually, Fat Chipper himself chewed the fat, and soon there was no denying what everyone else could see. He tried masking it. He found himself a Playboy. He even arranged what sounds like the worst Super Bowl party of all time. And then he went for the optical illusion to disguise all that fat. We also think he retired from baseball. But does Fat Chipper Jones belong in the Deadspin Hall of Fame? That's up to you. You have until 11:59 p.m. (EST) Sunday night to cast your vote. Keep in mind that Fat Chipper has to get 75 percent of the vote to gain entry. Other nominees:
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Three months after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, Lamar Odom is leaving the hospital and heading to a specialized rehab clinic. According to US Weekly, Khloe Kardashian “secretly” moved Odom out of a Los Angeles hospital to a nearby facility without the knowledge of Odom’s family. Odom’s physical condition also reportedly rapidly improving, to the point that he can walk: Another source close to Odom previously told Us that his condition continues to improve and that he is now walking without a walker. His recovery is nothing short of miraculous after doctors thought Khloe Kardashian’s estranged husband wouldn’t make it through the day when he was first admitted. Odom’s family confirmed the news and also called his recovery “miraculous.” Two months ago…
data-mm-id=”_maiyr51g7″>The Mighty Ducks reboot is really happening. According Discussing Film, the show will begin production early next year and air on Disney+. The only problem with the report is that it makes it sound like the Mighty Ducks won't be the actual focus of the show, which would make them the bad guys? “The series focuses on a 13-year-old boy when he gets kicked off the junior division Mighty Ducks team, his mom decides to start their own team, finding players, a coach, and a place to play. “This just doesn't sound right. A few things that quickly came to mind after reading this description were anti-hero tales like The Sopranos and Breaking Bad and Kobra Kai, which focuses on the grown-up bad guy from the original Karate Kid movie. This would be a weird choice…
data-mm-id=”_qu2y52rgh”>People want their lives back. The financial and social impacts of locking down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have already been harrowing, which is deeply frightening considering most experts believe we are still in the early stages of learning to live with the virus. Hope springs eternal, though. History and science suggest there is another side with slightly greener pastures that won't in any way resemble the sun-baked field we were enjoying before the dark clouds rolled in. Discussions about how and when to bring sports back into lives are not easy. No one has a crystal ball and the logistical nightmares further unravel if you tug even slightly at a thread. There have been a parade of positive and negative indicators for the future that have either…
data-mm-id=”_m9juix5ym”>Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman joined CNN's Anderson Cooper for an interview this afternoon and it careened down avenues few would have imagined. The long and short of it is this: Goodman really wants to get business popping again and didn't have much time for entertaining Cooper's very reasonable concerns that stacking people ass to elbow in casinos during a dangerous global pandemic is the best idea in the world. As we await the full nearly 30-minute video, which will surely be archived with great interest by future scholars, a few particularly arresting portions: Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman, who has been openly advocating for Vegas casinos and hotels to completely open up, literally tells Anderson Cooper she has no responsibility to figure…
data-mm-id=”_2r3xevqkw”>WEEI published a story today that by Andy Hart titled, "Tom Brady Was Right About Coronavirus Fear." The central theme of the column was that Brady was right when he quoted FDR and ignored CDC and league recommended protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19. Why is Boston sports media still carrying the water for Brady's snake oil act? Who knows, but this time it comes as a vessel for the essential truth-telling that coronabros don't want to hear. Hart states multiple times that fear is the worst symptom of coronavirus. This is, of course, dumb. Plenty of people would rather be afraid than have diarrhea or difficulty breathing or vomit or lose their sense of smell or taste for a couple months. Also, ending up in the hospital on a respirator or…
data-mm-id=”_rkjm4tqbk”>Second-year quarterback Gardner Minshew returns to the Jacksonville Jaguars starting lineup on Sunday after the team fully went into tank mode the last three weeks with Mike Glennon under center. But while some ardent supporters will hope for a return of Minshew Mania, the Jaguars' recent decisions have demonstrated they're focused on the crop of talented signal-callers expected to headline the 2021 NFL Draft. With Minshew likely done in Jacksonville after this season, the question becomes where he'll end up next. Thankfully, the answer is quite simple, and catchy. It's Yinzshew Mania time. The Pittsburgh Steelers are in desperate need of a new long-term or stopgap quarterback to join the franchise after this year. Ben Roethlisberger is still…
data-mm-id=”_02vg9m74e”>Bryson DeChambeau, who is undoubtably a big winner in the PGA Tour's feckless decision to abandon their principles, went on CNN Primetime last night to talk about one of the most historic days in the history of golf. At one point, host Kaitlan Collins brought up the elephant in the room that should remain an elephant in the room and not be washed away with a flood of money. She specifically asked about a scathing statement from 9/11 Families United, which alleges "the PGA and Monahan appear to have become just more paid Saudi shills, taking billions of dollars to cleanse the Saudi reputation so that Americans and the world will forget how the Kingdom spent their billions of dollars before 9/11 to fund terrorism, spread their vitriolic hatred of America…
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data-mm-id=”_ov8gvuoow”>Welcome to The Big Lead's weekly start 'em, sit 'em column. We are here to dig into the toughest decisions you may be facing for your fantasy matchup in Week 13 of NFL action and give you answers. Some of those answers may even be right!Presenting our Week 13 start 'em, sit 'em calls.Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts Taylor started slow after he returned from the IR but put together a string of solid performances leading up to the Colts' Week 11 bye. Then he put up his best numbers of the season on Sunday, getting 15 carries for 91 yards and scoring two touchdowns for 21 total fantasy points. It seems like the Taylor of old is back, the guy who won several fantasy leagues all on his own merely two years ago. However, the re…