Topic: Video

March 14, 2012

New York Sentiment Cheesecake, Baseball Edition

David Roth

This lovely short film about the New York Giants and the vanished Polo Grounds is from the New York Story short film series, but any baseball fan, from anywhere, will know where it's coming from.

March 12, 2012

For Dock Ellis On His 67th Birthday: LSD Memories, Celluloid Dreams

David Roth

Dock Ellis, a very good Major League pitcher best remembered for very awesomely throwing a 1970 no-hitter while frying on acid, would have turned 67 today. As a gift, we present a great video about Dock's lysergic no-no, and news of a more ambitious Dock Ellis film project.

March 6, 2012

Sam Hurd: Special Teams Ace, Indicted Drug Kingpin, Crummy Rap Chorus

David Roth

This was inevitable. Although that in no way gets South Carolina rapper Lul'Devoo off the hook for making the first hip hop song to deploy Sam Hurd—the (allegedly) yay-slanging NFL special teams ace—in its chorus.

March 5, 2012

Letting Master P Fix the NBA All-Star Game

Ian Cohen

Master P and the No Limit Soldiers have much to teach us about improving the NBA's All-Star Weekend, if only we listen to them. Or... actually you can still learn these lessons if you watch "Make 'Em Say Ugh!" on mute. Maybe do that.

March 1, 2012

That's Just A Very Good Tim Kurkjian Imitation

David Roth

There's no good reason why Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia should have an imitation of ESPN's Tim Kurkjian. But he does, and the imitation is very good, and we're all richer for it.

February 22, 2012

The Chinese Basketball Association All-Star Game Looks Great

David Roth

For all the grumping about the need to "fix" the NBA All-Star Game, it will at least not match the playing-on-rollerskates goof-show that is the Chinese Basketball Association All-Star game. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you.

February 14, 2012

Love and Basketball: Understanding Hall & Oates's "One On One"

Eric Freeman

In honor of Valentine's Day, a line-by-line reading of the wildly imprecise basketball metaphor in Hall and Oates' "One on One."

February 10, 2012

Kobe Stops the Linsanity

Bethlehem Shoals

Reporters want some dude on the Lakers to weigh in on the NBA's biggest story. He won't play along. Who does he think he is, anyway? 

February 8, 2012

Let's Not Rap About Jeremy Lin, Please

David Roth

It's fine to be excited about Jeremy Lin, because the Jeremy Lin thing is great. But please, everyone, let's exercise caution in the quickie YouTube tribute raps that we make on his behalf.

February 1, 2012

The NBA's Forever Meme

Bethlehem Shoals

The league's latest campaign has already spawned a host of imitators. That had to be the point, right?