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Edit: Full column here: That Championship Mailbag (2015 Edition) by Bill Simmons
[ESPN] TaeJa referenced in Bill Simmons' mailbag
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
Edit: Full column here: That Championship Mailbag (2015 Edition) by Bill Simmons | ||
CosmicSpiral
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
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The_Templar
your Country52798 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:02 CosmicSpiral wrote: Guys, we are officially mainstream. I'd say TaeJa is officially mainstream. Soon his inability to open champagne bottles will be all over the internet. And not his wonderful clapping ;; | ||
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alpenrahm
Germany629 Posts
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chipmonklord17
United States11944 Posts
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
Bill Simmons - Jalen Rose - David Jacoby - Bill Barnwell - Juliet Litman - Rembert Browne - Zach Lowe - | ||
tree.hugger
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:03 lichter wrote: WE DID IT GUYS | ||
GTR
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:15 GTR wrote: Thanks, Rachel in Edmonton! I wonder if that lady has an account here at TL.net so we can give her a round of applause. | ||
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CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:11 SantosPhillipCarlo wrote: Really liking the reaction to this - and I do think it is good publicity for the game. I asked this question on Reddit and I'd like to ask you guys - for those familiar with Grantland, who in the StarCraft do you think would be equivalents of Grantland writers and personalities? Feel free to fill in these blanks or add your own. Bill Simmons - Jalen Rose - David Jacoby - Bill Barnwell - Juliet Litman - Rembert Browne - Zach Lowe - How dare you forget the Second God of Movie Reviews Wesley Morris! | ||
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:11 SantosPhillipCarlo wrote: Really liking the reaction to this - and I do think it is good publicity for the game. I asked this question on Reddit and I'd like to ask you guys - for those familiar with Grantland, who in the StarCraft do you think would be equivalents of Grantland writers and personalities? Feel free to fill in these blanks or add your own. Bill Simmons - Jalen Rose - David Jacoby - Bill Barnwell - Juliet Litman - Rembert Browne - Zach Lowe - Bill Simmons - stuchiu Jalen Rose - stuchiu David Jacoby - stuchiu Bill Barnwell - stuchiu Juliet Litman - stuchiu Rembert Browne - stuchiu Zach Lowe - stuchiu | ||
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alpenrahm
Germany629 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:17 SantosPhillipCarlo wrote: I wonder if that lady has an account here at TL.net so we can give her a round of applause. Someone hand that man a torch and a pitchfork! and...Wasn't that the Blonde lady that did the interviews for DH? | ||
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:22 alpenrahm wrote: Someone hand that man a torch and a pitchfork! and...Wasn't that the Blonde lady that did the interviews for DH? I hope I can take that as a compliment...but on another note, I think you're right. Wonder if Rachel "Seltzer" Quirico herself put that in Bill's mailbag... On January 17 2015 12:20 CosmicSpiral wrote: TaeJa activating penguin mode, please send to Simmons pronto How dare you forget the Second God of Movie Reviews, Wesley Morris! Should we pass that on to Bill as a follow-up to Rachel? And you're right - let's throw Wesley Morris in there. I don't listen to Do You Like Prince Movies? much, but I liked him and Juliet with Bill on the Rom-Com BS Report. | ||
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long2691
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ANYTHING IS POSSSIBLEEEEEEEEEE - KG | ||
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long2691
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:32 long2691 wrote: Blacklogg here. Fellow ball nerds of TL. Y'ALL FAM ANYTHING IS POSSSIBLEEEEEEEEEE - KG Really glad to have you here, buddy. (Turns to others) For those who don't follow the NBA, this is what he's talking about - I give you Kevin Garnett after Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals and winning his first championship: | ||
p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
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lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:33 long2691 wrote: I think Girls in Hoodies (RIP), is Smix + Seltzer combo That's a good point - and I did like their chemistry, so I miss that show. Wonder if this would work - between the three of them, Smix, Seltzer and Soe are the StarCraft equivalents of Emily Yoshida, Molly Lambert and Tess Lynch. Or should we be more specific and say just who is who? | ||
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:35 p4NDemik wrote: Key. Now that we have a Simmons endorsement does that mean there are ESPORTS dollarz falling like manna from the heavens? Well, to start out, I'd like to see something like...hmm...maybe Tastosis on a Grantland podcast. Other candidates on ESPN would be Highly Questionable, Around The Horn, Pardon The Interruption and His And Hers. | ||
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long2691
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:54 long2691 wrote: Slasher the Woj of e-sports Shout-out to Gene Wojciechowski! Although...should we equate him to Adam Schefter or Chris Mortensen? | ||
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Boucot
France15997 Posts
 Didn't know who this guy was, checked his Twitter account, holy crap 3,25 millions of followers. Would it be fair to compare him to Day[9] for traditional sports in the US ? | ||
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long2691
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On January 17 2015 12:55 SantosPhillipCarlo wrote: Shout-out to Gene Wojciechowski! Although...should we equate him to Adam Schefter or Chris Mortensen? Adrian Wojnarowski! | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:11 SantosPhillipCarlo wrote: Really liking the reaction to this - and I do think it is good publicity for the game. I asked this question on Reddit and I'd like to ask you guys - for those familiar with Grantland, who in the StarCraft do you think would be equivalents of Grantland writers and personalities? Feel free to fill in these blanks or add your own. Bill Simmons - incontrol: the biggest all around personality Jalen Rose - idrA: keeping it real and giving the people what they want David Jacoby - Tasteless: the expert wingman, Second in Command of the SS GtPWTW Bill Barnwell - Artosis: informative, authoritative, only unintentionally funny Juliet Litman - Rembert Browne - Zach Lowe - Day[9], the sensei | ||
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long2691
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On January 17 2015 12:40 SantosPhillipCarlo wrote: Well, to start out, I'd like to see something like...hmm...maybe Tastosis on a Grantland podcast. Other candidates on ESPN would be Highly Questionable, Around The Horn, Pardon The Interruption and His And Hers. Dude, StarCraft version of Inside the NBA? Would love to see a proleague equivalent of Shaqtin-a-fool. Artosin-a-fool? | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:40 SantosPhillipCarlo wrote: Well, to start out, I'd like to see something like...hmm...maybe Tastosis on a Grantland podcast. Other candidates on ESPN would be Highly Questionable, Around The Horn, Pardon The Interruption and His And Hers. Is Slasher Skip Bayless? If so, who is Stephen A Smith? | ||
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 13:02 Boucot wrote: Robert Didn't know who this guy was, checked his Twitter account, holy crap, 3.25 million followers! Would it be fair to compare him to Day[9] for traditional sports in the US ? I would not argue against that comparison. Crap, I feel like an idiot. Adrian Wojnarowski is a veritable NBA insider if I've ever met one (besides Jalen). On January 17 2015 13:19 Jerubaal wrote: Bill Simmons - incontrol: the biggest all around personality Jalen Rose - idrA: keeping it real and giving the people what they want David Jacoby - Tasteless: the expert wingman, Second in Command of the SS GtPWTW Bill Barnwell - Artosis: informative, authoritative, only unintentionally funny Juliet Litman - Rembert Browne - Zach Lowe - Day[9], the sensei Liking those! On January 17 2015 13:20 long2691 wrote: Dude, StarCraft version of Inside the NBA? Would love to see a Proleague equivalent of Shaqtin A Fool. Artosin' A Fool? I really like Inside too! I think, somehow, that MC would be the best StarCraft equivalent of Shaq, especially in that aspect. I know I'd like to see him call out Proleague players for their mistakes once a week! Begs the question, though - who would be Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson? On January 17 2015 13:20 Jerubaal wrote: Is Slasher Skip Bayless? If so, who is Stephen A. Smith? Hmm. Hadn't thought of who we might put on a StarCraft version of First Take! I just ask that in addition to a good counterpart, get someone better than Cari Champion. I want her to succeed but can't stand her sometimes. | ||
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TelecoM
United States10861 Posts
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bduddy
United States1326 Posts
On January 17 2015 13:02 Boucot wrote: He is almost certainly the most popular sportswriter in the US, so, yeah, I guess?Robert Didn't know who this guy was, checked his Twitter account, holy crap 3,25 millions of followers. Would it be fair to compare him to Day[9] for traditional sports in the US ? | ||
stuchiu
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
On January 17 2015 12:20 lichter wrote: Bill Simmons - stuchiu Jalen Rose - stuchiu David Jacoby - stuchiu Bill Barnwell - stuchiu Juliet Litman - stuchiu Rembert Browne - stuchiu Zach Lowe - stuchiu Cause stuchiu spits hotfire | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
Iraq16955 Posts
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Makro
France16890 Posts
On January 17 2015 14:39 bduddy wrote: He is almost certainly the most popular sportswriter in the US, so, yeah, I guess? really ? that's huge | ||
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Jerubaal
United States7684 Posts
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NiHiLuSsc2
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
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SantosPhillipCarlo
United States351 Posts
On January 17 2015 15:25 Jerubaal wrote: I don't think the Day[9] comparison is very apt. He's not really an analyst; more of an observer. More like DJWheat, perhaps. Maybe, but I would still think the Day[9] comparison is valid because he does analyze as a result of those observations. On January 17 2015 18:40 showstealer1829 wrote: Maybe we can get Matthew Berry to do Fantasy Focus Proleague. Matthew Berry FPL would certainly be cool. | ||
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SetGuitarsToKill
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