Who Is The 2008 Sports Human Of The Year? (Poll Closed)

This is bullshit anyway. They closed the Erin Andrews / BB poll nearly a full day before the announced time in order to preserve the BB victory. Who cares about BB or Leitch? It wasn't news that an old guy ranted against blogs. It also isn't news that Deadspin commenters have been fellating Leitch for years. Guys - he'll never love you back. Vote BM - vote spite!

This is bullshit anyway. They closed the Erin Andrews / BB poll nearly a full day before the announced time in order to preserve the BB victory. Who cares about BB or Leitch? It wasn't news that an old guy ranted against blogs. It also isn't news that Deadspin commenters have been fellating Leitch for years. Guys - he'll never love you back. Vote BM - vote spite!

It also isn't news that some mom dressed her kid up like a CFB coach. And it also isn't news that some pretty sideline reporter has boobs. Get over yourself

brett favre is the news.
i would also accept: people signing with the yankees.

Exactly my point. Of the 3 (EA, BB and BM), none are news but one of them is funny to look at, one has nice tits and one is a boring obscure crusty old guy who apparently makes some people who write, and comment on, blogs feel important. I'll take the first two anytime. Nice to have a place where comments aren't screened isn't it?

Buzz is funny to look at AND has nice tits.

Not as nice as Rich Garces'.

Dude Tim (can I call you Tim?). It totally is the bitchin'est shit ever to be able to comment without some other motherfucking douche judging you...I mean judging YOU TIMMY, shit... on whether what you say is funny or not. How fucking dare they run their website like they wish. This is Tim's world and y'all just living in it.

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Sorry brah. This here's OUR world (see - both of our comments are posted!). Deadspin - that's YOUR world where only YOUR comments get posted. Not only because you're funny (I guess) but because you're better than other people (or something). Can't both worlds exist together? This is the forum for us dumb folks who like titties and babies (not at the same time) and that forum is for you worldy edu-ma-cated types who can appreciate irony, champagne and six syllable words but whose constitutions (only four syllables - dang) are too fragile for a little disagreement. Anyway, you're welcome here anytime though.

Goooooo Deadspin! We are *clap clap* number one! *clap clap*

hehehehehehehehehe

BM

Vote for Buzz!! His hilarious attack on Leitch got me hooked on Deadspin. Face it, Buzz and the rest of the mainstream media: it's time to welcome your new insect overlords.

For dumb folks who DO happen to like babies and titties at the same time...

http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/dan/12-25-08/Dr.Macaroni.jpg

YOU'RE WELCOME.

You all take this crap wayyyyyy too seriously.

So... you think DS is elitist and full of crap, yet here you are voting and following along with the Poll for SHOTY.

Out of curiosity, how many times have you been rejected for commenting rights?

"Out of curiosity, how many times have you been rejected for commenting rights?"

I think you just proved his point.

Doesn't the exclusion of commenters - and the hissy fit the commenters are throwing right now over this voting - prove Buzz Bissinger correct? It seems to me, for the die-hard Deadspinners, it is best that Bissinger does not win because if he wins, aren't they basically supporting his claims that those of Deadspin's ilk are in their own little world? If they pay Bissinger no attention, and do not vote for him, they are saying HE is irrelevant and that crazy, off-the-wall sports news, or near-sports-related news, like Baby Mangino, is the wave of the future?

DS is elitist, but so what? Half the fun in reading DS comes from the comment section. If you let everyone in or relax the standards then the comments that make DS what it is will be lost in a sea of mediocrity.

The argument here is that the overwhelming majority of people who vote for Baby Mangino are not approved DS commenters and therefore their views do not reflect the views of true DS commenters. It's the blog equivilant of letting Mexicans elect the American president. Bissinger's freakout on Costas Now meant more to DS than a picture of some creepy fat baby, and is much more humorous.

/Deadspin reader since summer '07; applied for commenting once, was rejected, still read and enjoy.

That show where George Lopez plays the father of a couple of children isn't even that funny.

What a cuttie.

What a cuttie.

Timothy X's ____________ :

"Take your hands off Timothy X or I'll break your arm. Your pitching arm. You broke your arm once before remember? When you fell out of our tree house. And Timothy X picked you up and we carried you to twelve blocks to the hospital. We were all friends back then, remember? And now you want to end his life because he's talking to Baby Mangino on your side of the internet. Aw man its stupid, I know because thats where I wanted to be on your side with your crowd. I messed up, because I tried to buy my way in, but Timothy X is just trying to make friends, by being himself. Cools, Nerds, Your Side, My Side, its all bullshit. Its just tough enough to be yourself."

Commence Slow Clap.

/from memory.

I have been a deadspin reader since the Kyle Orton-Jack Daniels marriage of 2005; basically I've been with DS since the beginning.

I have a commenting account (The Gut of Cecil Fielder) but I never comment because it is hard for me to be funny; the commenters who do comment usually are hilarious and this is what makes DS great. Baby Mangino is cute, but is way, way overrated. Buzz and the debate between blogs and MSM really are a defining part of the Deadspin phenomenon. Therefore, take it from a veteran reader and vote for Buzz.

Man - I sure appreciate everyone's oh-so-funny riffs on the name I put 2 seconds thought into - pretty flattering. Anyway, I'm one of those people who have enjoyed reading DS for years and like most of them I expect, I've never applied for commenting privileges 'cause I just don't care that much (but I do care some). I can appreciate the proprietary feeling the commenters have because they work at it and the site's success reflects on, and was partially due to, them. It's their community so I don't begrudge them that. But, in my opinion, it's become more and more a kind of incestuous, self-referential and, frankly, tediously conformist place. The BB seeding, vote and the reactions to it (both the elitist whining and the votes for EA and BM) are symptoms of that. DS commenters may not care, but the long term success of the site depends on non-commenters.

PS. /dick joke

BM is the cutest thing ever! All you guys aren't voting for BM just because he made it on ESPN before you did so take it like a man and vote for him. He is just a baby you know you love him.

I don't care what y'all say. I'm dressing up my kid after the new Browns coach. Behold Baby Man-Genius!

I am Timothy X's colon. I get humor, I kill Timothy X.

just for the record, I have now succeeded in voting for Baby Mangino over 450 times (all votes counting). So if BM wins by a margin less than that I can honestly say it was my doing. C'mon BM!!!!

You have to be the saddest person on the planet. Thank you (and the rest of your kind) for ruining this place.

Deadspin is being invaded by the Facebook barbarians, but TX has a point, commenting privileges must continue to be given out to keep things fresh. HOWEVAH, they should only be given out to people who are going to add to the conversation, and Facebookers don't. I've been reading for a long time too, and now I usually ignore the comments...soon enough I'll be ignoring Deadspin's actual columns, too. Be careful Deadspin.

Oh and one more thing, I don't think the Buzz/BM competition is really the Deadspin vs. Facebook battle it's being made into, really that battle came and went with Erin Andrews vs. Buzz. I voted for BM all the way until now and I'm a long time reader.

The Natives are getting angry I just hope Buzz just doesn't go Bill the Butcher on the Lubber's

450 times? Are you crazy?

If people spent as much time trying to be funny as they spend whining about Baby Mangino getting votes for SHOTY, there would be no reason to worry about the alleged death of Deadspin.

IM REALATED TO BABY MANGINO!!!

Probably the major issue with DS, people trying to be funny. The attempts seem to fail more than they succeed.

I’ve never seen a more ridiculous group of crybabies than the growing number whining about the facebookers and this poll. From reading most comments, one would get the impression that there are thousands of comments a day from facebookers. I read maybe 40% of the comments in any given day, and I catch maybe 2-3 by a facebooker. What I read a whole hell of a lot more of is the whiny bitching by commenters who, if you went back in their commenting history, last said something mildly humorous around the Ming dynasty. But everyone is supposed to ignore that and agree that the “worst thing happening to DS” (a popular sentiment recently) is that people from a social networking site can leave comments.

How about this… if you think a comment is lame, don’t reply to it. Ignore it. Eventually, if the commenter gets no feedback for a long enough period, they’ll probably take their lame stuff elsewhere. It may not always work, but I sure notice comments that have 15 replies, ranging from “die FBook DOOSH” to “OMG DS IS DYING!!!” Get the fuck over yourselves. When I first started reading DS about a year ago, it was refreshing to read a site that proclaimed to not be too serious about sports, and had a group of commenters who, for the most part, agreed with that idea. Now it seems that the dominant voice is that complaining about “what DS is.” These gatekeepers apparently volunteered to ensure that we all vote for poll answers that are DS worthy, comment in the right way, and basically keep in step. Get out of line and this volunteer dushbag army will descend on you with a swift fury.

And then there’s Baby M. Judging from the reaction by many, the most tragic thing in their lives is not the piss poor economy, but the fact that a dressed up fat baby is beating out a cranky old ass for an online award. Seriously. Again, get over yourselves. Who the fuck cares who wins SHOTY? Here’s a tip… if you do, you might be a giant prick. Perhaps not, but very likely.

I got an idea. Instead of pissing and moaning, why don’t you make DS what you want it to be. Make a funnier comment yourself. Send in a funny link. Maybe that will make for a better use of your time.

You hit the mark Reality.

Yes, yes, yes.

/Dick joke
//Shows self door

+1

I can be a Deadspin commenter, too!

It's a shame - I think in any other year Bissinger would've walked away with this thing. But it's Baby Mangino's year.

515+

I would much rather vote for Baby Mangino the what's his name.... Obama!

Say a prayer for our troops and our country. We need all the help we can get!

LIK OMG WHO VOTED 4 DA FUCKIN BABY, I HAT U!!! DAT BEBE IZ SOOOO GAY!! BUZZ IZ LIK DA BEST EVA AN HE SHOULD WIN DA SHOTY!!! I HATE U ALL AND IM GOIN 2 CUT MYSELF!!! NOOOOOOOOO BABY!!!!!!!!!!!

Shut the fuck up you crybaby bitches. Who gives a shit if a baby wins some internet award from some site that 90% of the population could give a shit about. You do realize there are two wars being fought by Americans, a new round of battles between Israel and Palestine and a little problem with our economy. If this baby winning is your biggest concern then you must lead a nice sheltered life. In other words, go fuck yourself.

I voted for that baby about 300 times because everytime I see his fat fucking face I smile and forget about the shit that is taking place for about five seconds. Everyday I get pissed and instead of breaking everything in my reach I look at the baby and all is well. The baby saved my life and for that I thank him.

Hello.

I am Canadian. A "Mangino" means nothing to me.

I had people I work with, people I know, my parents, everyone vote for Baby Mangino because the faggots who post on Deadspin were seriously upset that Buzz "who the fuck is he anyway?" Bissinger was losing. They were seriously upset! Look at some of the posts. One guy said "...this seriously pisses the shit out of me." hahahahahaha Besides the literally unbelievable image of how you can piss shit out yourself, it's also quite comical that he was visibly upset over it! hahahahaha Who gives a fuck? It's a stupid vote. It's Sports Human of the Year, not "Deadspin commenters vote on award that is completely irrelevant to 99.99999% of the population." I am not a registered voter on Deadspin, never have been, never want to be, and guess what? I voted in last year's contest! But I guess it was okay last year for non-DS'ers to vote, but not this year. Boo hoo!

I have Facebook, so if I really wanted to comment on Deadspin I would. I don't. I go there to read comments by a select few commenters who are actually funny, and to read blog entries by a select few people who are actually funny. Like the people who commented before me, I find it equally hilarious and pathetic that some Deadspin commenters have so little in their lives that an online poll between a sports columnist and a costumed baby means that much to them. I voted for Baby Mangino ten times just to spite these losers. Congratulations, Mr. Lubber, the bane of insufferable nerds' existence everywhere.