As a 7 year old, Dee Gordon’s mom was killed by her boyfriend. As a 30 year old, he sings in the dugout, turns his hat into a rally cap and celebrates home runs like a little leaguer.
This is a story about joy and pain, one defined by the other.
Jayson Jenks
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- In college, Klay Thompson drifted his car in the snow because he loved Mario Kart. He put fireworks in clementines and called them clemen-ades. I promise: The stories about Thompson and Pullman are as good as you could hope.
- Kawhi Leonard was so good defensively that he didn’t understand why other people needed help defense. An oral history of his college days: theathletic.com/1007038/2019/0…
- The Seahawks' locker room was way more juiced than I've seen it all season. K.J. Wright: “I feel the energy. We know what time it is.”
- Marshawn Lynch is retired but he kept showing up in stories. I really think you'll like this: bit.ly/2f56cYu
- Just about everyone agrees that Max Scherzer is nuts on the mound. But when he's not out there pitching, he does stuff like this: theathletic.com/3336028/2022/0…
- I traveled to Buffalo recently. I ate beef on weck. I drank Blues. I learned I would *not* get ranch with my wings. This story was supposed to just be about the origins of table smashing, but it turned into a story about the uniqueness of Bills fans:
- Replying to @JaysonJenksAnd maybe it’s just me but I love the image of Kawhi Leonard saying, “I’m the board man” and “Board man gets paid” back tab San Diego State.
- In 2005, Patrick Mahomes picked against Tom Brady in the Super Bowl. Now he's going to play against Tom Brady in the Super Bowl.
- Kawhi Leonard knew no one could score on him so on defense he’d say “No, no, no.” When he hit a shot, he’d just say “bucket.” But my favorite Kawhi saying belongs on a shirt: “The board man gets paid.” An oral history on Kawhi in college: theathletic.com/1007038/2019/0…
- Damian Lillard didn’t drink in college. He found and used coupons because he refused to pay full price. And even after he won ROY with the Blazers, he still was using a teammate’s Netflix account. The stories of Damian Lillard from college are great. theathletic.com/959231/2019/05…
- Read the backstory of why the Seahawks and Wilson are in this situation:Seahawks’ QB Russell Wilson has not demanded a trade, his agent Mark Rodgers told ESPN. Wilson has told the Seahawks he wants to play in Seattle but, if a trade were considered, the only teams he would go to are the Cowboys, Saints, Raiders, Bears.
- Greinke: “Hey, what do you think about a cutter right here? This is like the perfect time.” Catcher: “Zack, do you even throw a cutter? I don’t remember you having one.” Greinke: “No, but I can do it.” I'll never tire of Greinke stories.
