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In the tradition of opposing mayors/governors placing ridiculous "bets" on their cities' teams winning the World Series — "OK, if your team wins, we'll give you rising gentrification figures and eroding public schools; if ours does, we'd like some of your famous baked ham" — we have decided to accept a little wager of our own.
Over there at Gawker, editor Alex Balk, in addition to being a fan of the New Orleans Saints, is a huge Detroit Tigers backer. (The guys at Jalopnik are too.) And so Mr. Balk came to us with a bet: If his Tigers win the World Series, we have to do his job for a day: Writing Gawker posts. This is in addition to our regular job, which is writing Deadspin posts. And if the Cardinals win, same deal applies: He's gotta do his job, and do ours.
This is the most fun job we've ever had, but it does require a lot of work: We can't imagine doing the work of two sites. So this is a legitimately scary wager. So, in other words, unless you want to see us trying to pretend we know something about Page Six and Anderson Cooper — who's gay, by the way — go Cardinals.
Detroit Tigers Offer You Opportunity To Be Free Of Us For A Day [Gawker]
New Orleans Saints Season Preview [Deadspin]
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was it really expected people wouldn't click to the gawker post and see that picture? thought it might fly under the radar?
Will, I was under the impression that betting wasn't your thing. Aren't you worried that such a wager will detract from the majesty of the game?
Will is that a Members Only jacket? I like it.
Does betting on sports make Will ineligible for the Deadspin HOF?
Will's first Gawker post:
The EMO look is back. And its fabulous!
Wow that picture is amazing. Can we get that on a t-shirt?
You've got to be kidding me Will. The jacket? Oh man. I don't even have the energy to make a joke.
does that mean we're gonna have to read about the olsen twins, hohan and paris hilton on deadspin if the tigers win? uh go cards?
Does one of you really want to prove to Denton you can run two sites at once? If he knows he can weasel out of paying one of you your one year's supply of deviled ham as salary, he will!
Will, how come the guy next to you is completely dry? Was he just not into the game? Or were you the only one celebrating last night?
maybe you should make a bet with the the fleshbot editor.
that has win-win written all over it.
Korbel.
Will, you big spender you.
Will is a towel short of "LaRussa the drunken elf" territory in that pic.
Who is going to be the 1st to launch this Art Agnos (fmr SF Mayor )strike on Oakland during 1989 WS?
Mayor Art Agnos took arrogance to new heights, initially declining to make the traditional World Series bet with his Oakland counterpart, Lionel Wilson, because "there's nothing in Oakland I want."
Now I definitely want the Tiggers to win.
Yeah I don't want any US Weekly reading Gossip Queen over here pretending to know something about the finer points of the Wisconsin High School Football Playoff System
I dunno. The idea of trading virtual domains for a day doesn't really do it for me. Were your respective significant others not available?
Fleshspin. That could be really disturbing.
Denis:
Look at the SIZE of the guy next to Will. Our little man was sure not to spray that goon.
Either that, or Will's a dwarf.
So if I root for the Tigers, the (fashion) terrorists win? Dammit.
If you head to Gawker for a day, do you bring your commenter corps with you? I can't imagine what would happen to Gawker.com when 800 comments show up on a thread.
Wow, Cryin Illini just made an Eric, sorry Endy Chaves like grab of a great idea. Fleshbot editors running Deadspin, its just seems right.
writing for gawker can't be that hard. All you have to do ask question like: Anna Wintour, scary editor or scariest editor ever?
Cool wager.
Anderson Cooper's not gay...he just dresses well, orders martinis, likes leather, popsicles and pickles.
The real question should be can the commenter corps handle two jobs at once as well? UM, definitely, but the rest?
Chavez, sorry.
holy beer tongue... will, get that throat checked out.
both of ya'll better hope a major ny athlete comes out of the closet or dies on that day so you can do duplicate posts on both sites.
That Cardinal on Will's uniform looks like it would rather be somewhere else.
I don't think Fleshbot editors would get along too well with Carl Monday.
Either that, or Will's a dwarf.
I think maybe I need to reconsider some of his books. I didn't know they were written by a short guy.
Will, are you sober yet? Seriously, I'm curious.
I'm psyched for Five Tiny Tidbits on Vanity Fair's softball team.
Doesn't this whole thing reek of Jets vs. Sharks from West Side Story?
And I rather like the idea of Fleshspin. If it involves NSFW posts of girls in cleats.
SE Jerome, we already had that in Holly Mangold.
Welp...looks like that day will have 5 posts max on this site.
Anderson Cooper's not gay...he just dresses well, orders martinis, likes leather, popsicles and pickles.
So AC's with leather?
Definitely rooting for the Tigers now. I feel like Balk would be passable here (it's not like sports were verboten at TMFTML)... I mean, you can just be a sports fan and "get" Deadspin... whereas Will, trying to make sense of Conde Nast's cafeteria policies... well, let's just say I stop for trainwrecks too. I suppose it's a bit ironic, that between the subjects of the two sites, Gawker's is definitely more "inside baseball."
Kooby Pickett: Curious Guy.
Is this "wager" really just another lame writting duel?
girls in cleats - yummy.
Will, nice uvula.
The grapes grow, are nurtured, picked and bottled in the traditional méthode champenoise...this bottle cased for shipment to America -- to New York City! Will it be served at a United Nations gala? An exclusive art exhibition? Served as a kir royale to some socialite on the Upper East side? Nope. It was destined to be sprayed on the backs of Cardinal fans in a bar in mid-town after a victory over the home team. The grapes are surely proud. Their journey is now complete.
This takes work?
Gambling?!?!? Online!!!? Someone alert congress!
Will, I will give you your first Gawker Stalker, saw E from Entourage this morning on 5th Avenue trying hail a cab and looking around like he was waiting for someone to recognize him. Dude is short, he could hide standing up behind a mailbox.
I'm sure you can find someone... hmm... too take over for you for the day you're doing Gawker stuff.
I think I'd like Fleshspin
http://www.maximmag.co.uk/images/library_UK_20/german_worl...
Drew, it's time for you to helm another collection drive. We must get Will a different coat. I'm thinking something in fur...
Well, I was definately rooting for the Tigers until this... then I realized a Tiger victors means we're in for a day of Bill Parcells Nipple Slips...
GO CARDS!
Well, I was definately rooting for the Tigers until this... then I realized a Tiger victory means we're in for a day of Bill Parcells Nipple Slips...
GO CARDS!
If the Tigers win, we all win. We don't want the Gawker guy writing on Deadspin. (That's what would happen if the Cards win...)
Unsilent Majority...what are you doing here? I thought you'd defected to Gawker?
Look, Will, I'll make it easy for you.
Conde Naste = ESPN
Anna Wintour = STEPHEN A SMITH
Andrew Krucoff = MJD
Alex Whatshernameski (NYT errata queen) = Jay Mariotti
The dude behind Radar Magazine = Carl Monday
Gawker Stalker = Getting in a batting cage with John Rocker
Assimilated Negro = Mike Tirico
Being gay = Being a Cardinals fan
See? Easy.