by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
Deadspin editor and Bob Costas / Buzz Bissinger punching bag Will Leitch announced his departure, after three years in the position, yesterday. Here, as always, we've researched the real reasons why he's moving on...
10. Wants to spend more time with his family, all of whom communicate entirely in snarky, one-line comments
9. Has not been able to sleep for fear that an angry clown that looks like Bissinger will eat him
8. Can no longer sate his desire to stalk Rick Ankiel 24/7/365
7. Three years of blogging is like 21 years of watching the Arizona Cardinals
6. Desperate to escape the hundreds of link requests every single day from transparently obvious bloggers who have absolutely nothing in common with yours truly
5. Can't wait to leave the dead-end world of electronic media for the New Yorker's cutting-edge magazine technology
4. Gives him the time he needs to work out a fitting revenge for Jimmy Kimmel's utter douchebag turn on his appearance on "Win Ben Stein's Money"
3. After you admit in public to a sports blogosphere public that you are choosing to vacation in France, it's pretty clear that you are no longer interested in the gig
2. Doesn't want to spend the rest of his life ducking Barbaro fans
1. Refuses to live as a blogger in a world without Isiah Thomas
(And seriously... good luck to a good writer who has helped a lot of bloggers, myself included. Golf clap.)
Friday, June 6, 2008
TOP 10 REASONS WHY WILL LEITCH IS LEAVING DEADSPIN
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3 comment(s):
Nah, he's going to find Dee Mirich and recreate the beach scene in "From Here to Eternity."
Let me start off by saying that Lietch is a great writer, his prose is far and beyond what many of us could imagine- myself included. That said, where's the big loss? FTT, you write great, 1,000 word, pieces routinely. In other words: real articles. What does Leitch do on Deadspin? He posts a 100 word teaser, throws in a snarky comment, then offers a link to the real story. His talent is being wasted there. I'm glad he's leaving so that he can flourish and start being a real journalist again, and stop making a mockery of his talents.
This is just my opinion. I already know that I am going to catch flack for it, so save the hate mail. It's true though, when was the last time that Leitch wrote a real article on Deadspin?
I agree with Nick - Bravo Foxtrot Delta - Big Fucking Deal.
I'll take this site among 100 others before I waste my time with Deadspin.
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