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Defector Reads A Book
Tristram Shandy Would Surely Call Us “Jack Asses” For Writing This Post
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Barry Petchesky
November 16, 2022
Animals
Folks, We’ve Got A New Animal Friendship
108
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Barry Petchesky
November 13, 2022
Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks
The Why Your Team Sucks series is back in full swing, so it's a perfect time to order this t-shirt. Wear it loud, wear it proud: Your Team Sucks.
NHL
It Takes A Big Fan To Admit They Were Wrong
54
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Barry Petchesky
November 13, 2022
NHL
The Bruins Did Everything Wrong
241
Comments
Barry Petchesky
November 7, 2022
NHL
You’re Allowed To Not Sign A Guy
232
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Barry Petchesky
November 4, 2022
Video Games
Mario Power-Ups, Ranked
258
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Barry Petchesky
November 1, 2022
NHL
The Sabres Might Have Something Here
52
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Barry Petchesky
November 1, 2022
NHL
Phil Kessel Is Iron Man
100
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Barry Petchesky
October 26, 2022
NFL
Bill Belichick Really Brain Genius’d That One
137
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Barry Petchesky
October 25, 2022
MLB
Two Fans Victimized By The Cleveland Goddamned Guardians Work Through Their Feelings
220
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
and
Barry Petchesky
October 17, 2022
NFL
Jack Easterby Could Only Fool People For So Long
228
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Barry Petchesky
October 17, 2022
NHL
The Rangers Need Their Kids To Be All Right
51
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Barry Petchesky
October 14, 2022
NFL
Texans’ Deshaun Watson Jersey Trade-In Is Great News For Brandon Weeden Superfans
99
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Barry Petchesky
October 10, 2022
NFL
Aaron Rodgers: Do Not Even Speak To Me Of The Possibility Of Losing To The New York Jets
129
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Barry Petchesky
October 10, 2022
Animals
We Saw A Bear
334
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Sabrina Imbler
,
Barry Petchesky
, and
Laura Wagner
October 7, 2022
MLB
Who Cares If 62 Isn’t A Real Record?
341
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Barry Petchesky
October 5, 2022
NFL
What Happened To Tua Tagovailoa Was No Surprise To Anyone Paying Attention
545
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Barry Petchesky
September 30, 2022
NFL
I Know What I Saw, Man
254
Comments
Barry Petchesky
September 26, 2022
MLB
We All Got Owned By The Camera Guy
109
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Barry Petchesky
September 23, 2022
NHL
The Rangers May No Longer Lead The League In Friendship
76
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Barry Petchesky
September 22, 2022
MLB
The Chase Is The Thing
169
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Barry Petchesky
September 21, 2022
MLB
The Sunflower Seed Incident Has Been Addressed
71
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Barry Petchesky
September 18, 2022
NFL
Pete Carroll Says It’s “Possible” That Seahawks, Staff Of Defector Dot Com Both Go 17-0
90
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Barry Petchesky
September 18, 2022
NFL
The Giants Might Actually Be Watchable
128
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Barry Petchesky
September 12, 2022
NFL
Show Us Your Fantasy Football Team
Barry Petchesky
September 8, 2022
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