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Barry Petchesky
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MLB
In Praise Of The Slowball
88
Comments
Barry Petchesky
August 8, 2021
Olympics
The Horses Are Not Having It
223
Comments
Barry Petchesky
August 6, 2021
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
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Defector Reads A Book
Open The Door! We’re Here To Talk About ‘The Big Sleep’
149
Comments
Barry Petchesky
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Maitreyi Anantharaman
August 5, 2021
NHL
This Marc-André Fleury “Trade” Stinks
75
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 27, 2021
Olympics
Uh-Oh
157
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 25, 2021
Olympics
Go Ahead And Hump, The Beds Can Take It
95
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 25, 2021
MLB
If George Were Alive, This Would’ve Killed Him Again
112
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 23, 2021
NHL
The Kraken Passed The Marshmallow Test
135
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 22, 2021
NFL
This Isn’t Helpful, Schefty
69
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 20, 2021
Science
The Billionaires Did It. They Made Spaceflight Uncool.
182
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 20, 2021
Life Lessons
Barry And Laura Recommend: Glass Of Water
192
Comments
Barry Petchesky
and
Laura Wagner
July 19, 2021
NHL
The Seattle Kraken Can Win Right Away, But At What Price?
179
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 19, 2021
NFL
What We Know About Richard Sherman’s Arrest
262
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 15, 2021
NHL
This Shit Is Hard
130
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 8, 2021
Underexplained Lists
Shakespeare’s Plays, Ranked
416
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 7, 2021
NHL
The Canadiens Deserved That
69
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 6, 2021
Defector Up All Night
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This Newborn Elephant Trying To Walk
118
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 2, 2021
MLB
There’s Zero Reason Trevor Bauer Should Start On Sunday [Update: He Won’t]
180
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 2, 2021
NHL
The Margin Of Error Against The Lightning Is 1.1 Seconds
45
Comments
Barry Petchesky
July 1, 2021
NHL
The Lightning Have A Plan For That
51
Comments
Barry Petchesky
June 29, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Céline Dion, How Could You?
110
Comments
Barry Petchesky
June 23, 2021
Defector Up All Night
Breaking: Raiders DE Carl Nassib Is At His House In West Chester, Pennsylvania
192
Comments
Barry Petchesky
June 21, 2021
NHL
Vegas Has The Best Kind Of Goalie Controversy
24
Comments
Barry Petchesky
June 21, 2021
NHL
Gah!
82
Comments
Barry Petchesky
June 17, 2021
NHL
Don’t Just Shoot
56
Comments
Barry Petchesky
June 15, 2021
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