Taking note of frivolities for sports nerds and geeks. The Lenin Closet shirt shopTumblr (3.0; @thelenincloset)http://blog.thelenincloset.com/<a href="http://deadspin.com/5881625/stephen-a-smith-did-america-a-favor-and-flipped-skip-bayless-the-bird">"Stephen A. Smith Did America A Favor And Flipped Skip Bayless The Bird," but can't we just flip them both off?</a>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/16938898169http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/16938898169Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:18:00 -0700lenincloset<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw9qbyFKuM1qzx9sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://jerseychaser.com/qrichardson-getting-passed-around-like-a/">JerseyChaser.com</a>)</p>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/14281331579http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/14281331579Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:23:58 -0700slantback<a href="http://deadspin.com/5868091/metta-world-peace-is-just-as-insane-as-ron-artest">Metta World Peace Is Just As Insane As Ron Artest</a>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/14229559535http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/14229559535Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:40:52 -0700lenincloset<a href="http://deadspin.com/5865963/do-you-think-your-nomination-into-the-hof-illegitimizes-the-hof-and-other-awkward-questions-for-tim-mccarver">"Tim McCarver, Do You Think Your Nomination Into The HOF Illegitimizes The HOF?" ... Yes.</a>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/13887191241http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/13887191241Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:35:00 -0700lenincloset<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvlf4ltl8H1qb232zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://twotearsinabucket.com/post/13643874086">chrismcpherson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Shot Ozzie Guillen for the cover of ESPN’s Interview Issue</p> </blockquote>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/13645040858http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/13645040858Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:49:42 -0700slantback“See kid, look! Look at how Deron throws the outlet pass! Watch how Lopez keeps those hands above his head! Listen to the goddamned crowd roar! How can you possibly not love this game?”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7290902/the-nba-back">The Grantland staff weighs in on the end of our national NBA nightmare - Grantland</a></em>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/13580995354http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/13580995354Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:05:48 -0700slantback<a href="http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/report-diamondbacks-are-definitely-in-the-playoffs,26215/">Report: Diamondbacks Are Definitely In The Playoffs</a>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/10887283327http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/10887283327Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:37:50 -0700baseballdiamondbacksjkestner<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqrq9lYvuT1qdyi8ao1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/9609713016http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/9609713016Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:26:17 -0700mars blackmonair jordanspike leeslantback<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqmetiJTm11qznj8ho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/9493815699http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/9493815699Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:22:08 -0700danny aingebasketballslantback<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqit9dhfzt1qb0ctno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/9406552402">flipflopflyball</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Former D-back, O, and White Sock; and current Diablo Rojo: Luis Terrero.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/9425523241http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/9425523241Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:45:59 -0700Luis TerreroDiablos RojosMexicoslantback“Presumably, the point of playing overseas during the lockout is to stay in shape against decent competition. For Ron Artest, the point of anything is to have fun.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://deadspin.com/5829497/ron-artest-will-play-in-the-worst-basketball-league-in-europe">Ron Artest to Play in Worst League in Europe</a></em>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/8735526694http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/8735526694Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:33:00 -0700lenincloset<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpe32qgOvO1qzx9sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6827621/nba-lockout-lessons">Jonathan Abrams on the lessons learned from the previous NBA lockout - Grantland</a>)</p>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/8462097392http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/8462097392Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:54:26 -0700slantback“<p>One last time, with feeling, Jeter was No. 2 in your program and No. 1 in your heart.</p> <p>PUKE.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://deadspin.com/5819946/presenting-the-worlds-dick+suckingest-derek-jeter-column">Presenting The World’s Dick-Suckingest Derek Jeter Column</a></em>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/7533808260http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/7533808260Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:57:00 -0700lenincloset“And that’s how I got so crazy.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://celticshub.com/2011/07/11/on-the-ground-at-the-ron-artest-ultimate-comedy-tour/">On the Ground at the Ron Artest Ultimate Comedy Tour</a></em>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/7520135704http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/7520135704Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:32:55 -0700slantback<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnkefhoEGn1qbc6b5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/7056759320">oldtimefamilybaseball</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lyle Overbay probably thought a return to Toronto would mean a datebook filled with dinners and drinks with old friends. He thought wrong.  </p> <p>(via <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Photo-Toronto-says-don-t-come-around-here-no-mo?urn=mlb-wp11098">Big League Stew</a>, photos by Darren Calabrese of the AP/Canadian Press)</p> </blockquote>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/7061109799http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/7061109799Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:29:56 -0700slantback“Without question, his is the greatest triumph of softness in NBA history. And in the end, isn’t that the really successful American story? You know, the one about how the immigrant assimilates and changes us for the better, not the other way around.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://deadspin.com/5805082/stay-soft-dirk-nowitzki">Stay Soft, Dirk Nowitzki</a>, Deadspin</em>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/6920579946http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/6920579946Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:55:36 -0700basketballdirkjkestner“There is a part of your heart and mine that rejoices in the beautiful futility of a vessel launched to a terrifyingly matter-of-fact death.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/5/14/2170984/astros-fan-ran-on-field-video">Jon Bois, “He Is Legend: The Astros Fan Who Ran On The Field And Got Away,” SBNation.</a></em>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/5517078160http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/5517078160Sun, 15 May 2011 11:30:00 -0700baseballastrosjkestner<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lky9a435mK1qzx9sho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/05/08/is_this_the_greatest_ny_times_corre.php">Is This The Greatest NY Times Correction Of All Time?</a> (Gothamist, via <a href="http://twitter.com/nickpiecoro">Nick Piecoro</a>)</p>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/5342245637http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/5342245637Mon, 09 May 2011 15:32:28 -0700baseballgeekjkestner<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhtfj6X1hh1qenwiho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/5254185854http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/5254185854Fri, 06 May 2011 15:27:51 -0700slantback“Final score was 8-4, even though it was 1-1 after nine innings. [Brian Fuentes’] ERA is now 7.88, and he’s no longer allowed to drink coffee in the A’s clubhouse. Why? Coffee’s for closers.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://sportscentr.tumblr.com/post/4653572687">SportsCentr</a></p>  </em>http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/4667453355http://blog.thelenincloset.com/post/4667453355Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:50:20 -0700baseballclosersjkestner