That page two article is a perfect example of what ESPN has done for sports -- it's created a whole medium where literate (yet non-elitist) and funny analysis happens. It exists somewhere between the radio shows (which I don't think of as literate) and the real sportswriting. I love these articles.

On the sports note, I knew who the "worst shooting night" quote was about but I forgot to guess what the story was about. If I had actually sat down and thought about it I should have gotten it. It's right up there in the recognizable sports cliche book along with "[he] was actually a good player for the Red Sox..."