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    Satire is Healthy

    Friday, July 20, 2007, 03:55 PM EST [MLB]

    Two web sites every sports/grammar/logic fan should visit, particularly those of baseball:

    The Brushback, at http://www.thebrushback.com . It's a satirical newspaper I came across by accident maybe two years ago. It consists of fake full-lengh articles ("Jesus Becomes Free Agent, Signs with Devil), paragraph mini-articles ("Most Meaningless Award ESPY Given To ESPYs"), and very funny headlines ( "No-hitter grossed out by Randy Johnson Flirting With It"). The one thing it consistently does better than anything else, however, is put into fake news exactly what everyone else is thinking (IE, "Controversial Study: Other Baseball Teams Besides Yankees and Reed Sox Exist"). Updates every Wednesday.

    Fire Joe Morgan, at http://www.firejoemorgan.com . A hilarious blog started by a group of friends who are professional writers in teh entertainment industry and diehard baseball fans. They mercilessly mock all of the bad and illogical sportswriting out there, including but never limited to Joe Morgan. The writing is always witty and often hilarious, and brings up many good points about attitudes towards baseball. Updates as its runners please.

    Both deserve more of a fanbase than they have. Just an FYI.

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