Welcome!

Welcome to our collective awesome inner sports nerd.

In a perfect world everyone that contributes to this site would base their pieces on two simple things: integrity and passion. In a perfect world we would be privy to some of the best writers without their flaws. We would read Kornheiser’s take-outs but he would wear socks. We would hear Wilbon hold everyone accountable without name-dropping Magic Johnson every eight seconds. We would open our minds to the sympathetic viewpoints of Dan LeBatard and he might sweat on us only just a little. We would actually listen to what Jason Whitlock has to say because he wouldn’t feel the need to hit us with his autographed David Simon photo as punctuation to his points. We would read Bill Simmons and not wish that we were the only ones that knew about him because we can’t shake that feeling that at least 70% of his young adult male fans are sleazy fratboy douchebags (not his fault). We would forget all these flaws, because the content of their columns is too good for conversation to be avoided. But we won’t. We can’t. We’re not them, and we don’t know any of them personally. Yet.

The 24-hour news cycle got the internet pregnant and the offspring ranges from juggernauts like ESPN to the monstrosities of culture like TMZ and Deadspin. Amidst the storm, though, there is a haven where people can simply share ideas, and interests. A haven where readers can pick and choose who they read and can know they’re reading pieces that advance nothing more than the author’s belief in their own work. Page views and target audiences be damned. This haven doesn’t care about ruining celebrities’ lives, just about connecting people who have ideas to share and stories to tell. After all, isn’t that why writers write?

Where is this haven, you ask? Well if you're an established writer it would be Grantland. For the rest of you, welcome aboard!