Jeff Pearlman: Lakers hiring JJ Redick ‘a recipe for disaster’
"Sometimes you have to call the shots and not let your players do it."
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Sportswriter Jeff Pearlman: Caitlin Clark getting beaten up ‘good for WNBA’
"I thought it was good for the WNBA."
Jeff Pearlman calls columnist suspension ‘bulls***’
"Back in the day, you'd actually MAKE your reporter go, face the music, face the backlash, deal with it in person."
Jeff Pearlman names nicest MLB player
"The most amazing thing is he invited the beat writers of the Reds to his wedding. That doesn't happen."
Jeff Pearlman shares insane NHL executive anecdote
"He told me Blacks don't have the leg strength to play in the NHL."
Sportswriter names ‘coolest guy in sports’
"He was like the Fonzie of baseball."
MLB pitcher’s mom compared writer to Jesus Christ
"A letter shows up in the mail and it's from John Rocker's mother, Judy. In the letter, she compares me to Jesus Christ."
Writer names ‘scariest’ athlete ever
"Terrifying guy to cover. Truly terrifying guy to cover."
Baseball writer shares wild Astros story
"The two got into a fistfight in front of all of us. And I think Shawn Chacón bodyslammed Ed Wade."
Hall of Famer once called reporter’s mom’s house
"It goes to show the power of italics."