A Trade Deadline Full Of Sound And Fury And Setup Men
by Ray Ratto from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4MCT5)
Of the enduring images that make live sports television great, few rival the trade deadline shows for pure unalloyed reality. Men in coats staring at phones that don't ring, then looking plaintively at each other and the hosts as if to say, "We got nothing here. Go to break, do a puppet show, crack a beer, we don't"