AJ Daulerio from Deadspin is back to talk about the goings on in the month of August.

We talk about the Olympics and if it was a success, or a failure because of its success.  We also debate the biggest story of the Olympic Games – Phelps or Bolt.  I think we all agree that the “moment” of the games was Usain Bolt pounding his chest as he cleared the field in the 100-meters.  Jacques Rogge can eat it for complaining about Bolt’s hot-doggedness.  Sure Phelps won eight golds but that’s just because he can swim more events than Bolt can run.  Give me the backwards 100-meter race and I’m taking Bolt every time.

We talk about America’s fascination with swimming and track every four years, but never in between.  Nick thinks it’s because racing is sport at its basic core - from here to there and see who gets their first.  But that doesn’t explain gymnatics’ popularity, so we spin that to a talk about the fame bestowed upon those gals, especially Alicia Sacramone. 

We talk Deadspin and get the story on Daulerio’s interview with Sean Salisbury.  We also talk about his experience at ESPN’s Monday Night Football press luncheon and exactly how out of place he felt.  That leads to an interesting talk about the landscape of sports blogs in conjunction with MSM.  With Deadspin at the forefront, how gray is the area between what it was (independent and alternative media) and what it’s becoming (world wide behemoth).

Our show covers a lot, but so does Deadspin, so we talk non-sports topics like the Larry Mendte/Alicia Lane saga.  For those around Philly, this story just can’t get any stranger, as now Mendte is admitting to ‘inappropriate’  dealings with Lane.  Ah, newspersons.

With the Dems convening, we discuss the pick of Senator Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate (and according to Daulerio – muscle).  Nick and AJ like the pick, while I’m my usual skeptical self.  But after hearing their reasoning, I’m on board with it. And we talk about the fact that John Edwards really screwed himself...well, got screwed.  But Daulerio thinks this is a better move, and invokes the name of the late Richard Crenna in his defense. 

We end with talk of Kevin Millar’s mustache and wonder if its an homage to Hitler, or silent-film star Charlie Chaplin.  Oh, and we also get confirmation that Daulerio will be in the On the DL fantasy league. 

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