Periodically I have to link to Deadspin for doing something awesome. This is one of those times

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Edit made ten minutes after the original post: just to be clear about something that shouldn't need clarification, this isn't just a story about ESPN being shitty.  It's also a story about Salisbury and Mariotti being total fuckfaces.  My original comment above was not intended to make it sound like I was sparing them from criticism.  But you probably knew that.

doubles are better than home runs i guess...

It's pretty common knowledge than ESPN's Sean Salisbury, when not busy sexually harassing interns, finds time to say some pretty stupid shit.

If my DVR had been working last night I would have gotten an exact quote, but it wasn't, so I apologize for the paraphrase. Salisbury justified the Jacksonville Jaguars' decision to go with David Gerrard over Byron Leftwich (paraphrase):

"Leftwich is a one dimensional player, a home run hitter. They went with the more versatile Gerrard because he can hit the gap double as well as the home run."

Would you rather have a double or a home run? I mean come on, the home run, from a bases standpoint, is double the production of a 2B. Plus it's a guaranteed run. Plus there's no shot of the player getting out in a line drive double play. Salisbury must be one of those guys who would rather have a base hit to start a ninth inning rally than a solo shot. It's a pretty common line of reasoning for lots of baseball fans. Retarded ones, of course; but a lot of people think like that.