AJ Daulerio from Deadspin joins the show to talk about getting hit in the face with a cookie sheet. Literally.

We talk about the NFC Championship bet gone horribly awry. How is AJ’s face feeling? Why didn’t he take it in the side of the head to avoid the potential for a nose explosion?

And frankly, we get to the bottom of the question everyone wants to know...did anyone think that Will Leitch was that strong? (CLICK THE IMAGE TO LINK TO THE VIDEO.)

We also talk about the Buzzsaw on AJ’s ass. Literally. If you didn’t know, he had a Buzzsaw tattooed on his buttocks in honor of the Arizona Cardinals (pictured right). We get the story on how things are progressing now (turns out there is an itchy phase of getting tattoos. Who knew? Well, I guess all of you who have tattoos). We also wonder if this is the start of something fantastic and AJ will soon be adorned with hundreds of ink spots, including a Canseco-like tiger across his back.

Just a matter of time.

We actually talk about some sports and find out who Daulerio is rooting for in the Super Bowl and wonder if there’s any ill-will toward Will. We also talk about how Deadspin is covering the game and wonder if there’s any juice going into the game or it’s just the requisite “Super Bowl” buzz. Do people care more about this game? Less?

Before we get on to more business, I take the opportunity to (yet again) bitch to Daulerio about something. Hilarity ensues. Or something like that.

We talk about Mark McGwire and the Breaking News that resulted from Deadspin’s reporting of a book being pushed by his brother. Rather that discuss the story (because who doesn’t think Big Mac was on something) we talk about the transition of Deadspin into mainstream media, and talk about how that transition just sort of happens. Some may not know that ESPN had a gag order on Deadspin. There were memos put out (then leaked to DS, of course) specifically prohibiting talent from sourcing Deadspin on their air/print/etc. Now, they are breathlessly reporting breaking news with pull quotes and a Deadspin.com chyron.

Then I liken Deadspin to Green Day (punk kids will understand the analogy) and try to make sure AJ doesn’t miss his train. Turns out, we have more time than we thought, so we get the details on Daulerio’s living situation, which as it stands, vacillates between couches and his parents house. He claims he’s house-sitting, but how delicious would the irony be if he slept in the basement while he’s there. (Yes, I should have made that joke while we were taping.)

To close, Nick and I spend a few minutes catching up and talking about friends, listeners and how listeners can become friends. Weird world.

Oh, and we spend time plugging some really awesome stuff that we have on the site and some public speaking engagements we’ll be doing and promoting our Super Bowl Box pool. Get in before it’s too late.

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