Update April 12, 2020: Now updated with most of his 2008 columns, that ESPN had deleted from his archive page for unknown reasons. The complete archives of his late-2007 through end of 2008 stuff is going to be somewhat difficult to gather, because of site changes over the years by ESPN.
I’m a big Bill Simmons fan.
I am such a huge dork that I go back and re-read his old stuff (technically, throughout the years, I’m sure I’ve re-re-re-re-re-read dozens of his columns). ESPN.com has a pretty extensive archive of his work, as does Grantland. Notice, though, the gap – there’s nothing there from 2008, 2009, and 2010. All these pieces are still on the internet, but they haven’t been wrangled into one place.
Until now. I did some Google searching and I’ve compiled links to all of his columns from that time frame.
2008
January
The Steroid Era killed memories
Overcrowding plagues NFL pregame shows
Finally, some hardware for LT and Tiki
February
Journey to the edge of perfection
‘Free fallin’ out into nothing’
Breaking down Beantown’s best
The Super Bowl XLII mailbag
Time to put the Trade Machine to work (Basketball Blog)
Mailbag: Where was the Rocket’s red glare?
Mavs misfire on deal for misfiring Kidd
You can help ease New Orleans’ pain
The save the Sonics mailbag
Campaigning for the Milwaukee Bucks’ GM job
March
The horror, the horror: Pistons-Spurs II looming?
Sports’ two most intriguing words: What if?
‘To An Athlete Dying Young’
How the West might be won
Leaving behind a Webb of intrigue
April
Time for another Boston breakdown
What happened to Barry Bonds?
NBA MVP breakdown, Part I
NBA MVP breakdown, Part II
Some old emotions are Bruin
Awards for ‘Rajon the Late Bloomer’ and others
May
A requiem for the S.S.O.L. Era in Phoenix
Doc Rivers and the ugly side of ubuntu
Kevin Garnett and ‘clutch’
Rambling toward the summer
Nothing can pre-empt the Lake Show
June
Previewing the ’08 Finals, by the book
Piercing the silence in Game 1
C’s and the city: Both looking very good
You want answers? I think you’re entitled
From exasperation to exclamation in 170 minutes
Notes from a good ol’-fashioned Garden party
Introducing the comedic stylings of the Lopez twins!
July
None (Took time off to work on The Book of Basketball)
August
Gold Medal Game: USA vs. Spain
September
The mailbag returns after a long summer’s nap
The ’08 Pats season: Gone in eight minutes
Manny Being Manipulated
October
Elgin took the game to new heights
The Red Sox make it to midnight
The NBA finally has its curves back
The king of all fantasy previews
November
First impressions foreshadowed Greg Oden
Powerful glimpse into the future
Hyperbole knows no bounds for Cassel
Mailbag: Sports Czar is fired up, ready to go
Robert Conrad and Gabe Kaplan on Battle of the Network Stars
In the NBA, and life, it’s all about getting your reps
December
Sublime meets ridiculous in holiday mailbag
2009
January
Can 11-0 in the playoffs be done?
Award-winning picks for Round 2
Winless, but not witless …
One final toss for The Dooze
Chat with Bill Simmons: Super Bowl XLIII preview
February
The retroactive Super Bowl running diary
NBA trade value rankings, King James version
Welcome to the No Benjamins Association
March
The wait is over! The mailbag comes through
A dumbfounding night in the ‘Dumbleavy Era’
Dorkapalooza 2009!
‘Now I Can Die In Peace’ — The Manny Signing
Tweet, tweet! The mailbag flies again
April
Have a slice of cheesecake … and two helpings of Isiah
An MVP race for the ages
KG’s knee injury makes playoffs much more predictable
We now interrupt this coach …
Celtics-Bulls is one for the ages
Fouls, flops, fiascoes … but not flagrant
May
A game with everything but talking dogs
Rockets come out flying in L.A.
Confronting my worst nightmare
Gladwell-Simmons II: Ultimate rematch | Part 2 | Part 3
Chat with Page 2’s Bill Simmons: Big night for Boston sports
Chat with Page 2’s Bill Simmons: Clips, Kobe vs. LeBron
The NBA playoffs mailbag | Part 2
Searching for Danny Biasone
June
Letters of the rich and famous
Take a retro look at Game 2
Choke or comeback? Diary decides
Kobe ’09: Change we can believe in?
The wonder years
Open letter to Blake Griffin
Welcome to NBA Draft Diary XIII
July
Let’s celebrate ‘The Summer of Mailbag’
12 years later …
Unveiling your 2010 TV lineup
Ewing Theory 101
When it’s time to walk away
A ‘Band-Aid’ for the NBA offseason | Part 2
August
Where the sports things are: Bill heads to the National Sports Collectors Convention
Living in the shadow of steroids
Sporting emotions at the highest pitch
Summer of Mailbag revisited
September
You’re never too old for Vegas | Part 2
The NFL enters The Tyson Zone
Chat with Bill Simmons: Pats on MNF
In Jake we still trust
Patriots still seeking identity | Nobody believed in me!
October
Welcome to the NFL Power Poll
The October Mailbag | Part 2
Breaking down everything from Week 6
The Book of Basketball excerpts: Isiah and a topless pool | Kareem in the ABA? | Walton’s 1978 MVP award | Patrick Ewing pyramid ranking
33 Most Intriguing People of the 2009-10 NBA season | Part 2
Stay away from these picks
November
Scenes from a book tour
Running on sports-hate empty
Giving thanks with a mailbag
December
Belichick’s fourth-and-reckless
Time to tempt the Sports Gods
The Tiger Zoo | All-Tiger Mailbag
The Book Of Basketball’s lost pages
Gladwell-Simmons III | Part 2
How to change your NBA destiny
“Invictus” failed to deliver
2010
January
New rules help define ’09 playoffs
The bad kind of perfect | Round 2 picks
We are all witnesses
Prepare for epic Super Bowl matchup
Consider these teams officially tortured
February
Readers respond: We’re still in pain | Part 2
Time for the first mailbag of the decade
A retro you never know
NBA Trade Value 2010, Nos. 40 to 24 | Part 2, Nos. 23 to 1
Tiger still playing by his own rules
A fan-friendly solution to fix the NBA
Chat with Bill Simmons: Winter Olympics, LeBron free agency
March
Tiger’s comeback tougher than Ali’s
Unveiling the March mega-mailbag | Part 2
NCAA Tournament live chat, Day 1 | Day 2
Monday night diary
It’s sink or swim time for draft prospects
Farewell to WrestleMania, diary-style
April
Finally joining the revolution
Smoke and mirrors: Bill’s take on Sheed
Now the comeback begins
NBA’s think, know and prove, Part 1 | Part 2
Welcome to the mock draft
Dwyane, LeBron and other humans
May
One night at Jack’s place
Kerr finally has Suns in the right place
Blowing out some awards for Round 2
The end of pro basketball in Cleveland?
Winning, loyalty or immortality?
The night Orlando’s season fell apart
The idiot’s guide to Russian Mark Cuban
The Memorial Day Mega-Mailbag
June
Finals preview: One for the ages
2010 NBA Finals “Cover it Live” chats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7
NBA Draft debate: Ford, Simmons live
And … action: Draft Diary XIV
July
Soccer is ready to capture our attention
Countdown to the LeBronocalypse
Welcome to the All-LeBron sound-off
The Summer Mega-Mailbag, Part 1 | Part 2
Slicing up the Red Sox’s boring pie
August
Throwing rocks in fantasy football pool
John Hannah, I forgive you: Bill on NFL holdouts
A few theories to chew on
September
Which QB would you go to war with?
Welcome to NFL Simbotics 20.0 | Week 1 picks
New rule: Never bet against Durant
Are we seeing the decline of the Colts? | Week 2 picks
Ready for a sub-.500 playoff team? | Week 3 picks
October
Rooting for Michael Vick
Randy Moss trade the right move
The case of the accidental tweeter
The October mega-mailbag | Part 2
Random thoughts about Week 8
Celtics, Heat top the must-see list
LeBron and Wade: Can it work?
November
Power poll: The Pats are back!
Breaking down the NFL’s bye week | Week 10 picks
NBA retro preview: Western Conference, Part 1 | Part 2
Chat with Bill Simmons: Heat, Pats, Pod guests
December
The color purple
LeBron buries Cleveland in return
The Book of Basketball: Durant/Oden what if
Celtics-Knicks “Cover it Live” chat
A mailbag edition of NFL picks
Sports movies continue to evolve
Picks and lessons for Week 17
No High Ball 