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