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Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- Arizona fans need something fun and cheery to lift their spirits ever since their midseason plummet started well before midseason. Hence, Top Ten Moments in Diamondbacks History. AZ Snakepit.
- Answer Man David Brown interviews Texas Rangers star Milton Bradley. Hey, it turns out he's never read The Fountainhead! I can go back to being a Milton Bradley fan! Big League Stew.
- Politicobaseballblogger Nate Silver analyzes the trend towards smaller ballparks and the subsequent decrease in seating capacity. Remember when Municipal Stadium sat 74,000 fans? No? Why? Because they never sold more than 5000 tickets? Baseball Prospectus.
- The Yankees are having a record number of new alumni attend Old Timers Day this year. Holy shit, Wayne Tolleson is still alive? MLB.com.
- Jonah Keri loves Mondays, disagrees with Bob Geldof. JonahKeri.com.
- Roger Ebert reflects on his departure from "At the Movies". RogerEbert.com.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- 'Duk tells us all about A-Rod's new deal with William Morris Agency and then questions why all baseball players receive such meager endorsement deals. Except Derek Jeter, that dude makes mad cash selling Fords.
- It's free preview week at Baseball Prospectus. Since I steal so much of my material and ideas from them, the least I can do is send you there to poke around. Baseball Prospectus.
- Rinku and Dinesh met a Korean dude named Joey, played some catch, and ate a delicious Italian meal prepared by JB sir. Rinku used a plastic knife so he wouldn't cut his fucking finger again. Million Dollar Arm Blog.
- Good news for Salomon Torres' sausage-loving daughters: the Brewers games can now be heard in Spanish on ESPN Deportes Radio. Brewers Blog.
- Don't show this handy-dandy diagram to Prince Fielder. Serious Eats.
- The San Diego Chicken's greatest bits. Gaslamp Ball.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- With the Padres' season effectively over, the folks at Gaslamp Ball are undertaking the time-tested tradition of assembling a fictional All Star team using characters from baseball movies. Go vote for the chimp. Gaslamp Ball.
- Ken Mandel gets down to the nitty gritty reporting and finds out which Phillies pitchers are dropping the punctuation from their names. Hint: none. MLB.com.
- Wille the Groundskeeper is ticked off that his unobstructed view of the Capitol dome has been rendered partially-obstructed by a big red tent. I guess Nationals fans are finding new ways to not look at the Nationals lose ballgames. Half Street Blues.
- The folks at Cardinals Diaspora are grieving the possible end of Mark Mulder's career while reacting critically to the terrible two year option that St. Louis picked up on the guy. In the accompanying picture, it looks like he is turning into the Michelin Man. Cardinals Diaspora.
- Kurt puts his nose to the ol' grindstone and compares the pitching rotations of the National League contenders. What, no love for the Mets? GoatRiders of the Apocalypse.
- Julia Nunes covered R.E.M. with some funny-looking chick. YouTube.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- Adrian Gonzalez has way too much aw-shucks humility to compete in the Home Run Derby. Even worse, his kid brother and teammate Edgar won't be at Yankee Stadium to cheer on his big bro because he has to spend time with his wife. Gaslamp Ball.
- The gang at U.S.S. Mariner are kinda bored with the Mariners season so they decided to post odds for the Seattle GM search. What, no odds for Steve Phillips? U.S.S. Mariner.
- Fifth Outfielder gets their hands on a Ned Colletti interview and dissects it. Actually, 'tears Colletti a new asshole' would be a more apt metaphor. Fifth Outfielder.
- Nobody had as big a laugh about the Mariners using a backup catcher to pitch the 15th inning than this guy. I mean, NOBODY. Futon Report.
- Joe Sheehan analyzes the CC Sabathia trade and deems that it was a worthy one, even if the Brewers only improve by two or three wins. I agree, if only because Miller Park will see a 10% increase in attendance and a 85% increase in cheese fries consumption. Baseball Prospectus.
- Fun stuff to put in your garden: the undead. Boing Boing Gadgets.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
For all of you into kids, it's Eric Angevine's latest Z-Meter update. Bus Leagues Baseball
- Me: The Braves record in one run games is bad. Audience: HOW BAD IS IT? Me: The worst ever. AJC
- Tom Waits is touring and all I got were these newspaper reviews. Columbs Dispatch Phoenix New Times
- The Rays have a Superfan. That's pretty awesome for a city that's only had a baseball team for one year. Big League Stew
- Is someone leaking all this Manny stuff to set him up? An interesting question but not as interesting as the theory I'm going to expound on tomorrow. Surviving Grady
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- The good folks at Hugging Harold Reynolds asked me to participate in their Iron Ref competition. So I did. Go vote for me. Hugging Harold Reynolds.
- Phony Gwynn is none-too-happy with his San Diego Padres' offense, so he creates a list of suggestions how Bud Black can improve it. He forgot: "Use more steroids." And Here Come the Pretzels.
- Rob suggests that the Cubs abandon their new 'tradition' of having hack celebrities sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and instead have Cub great Ron Santo do it every game. Rob is both smart and has a great name. Goat Riders of the Apocalypse.
- The Brewers are thinking about changing up their approach to grooming starters on their single A team, having relievers start the game and the starters come in for the fourth. Up is down and black is white, but can you imagine a game started by Eric Gagne? Do not want. MLB.com.
- Hanley Ramirez is a man of many hats. His latest job has him watering the infield at Dolphins Stadium. I wonder if the groundskeepers do the YMCA there. Sun-Sentinel Blogs.
- Turn your browser into a bizarro-world TV set. Boing Boing.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- Rich Rys contributes a poignant column about domestic abuse in baseball. Although he forgets to include sassy senior Jorge Cantu, he remembers to name the patron saint of linkpunching, Wil Cordero. Deadspin.
- David Laurila interviews New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostowski, who played baseball on scholarship at Memphis and was merely a walk-on to the football team. If it wasn't for his horse, he wouldn't have spent that year at college. Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered.
- dak recognizes the importance of the Dusty Baker/Corey Patterson relationship and is quick to point out the problems that lie within. Fire Joe Morgan.
- Mariners fan and blogger Dave reprints some telling remarks about Seattle players made by anonymous coaches. In other news, Arthur Rhodes now legally owns Richie Sexson. U.S.S. Mariner.
- Joe Posnanski ends up backstage at a Death Cab concert. That's all I have to say about that. JoeBlog.
- Yes, Phillies fans are still on the nitrous. The 700 Level.
- Straight females are not the only ones lusting after Troy Tulowitzki and naming him their 'future husband'. Jock Talk Blog.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- Newsday blogger Bob Glauber once saw Don Zimmer naked. That's nothing, I once saw Yogi Berra taking a schvitz. Bob Blog.
- Tom Haudricourt breaks the sad news that Julian Tavarez has been DFA'd by Milwaukee after going 0-1 with a 8.59 ERA in 7 1/3 innings. Guess he just missed his buddy Manny Ramirez. Brewers Blog.
- Tony Jackson relates some tale about someone from West Virginia getting kicked out of Great American Ballpark. I don't get it. Inside the Dodgers.
- Sometimes, when words fail you, it's best to relate a narrative using pictures or pictograms. DMZ does it well to describe the Mariners awfulness. U.S.S. Mariner.
- Marc Hulet rewards our patience and looks at the rookie hitters. Baseball Analysts.
- Some people hate grammatical and spelling mistakes. Some people like to eat at nice restaurants. Some people fit both categories. Washington Post.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- Joe Posnanski explodes the mythos behind the 1919 Chicago Black Sox incident and points to a Philadelphia newspaper in 1920 as the reason the scandal hit the big time. Read all the way through to see Joe's opinion on Shoeless Joe's hall-of-fame credentials. JoeBlog.
- Marc Hulet checks in on the rookie pitchers in both leagues. What, no love for Joba? Baseball Analysts.
- Ricky Nolasco is getting overworked. Good thing he's never been on the DL with a dead arm or anything. Oh.... FishStripes.
- Robinson Cano is made of magic. Vegas Watch.
- Padres pitcher Chris Young is still recovering from that baseball-to-face injury. Kid can't smell or taste the delicious fish tacos at Petco. Gaslamp Ball.
- Maury Brown assembles a veritable murderer's row of bloggers to report on the state of the game. Hey look! Friends of WoW Kevin Kaduk and Jonah Keri! Biz of Baseball.
- Video evidence of the torrential downpours at that R.E.M. concert I skipped. Idolator.
Sometimes people write better than us. Each Tuesday and Thursday WoW gives you our favorite baseball links we've come across.
- Jonah Keri is a crazed sportswriter who somehow thinks he can attack Derek Jeter and somehow escape my roving, blog-reading eye. Sure, he makes a solid hypothesis and backs it up with factual evidence such as isolated power and points out age-based regression, but...wait, what was my point? NY Sun.
- David Cameron of the U.S.S. Mariner blog pens a fantastic critique of the Seattle organization, seeking to find out 'where it all went wrong'. Richie Sexson figures to be a main topic in this column. Baseball Analysts.
- The Gaslamp Ball folks dig up some not-so-nice things about the Brothers Giles. I'm not really sure if any of this is true, but considering Marcus' reputation, I wouldn't doubt any of it. Gaslamp Ball.
- Meech finally discovers the lowest point in Phillies history, in video form. You know, they imploded Veterans Stadium simply because this video was filmed there. The Fightins'.
- What in God's name will happen to The Big Tilde dot com if the Tigers trade The Big Tilde? No matter, they just swept the White Sox. Detroit revolution! The Big Tilde.
- Our own Camp Tiger Claw went on a date with Jonah Keri and Doug Flutie's brother last night and got into a shouting match with Ramon Hernandez. All in a day's work! Jonah Keri.
