November 16, 2012
Link-O-Rama
• I recently wrote a lengthy article touting my 15 must-listen podcasts and yesterday I had the honor of being a guest on one of them. I talked to one of my favorite people for 93 minutes and baseball was barely mentioned, which is another way of saying it was a fantastic time. If you like me even the slightest bit, check it out (and leave some comments there too).
• Next time someone says Twitter is pointless, show them this brilliant chronicling of life as a drunken, Dwayne Rudd jersey-wearing Vikings fan.
• Someone broke down every episode from all 20 seasons of "Law and Order" to analyze the trial results, sabermetrics-style. Hopefully the Pulitzer Prize committee has been alerted.
• OK, but did he like the restaurant or not?
• Now that the election is over Nate Silver went back to his baseball-writing roots to explain why Mike Trout deserved the AL MVP over Miguel Cabrera.
• I'm having trouble deciding whether Trout or Ryan Gosling was robbed more this week.
• LaVelle E. Neal III has made the big time now. Or again, I guess.
• Scott Baker signed a one-year deal with the Cubs after seven seasons with the Twins.
• Who can the Twins (realistically) sign to replace Baker? I'm glad you asked.
• On this week's "Gleeman and The Geek" episode we mostly talked Claire Forlani and facial hair, but also found time for an argument that made me want to punch John Bonnes again.
• Manny Ramirez made quite a debut in the Dominican Winter League:
Seems like kind of a fun place to watch a baseball game, huh?
• Knowing what I know about both parties involved, this exchange made my week.
• This interview with longtime AG.com favorites Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie was so good I had to take a break halfway through to compose myself.
• Old friend Torii Hunter signed a two-year, $26 million deal with Detroit, where he more or less replaces old friend Delmon Young in the lineup.
• After seeing Dave Attell perform live at Mystic Lake Casino last week I really enjoyed watching his two-hour chat with Joe Rogan and Brian Redban.
• Speaking of really good stand-up comedy, I'm going to see Hannibal Buress at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis next weekend. I invited him on the podcast, too.
• Royce White's rookie season isn't off to such a great start.
• My favorite part of Jon Hamm drunkenly strolling around Los Angeles is the hat.
• Official Fantasy Girl of AG.com candidate Jenna Fischer bought Casey Stengel's old house.
• Everyone getting hurt is bad news for the Timberwolves and good news for local pot dealers.
• I asked Twitter for post-apocalyptic book recommendations and then immediately spent $100 ordering them all on Amazon, leading to this exciting Wednesday evening.
• This look lasted less than 72 hours, for fear it was too sexy even during Movember.
• Chelsea Peretti's greatness is a frequent Link-O-Rama topic and her script-flipping appearance on "You Made It Weird" with Pete Holmes is her at the peak of her powers.
• We didn't know it at the time, but Twins fans were watching history being made in 1999.
• "Stop Podcasting Yourself" with Graham Clark and Dave Shumka is my pick for the most underrated podcast around and this week's episode is an excellent example of why.
• Some of this week's weird and random search engine queries that brought people here:
- "Toddler found in cage"
- "Mila Kunis or Aubrey Plaza"
- "Anthony Slama deception"
- "Gleeman Cistulli enemies"
- "Robby Incmikoski real name"
- "Jerome Felton girlfriend"
- "Kevin Slowey engaged"
- "Minnesota chubby chasers"
• Seriously, go listen to me as a guest on one of my favorite podcasts. Money-back guarantee!
• Finally, in honor of the song turning 20 years old and me still knowing all the words this week's AG.com-approved music video is "Nothin' But A G Thang" by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg:
