July 9, 2010
Link-O-Rama
• Internet declares: "The feeling is mutual, Prince."
• I'd like to believe a large number of these were purchased ironically.
• I've once again missed my chance with Jenna Fischer.
• Basketball-playing brothers Scientific Mapp and Majestic Mapp think this guy's name is silly.
• Whatever rare condition this woman has, I have the exact opposite.
• Lori Loughlin is the Jamie Moyer of good-looking women, still getting it done at age 46.
• It seems like Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert took the LeBron James news kind of hard.
• My take on James: I have absolutely no problem with him choosing Miami, but he went out of his way to make the entire experience as painful as possible for Cleveland. In hindsight a guy from Akron, Ohio being a Yankees and Cowboys fan probably should have been a pretty huge tipoff, but it takes a special kind of man to go from the most beloved to the most hated athlete in the history of his home state by his own doing (and with Stuart Scott/Jim Gray involved).
• Delmon Young is having a much better year than his older brother.
• Johan Santana bounced back pretty nicely from losing to the Twins.
• My favorite headline of this week: "Lindsay Lohan punched by waitress on 24th birthday." Hey, it's the thought that counts, right?
• Speaking of Lohan, she apparently only dates Jewish girls now, which means my mom would be thrilled to have her as a son.
• New team. New plate discipline. Same old Torii Hunter throwing teammates under the bus.
• Sadly the Arrested Development movie likely will never be made, although perhaps Hollywood will reconsider after seeing Buster Bluth, action star:
That show getting canceled still upsets me.
• One of the craziest Win Probability Added graphs you'll ever see.
• As if the first two episodes of Louis C.K.'s new FX series Louie weren't spectacular enough, Ricky Gervais guest-starred on this week's show. And here's another hilarious scene from the previous episode.
• Jake Peavy is likely out for the year with a gross-sounding "detached" shoulder muscle and Gordon Beckham has been terrible, but the White Sox have won 22 of 27 games and are now reportedly looking to trade for Adam Dunn.
• I've thankfully never watched the show, but my new goal in life is to be able to this.
• It'll be tough to blame Jim Joyce for this one.
• I actually know someone who was in the Duluth prison with Jerry Koosman and he was sad to see him leave because the former Twins pitcher was such a nice guy and good story-teller.
• As a big Sara Bareilles fan I enjoyed her live, streaming interview with the Associated Press.
• Ozzie Guillen may be sick of Twitter, but I'm more addicted than ever.
• As always, the easiest way to ensure a link here is to say something nice about me.
• Now that I'm no longer writing the "Daily Dose" column at Rotoworld each day I've expanded my duties at Hardball Talk on NBCSports.com, pumping out an average of a dozen blog entries per day this week alongside Craig Calcaterra's usual 500. Some of the highlights:
- Don't look now, but the Royals are winning with Ned Yost
- Josh Johnson quietly moves past Ubaldo Jimenez as first half's top pitcher
- Brandon Webb still hoping to make 6-8 starts this season
- Cubs closer Carlos Marmol piling up strikeouts at historic rate
- Matt Stairs ties MLB record with 20th career pinch-hit homer
- Does a three-homer game mean Drew Stubbs is destined for stardom?
- Jonathan Sanchez is first pitcher since 1999 to win with 6+ walks and 3+ wild pitches
- Jordan Zimmermann takes first step on long road back from Tommy John surgery
- Marlins demote struggling starter Chris Volstad to Triple-A
• Finally, this week's AG.com-approved music video is the aforementioned Bareilles doing a live version of "Many the Miles":
