I really wanted to use that subject line, but it's really just lots of links which I've been compiling for a while...and since I'll be leaving you, I felt I should...
-Tyler Kepner brings up the interesting point that if the rotation goes exactly how it was put out, then Joba's second start may be the first regular season game in the New Yankee Stadium. Though Rob Neyer points out that he's unlikely to make 28 starts after that. I tend to agree.
-Here's Matt Mosley's from ESPN.com opinion on the Brandon Jacobs signing...good job by the G-men. Though this is one Twitter user's opinion of why they really did the deal that quickly.
-Lonn Trost (COO for the Yankees) went on WFAN for an hour yesterday and announced, among other things, that those partial-view seats in he bleachers will only be $5. He did not announce, however, that you may have a better view on your HDTV in your living room. (seriously, though, my Dad said he went on and took a lot of angry fan's questions...good for the Yankees to do this after screwing up the ticket situation so badly).
-My love of Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher was justified in their first spring training game
-Freakonomics tells us Madoff was a hypocrite (among other things) and a way to show employers what you can do before you get the job (I love this idea and actually wrote a college paper on it!!!)
-Speaking of liars, mark it down right now: A-Rod is going to have a monster season. My prediction: .324, 54 HRs, 134 RBIs. And to back up my prediction, he's already off to a good spring training start. With that in mind, I welcome this news about Selena Roberts' tell-all book. BRING IT ON!!!
-Nice piece by Pete Abraham about Jose Molina dealing with his father's death. The Yankees seem to have this happen to a lot of their players. I remember Paul O'Neill and Scott Brosious had it happen to them both in one postseason.
-Lawmakers and Roger Goodell will take pay cuts (though I'm wondering if we can find those 24 who voted against the pay cut and just lay them off? Wouldn't that be sweet justice?!)
-The Wall Street Journal has economists tell us how to best boost the economy on our extra $8 a week
-The South Carolina Sheriff who threatened Phelps is actually the clown he seems to be
-Will planes PLEASE stop falling out of the sky...
-Criticizing Obama's grammar
-Criticizing Obama's transparancy (or lack thereof)
-More on POTUS' historic State of the Union address
-Back to the election! McCain confronts Obama
-Nick Punto is not really all that bright
-Brett Tomko is really not all that good
-Derek Jeter is not really that bad defensively? (I disagree)
-Alyssa Milano is going to ruin baseball
-And Home Bailey is really, really lucky
-Now this is just wrong (H/T Wendy)
-And this guy is a moron
-And this fight is sort of weird
-From the New York Times: kids stand at school, need recess
-Wednesday for me is always made better by the fact it is Hump day and the fact that my fellow alum, Thomas Friedman, has his latest article. This week did not disappoint.
-The Knicks are playing better because Spike Lee and Will Ferrell are allowed to play
-Awesome apron for the Jewish mother with a sense of humor (H/T Sarah)
-The 25 MVBs--Most Valuable Blogs, of course (H/T Ari)
-The Knicks have a 22.7% chance of making the playoffs...YES WE CAN!
-TWoP 24 recaplet
-The Babe and the rest of the idols are in place
-Rob Neyer is on Facebook, but probably won't be your friend
-Good analysis from Buster Olney on the AL East: Derek Jeter is 34 this year and is no spring chicken, Mike Vaccaro writes. This is the great X factor in the AL East race for the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays. New York and Boston are relying on older players to maintain their production -- Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, J.D. Drew, David Ortiz, Mike Lowell et al. The Rays are built on young players. Will that difference manifest itself? We'll see.
-A memo to Google and a memo to Blackrock (both of which I care about)
-Miguel Tejada has not been a good defensive shortstop for years, just plead guilty to perjury, and he actually turned down an opportunity to play for his country: douche.
-So long to another douche from the Knicks
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