End of Week Link Roundup

Lots and lots of links but only one Derek Jeter. He's with Minka Kelly courtesy of the New York Post on the right.

• Two great visuals from the World Series to start us out. The first is the Gigapan Photo. This thing is ridiculous. They had this at the inauguration as well and it's just another reminder not to pick your nose at a big world event. Zoom in and see what I mean (one thing that is confusing is that the picture was taken over almost an hour so while the players are celebrating on the field, some of the fans may be in their seats). The second is from the New York Times and is a time-lapsed view of the World Series. Both are really awesome. And if you want to go see the World Series DVD, Mets Police points out there's quite a few screenings.
  

• From the NFL, Bill Simmons didn't like Bill Belichick's call at all but the Wall Street Journal and FanGraphs both break it down a little more. The Giants could have Aaron Ross back this week according to ESPN which is really good news for the G-men. The Baltimore Sun talks about Michael Oher trying to not get distracted as his life is made into a Sandra Bullock movie. I read the book and I'm excited to see the movie at some point. Next is a cool PSA from NFL.com that will be run during Thanksgiving that has Drew Brees thowing a pass to President Obama as Troy Polamalu guards him and DeMarcus Ware looks on. Last link on football is a crazy play you'll have to see for yourself from Yahoo! Sports (H/T Jenn).

• Want some more reading on the Cy Young votes? Keith Law takes on the American League candidates. Wezen-Ball has a funny post called "The Carpenter Travesty". Tyler Kepner talks about the lessons of Cy Youngs past. Fack Youk asks if Zack Greinke really understands FIP. And, lastly, Jim Kaat says that the writers made the right call with Tim Lincecum. River Avenue Blues tries to put it all in context.
  

• More baseball: a hysterical story of a man who hit a woman with a cheesesteak in Philly (can't make that shit up). Keith Law and Jon Heyman rank their top free agents. Ken Rosenthal thinks aloud about the Tigers trading Miguel Cabrera. IIATMS figures out if it really is all about the money (stupid). Baseball Junk Drawer has the best of B-R's sponsorships (sad we didn't make it up there with our Clay Zavada one). FanGraphs looks at the best baserunners. Baseball-Intellect gives you everything you need to know about Aroldis Chapman. And a great A-Rod article from the SI Vault from 1993.

• A few unsavory baseball things: Verb Plow finds the smoking gun that shows former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey was a racist. Ken Rosenthal hints at some possible labor strife. And Outside the Lines has a crazy story about baseball in Cambodia.

• Last few: RealClearSports says that the Knicks aren't getting LeBron James and Yahoo! Sports agrees and says it's because they passed on Brandon Jennings. The New York Times writes about efforts to curb bring drinking on college game days (even though the BBC cites a study that says that alcohol protects men's hearts). Lastly, "Sean Avery" and "Youth Hockey Instructor" just sound like they should not go together.

I'll end with a Bill Simmons quote from his latest article (Jay likes this one too): In the aforementioned Game 6, I remember watching those Yankees fans celebrating after the seventh and thinking, "There is absolutely nobody in my sports fan life now that makes me feel as secure as those Yankee fans feel with Rivera right now."