Here is the best of the SB Nation network for Tuesday, December 8, 2009:
Best of the SB Nation Network: December 8, 2009
↵Hockey
↵- Don’t you hate it when a trade doesn’t benefit both teams? Habs Eyes on the Prize does.
↵- Please don’t overreact to the Canes benching Rod Brind’Amour. There’s nothing to see here. Move along.
↵MMA
↵- Bloody Elbow pressures Zuffa fighters into banning a clothing company for using Nazi symbolism.
↵- A fighter is suspended from the American Kickboxing Academy for having the audacity for signing with a manager not attached to the AKA.
↵Baseball
↵- Brad Penny signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, giving Viva El Birdos the chance for a lot of headline puns.
↵- Jose Valverde rejected arbitration from the Astros and the question is, who closes now for the Astros?
↵Soccer
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- Richard Farley, who will one day write the next Freakonomics, does a head-spinning statistical analysis on the World Cup groups as drawn last week. Once again, Richard proves he's the thinking man's blogger.
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- Dave Clark at Sounder at Heart reminds us that even in the MLS playoff system ain't perfect, it's better than the BCS system. (You can't spell BSC, after all, w/out the BS)
↵Basketball
↵- Sactown Royalty says it’s way too early to even think about trading Kevin Martin.
↵- The Dream Shake has an interview with beat writer Jason Friedman.
↵- And in sports crossover news, Mark Cuban will be guest hosting WWE Raw.
↵Football
↵- Matthew Stafford may or may not start, and the Lions aren’t going to give the Ravens any advanced notice.
↵- To rest players or go for 16-0, that is the question. The Patriots probably could’ve used a loss in 2007. I’m just saying.
↵Cycling
↵- Podium Cafe is less than impressed with the Lance Armstrong Team Radio Shack racing kits.
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