Today’s links will put hair on your chest if you don’t have any, or burn it off if you do ...
Presented as a Public Service ...
Where else will you find Roger Angell, Duane Kuiper, and both Brian Wilsons all in one place?
* I suspect that Flip Flop Fly Ball is one of the very few sites on the InterWeb that could combine two of my passions so beautifully.
* And while we’re talking about beautiful design, I just got my Eephus League scorebook, and it’s a beaut. Even comes with stickers!
* Inspired by an exceptionally rare event, 90-year-old Roger Angell shows he can still throw some pretty good heat.
* The Platoon Advantage hearkens back 75 years to another proud National League franchise that wound up in the hands of the league.
* Everyone who a) is reading this, and b) lives anywhere near Boston should seriously consider attending the Sabermetrics, Scouting, and the Science of Baseball seminar next month. Tickets are available, and the proceeds will go to a good cause.
* Stanley “Doc” Glenn, who died last weekend at 84, enjoyed every minute of his career and later was president of the Negro League Baseball Players Association. It’s a terrible thing, how few of these guys are still around ...
* Did Mike Cuellar lose the Cy Young Award in 1970 because -- as Jim Palmer recently suggested -- he didn’t speak English real well? Uh, no. Probably not.
* Nice bit of reportage from Tom Verducci on what the Rockies think makes for winning Coors Field pitchers.
* Joe Posnanski. Duane Kuiper. Essay. Poscast. You know what to do.
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