Today’s links are hotter than Ben Zobrist, taller than Jeff Niemann, and hairier than Brian Wilson ...
Being a Collection of Links Regarding Our National Game
* As Hangin’ Sliders suggests, if they’re really gonna add a couple of Wild Cards to the mix, then they really gotta fix the interleague and intra-league schedules.
* I love reading about guys like Ike Blessitt.
* I doubt if Chris Snyder is really the slowest player in the majors, but it’s fun to think about. (Then again, Bengie Molina’s out of the majors and Snyder has just one career triple.)
* Grady Sizemore does seem to be back, but Wahoo Blues does bring up an interesting point about Sizemore’s recent inability to control the strike zone. Or run like he used to.
* Great story about Singin’ Ed Nottle, a longtime minor-league manager who once took over as his team’s costumed mascot after getting ejected from a game.
* If only Barry Bonds had listened to Andy Van Slyke in 1992, the Pirates might have won the World Series.
* Why so many oblique injuries? Evan Brunell counts the reasons (with medical drawing!).
* Yes, ballplayers are human, too ... as Peter Abraham’s piece about Jason Varitek demonstrates so well.
* The best reason to visit the ballpark? Defense.
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