Link roundup

1. This baseball player is apparently having the worst ever defensive year and already owns the single season strike out record.

2. Piers Morgan's involvement in the voicemail hacking scandal.

3. Analysis of Iran's role in the uprising in Bahrain.

Link roundup

1. This baseball player is apparently having the worst ever defensive year and already owns the single season strike out record.

2. Piers Morgan's involvement in the voicemail hacking scandal.

3. Analysis of Iran's role in the uprising in Bahrain.

But where's the Bash Brothers poster?

Classic 80's athlete posters get their due at Salon 94. I'm strongly considering picking up one of the L.A. Law posters at eBay.

But where's the Bash Brothers poster?

Classic 80's athlete posters get their due at Salon 94. I'm strongly considering picking up one of the L.A. Law posters at eBay.

Link roundup

1. List of notable players drafted by MLB including two paralyzed players.

2. Photos of Children of Russian Oligarchs. And weird Russian wedding photos. Via.

3. Giant TARDIS. Via.

Link roundup

1. List of notable players drafted by MLB including two paralyzed players.

2. Photos of Children of Russian Oligarchs. And weird Russian wedding photos. Via.

3. Giant TARDIS. Via.

Link roundup

1. If you live in LA, there's going to be a special signing event on Sunday to support the Emerald Knights DVD. Via.

2. If you're looking for a netbook, here's a $250 Lenovo deal for a model that got a decent review.

3. I'd love to know more about what caused "a group of 20 ministers of Baptist and Methodist churches" to write "a letter to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig urging him to give [Dodger owner Frank] McCourt a second chance."

Link roundup

1. If you live in LA, there's going to be a special signing event on Sunday to support the Emerald Knights DVD. Via.

2. If you're looking for a netbook, here's a $250 Lenovo deal for a model that got a decent review.

3. I'd love to know more about what caused "a group of 20 ministers of Baptist and Methodist churches" to write "a letter to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig urging him to give [Dodger owner Frank] McCourt a second chance."

Link roundup

1. I certainly want to believe this is true:

Baseball was an important part of American life in 1887, though the rules were very different. "Batters" got their names from the wooden sticks they used to fend off rabid dogs while standing in the "batter's box."

2. And this sounds good, too:

One in four U.S. hackers is an FBI informer

3. "Battery made up of 144 potatoes powering 12 LED lights."

Link roundup

1. I certainly want to believe this is true:

Baseball was an important part of American life in 1887, though the rules were very different. "Batters" got their names from the wooden sticks they used to fend off rabid dogs while standing in the "batter's box."

2. And this sounds good, too:

One in four U.S. hackers is an FBI informer

3. "Battery made up of 144 potatoes powering 12 LED lights."

Pig Out!

I thought Cornfed's best work was in Duckman, but since that got cancelled he's obviously sidelining in a bit of inkslinging.

Batter Up!

This tattoo by Robert Hixon is about the only thing that could get me even slightly interested in baseball.