>Fourth of July, the mid-way point around baseball, and everyone hates K-Rod. Summer. Links:
– First, I haven’t self plugged in a while. You can follow me on Twitter, or “like” the Facebook page. (“Like” is a verb in that sentence.)We can social network! Or whatever it’s called.
Sports Stuff
– 25 years ago today, the Mets played THE fourth of July game, complete with the least impressive cycle ever and early morning fireworks. (Daily News)
– Inside the pickoff play that ended Friday night’s Mets game. (New York Times)
– Toby Hyde says everything that probably needs to be said about the Mets trading for Cliff Lee. (Mets Minor League Blog)
– Josh Johnson has overtaken Ubaldo Jiminez as the pitcher to rave about in the National League. (Beyond the Box Score)
– Watch this video about Mariano Rivera’s cutter. Unbelievable. (New York Times)
– Basketball-Reference’s blog is actually pretty awesome. Here’s a statistical look at how losing LeBron James would turn the Cavs into something more closely resembling Cankles. (Basketball Reference)
Sharks or Dinosaurs, and then something else:
– Large dinosaurs used geothermal heat to keep their eggs warm. (Discover)
– Snoop Dogg attempted to rent Liechtenstein. As in, the entire country. For a music video. The reason he couldn’t? He didn’t give them enough notice. (BoomBox)
– It’s Independence Day. We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive!
Okay, enjoy your 4th — but for me, this boardwalk life’s through. You oughta quit this scene, too:
Patrick John Flood (blog) 