By Dalton Del Don
A batch of links to get you through the weekend:
Stephen Strasburg is officially the best pitching prospect in the history of baseball. Through 27.1 innings this year, he has a decent 59:5 K:BB ratio. Thereâs now even talk he could be in the Nationalsâ rotation later THIS year.
Speaking of âbest pitching prospect ever,â hereâs a terrific article by Jeff Passan regarding the fall of Mark Prior. My favorite excerpt: âIn Priorâs last nine games, including three in the playoffs, he logged the following pitch counts: 131, 129, 109, 124, 131, 133, 132, 115, 119. House believes the overuse by Baker doomed Prior. Eight pitchers this decade have thrown 109 or more pitches in nine straight games, and half of them needed reconstructive arm surgery.â
Here’s a recent podcast I recorded.
Bill Belichick would probably rank in my top-10 of those Iâd want to have a beer with.
To call Pablo Sandoval a âfree swingerâ would be an understatement. He makes Vladimir Guerreroâs plate coverage look modest.
It doesnât sound like or Plaxico Burress is changing anytime soon.
The Rick Porcello era looks ready to begin much sooner than anticipated.
I havenât seen âWatchmen,â but if I did it would be for the criminally underrated Malin Akerman.
LeBron Jamesâ recent three-game string of consecutive triple-doubles impress you? Please check out Michael Jordanâs starting from March 25th on during the 1988-89 season.
Interesting look on how current MLB free agents would fare as a team. It remains unclear why Jim Edmonds hasnât been signed yet.
The more I think about it, the more I say âRevolutionary Roadâ was the best movie of 2008. Especially if you like feel-good, uplifting flicks. I didnât rank it in my year-end list, because I hadnât watched it yet. But for everything Sam Mendes did wrong with the awful âAmerican Beauty,â he gets right here.
The UConn/Syracuse six-overtime game was definitely entertaining and crazy (odds of it happening were 1 in 122,000), but it was also a little overrated. For one, nearly every shot that ended a quarter was a miss. Also, the final margin of victory was 10 points.
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