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Bear Grylls begrudgingly respected
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My stance on Man vs. Wild notwithstanding, this is pretty awesome.
Talking Jets with Brian Bassett
Classic Beltran
Selfish Carlos Beltran yada yada yada. From Kyle.
Scott Hairston is why Sandy Alderson is a good GM
Eno Sarris takes time away from bashing Ruben Tejada to praise SABR-savior Sandy Alderson. All snark aside, a series of good points here. With role players it’s always hard to tell how much was shrewd general-managing and how much was luck, but Alderson seems to have optimized the 25-man roster this year.
The man who would stop time
PopSci has a good, lengthy feature on a guy trying to cure aging. This sort of sounds like it’s how a dystopian future novel starts. In fact…
Mets fans shockingly civil to Zack Wheeler
After the great Josh Thole Catastrophe, I feared the way Mets fans would treat new prospect Zack Wheeler on Twitter after his unspectacular first start in the system. But alas. Nearly every @ mention of the young man is supportive (or self-promoting). We’re growing up! Wheeler, in turn, replied to almost everyone. A big social-media hugfest.
Nassau County voters fail to support hockey team that Nassau County citizens never seem eager to watch play
Nassau County voters rejected a referendum to invest taxpayer money in a $400 million overhaul of Nassau Coliseum and its environs. We’ll see what the Islanders do from here, I suppose, and on one hand it’s sad to think this could end with the club leaving for greener pastures. But as the son of a Nassau Community College professor dealing with the fallout from rampant budget cuts, I find it hard to get too broken up about the fate of a woefully mismanaged hockey team that can’t draw well in such a densely populated area.
Gorbachev’s not downstairs; he’s at Tunnel
Scouting NY takes a remarkably thorough look at the fate all of the restaurants, bars and clubs mentioned in American Psycho. Via James K.
Naked Alex Trebek will hunt you down like a dog
A burglar broke into Alex Trebek’s hotel room while he was sleeping in the buff, so he took matters into his own hands. Unfortunately, he ruptured his Achilles. This time.
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