I joined Justin on the Mets Talk Live: Wright or Wrong podcast yesterday to discuss the Mets at the break and their approach to the trade deadline. Check it out.
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SNY Why Guys totally psyched
Our own Mike Salfino is quietly The World’s Biggest Bobby Parnell Fan. This is a big day for him.
Justin Timberlake trolls Joe Buck
Justin Timberlake went off-script in his All-Star Game interview to taunt Joe Buck, something very much appreciated in these circles. My favorite part is when Mark Grace sets up Timberlake with a heavy-handed question about the pool and Timberlake goes all meta. James K. has the transcript.
What are we Netflixing?
Slacktory scours the “Local Favorites” feature on Netflix to create a nationwide map of movie tastes. Do they really like The Mist in Oklahoma, or are there few enough Netflix subscribers in Oklahoma that like two families renting The Mist make it count as a local favorite? Either way, it’s good on Oklahoma; that movie was badass.
New Mostly Mets podcast
This one doesn’t feature me because I’m a pathetic old man who had to wake up really early this morning. But it’s good, and you should listen.
Space shuttled
The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off this morning, the final launch in the 30-year history of the Space Shuttle program. Here’s something I wrote from Discovery’s last launch in February.
The machine that shatters myths
Josh sends along a cool article from Popular Mechanics about a baseball-firing machine used to test longstanding baseball myths. All of it seems to make sense.
Mets taking calls on Beltran
Kevin Kernan reports that the Mets are “beginning to accept calls on Carlos Beltran,” whatever that means.
Is Jason Bay back on track?
In a post for fantasy players at RotoHardball, Marc Normandin examines if Jason Bay’s recent power surge is indicative of a return to form. The key point, I think, is that he has done almost all his damage against lefties.
What I was talking about
Devon passes along this Deadspin compilation of “four-to-six jockish-looking dudes in suits just laughing their asses off.”
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