Good post from Patrick Flood on why Ruben Tejada is so fun to watch, with some excellent points about some of Tejada’s play and good quotes from Tejada and Jose Reyes. I noticed last year that during his at-bats, Tejada subtly peeked back to see where catchers were setting up. Seemed like kind of a cagey move for a 20-year-old, and I’m pretty certain it’s why he wound up being hit by eight pitches.
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The Affliction photo was deemed embarrassing enough for the archive by an overwhelming majority of TedQuarters readers, so the embarrassing photos of Cole Hamels page has been updated.
I can confirm that if Isiah Thomas returns to the Knicks in any major decision-making capacity, it will represent pretty much the funniest thing that has ever happened.
Ken Rosenthal makes some good points here and the column is worth a read, but I’m not sure why people linking to it seem so surprised by the concept. Just because the media and some anonymous executives speculate that Jose Reyes is leaving does not make it a foregone conclusion.
After a 19-year NBA career, Shaquille O’Neal is announcing his retirement… via home video.
I’m the only person who likes the World Baseball Classic, so I think this is pretty cool news. I still don’t think the format and timing are great, but I don’t have many better suggestions. And I’m psyched to see some of the hats these countries come up with.
“Fighting fire with fire” isn’t just a clever expression, it turns out: It’s something firefighters actually do. PopSci notes some of the newest weapons in the firefighters’ flame war with fire.
Via Brad. Well that’s about the sweetest thing you’re going to see today.
Mets prospect Kirk Nieuwenhuis made a hell of a catch last night.
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