drbeeper

Maple gives new meaning to the crack of the bat – sfgate
Mulder trade: Beane’s genius at work – montereyherald
Frank Thomas, once written off, enjoying renaissance in Oakland – si

Coopiddy
The Infinite Album – wired
Bubblegum Pops the (Counter-)Culture – popmatters
Vote for Eef – nashvillescene

The new “activist” judges – mivins
Honestly, people, haven’t you figured out what this is all about yet? Money.

The Frank Caliendo Effect – cringely

These ratings match my own experience. – jcarroll
Nothing against Tom Brokaw; it’s just that, while he was doing it, his job became irrelevant.

Bacon Wallet

Beloit 2010 Mindset list

These guys deserved a trophy – espn

Child In Corner To Exact Revenge As Soon As He Gets Out – theonion

There’s no right answer.
You’ve heard this before, but it’s still true:
I understand the temptation —
If you have never seen it, you must drop everything right now and go find a copy.
– jcarroll

The 5 Most Obviously Drug-Fueled TV Appearances Ever – cracked

Seat gets warmer for several managers – krosenthal
Gimmicky wild card bad for baseball – kansascity
Albert vs. The Babe – Scientifically speaking – stltoday
Humidor evens playing field – denverpost
The early bird free-agent checklist – baltimoresun
Dodgerball – nypost
Odor of A’s fans used for stadium terror test – contracostatimes
Serious Baseball: The AL MVP Race – athomeplate
Paying the price for serving their countries – sfgate
Seattle loses a bit of its magic – seattletimes
Braves question LaRoche’s bunt, thinking – ajc
Red Sox have right idea; wrong execution – krosenthal
Front-running Tigers have AL by the tail – kdavidoff

Foodie Motivational Posters – egullet

Free wireless a high-wire act – sfgate

American Roots for The Waifs – sfgate
Why do some bands lose their status…? – indiepoison
Tower Records running out of track – dailynews
The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s part1 part2 part3 part4 part5 – pitchfork
63 Crayons @ Little Kings 8/11/06 – southernshelter

Triple Option
This season, Cal might qualify to be called Tailback U — North
Deep D-line could have tsunami effect on foes
Cal Wide Receivers Continue to Improve
Duke grad now a ‘free agent’ for Cal
Cal Bears have been talking about Jackson

Defense, depth highlight final scrimmage

Cal to face Huggins, Kansas St.

Detroit Tigers’ Give a Lesson in Bounce: – mgmtbybaseball
Jim Leyland’s Navigation After Adversity

Judge Nixes Warrantless Surveillance – forbes

The grand slam Ö unusual, yet fun – tkurkjian
August can be the cruelest month – progers
Cincinnati Reds Volunteer To Win NL Central – theonion
Froemming calling his 5,000th – usatoday

The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s part1 part2 part3 part4 – pitchfork

The Tyde

Three’s Co.

Dial 9/11 for quick relief. – jcarroll
Look: People caring for each other, people loving each other.

No shortage of fear – mivins
… now being fomented and manipulated for political purposes
by a bunch of shameless hacks.

track50

pitching obvious metaphors, so you don’t have to – theshow with zefrank
Telling signs can tip scales on mound – boston
Who will wear the AL crown? – bsimmons
A’s winning despite offensive struggles – krosenthal
Youth team pays high price in win-at-all-costs game – espn

The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s part1 part2 part3 – pitchfork

A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749 – nytimes

2003 : Cost of Iraq War
2005 : BasicHip

The Royal We – popmatters
The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – pitchfork

Best drink name ever – straightdope threadspotting

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Tipping Points – sfgate
The Unauthorized History of Baseball – bensakoguchi

Big Bear isn’t afrait to show a big heart – sfgate

The Mountain Goats – Woke Up New
Forever Never Changes – popmatters
Brian Ferry : Back In Style – independent

The Shifting Swings of A-Rod and Andruw: pt1 pt2 – baseballanalysts
Officially Ridiculous – ESPN
Cubs’ scheme a bad sign – ESPN
In this corner, QuesTec out on strikes – dailysouthtown

Cockeyed Pranks

Real Trooper – sfgate

Cal’s ex-Marine, Rulon Davis, is one tough guy

And Sometimes, Trades Do Work Out Best for Everybody – nytimes

Brilliant Colors: The Jesus and Mary Chain Beyond Psychocandy – popmatters
Misogyny – set to music – may alter teen behavior – csmonitor

No guts, no grace – mivins
Bush’s diplomatic strategery

It’s a fever dream. – jcarroll
(parenthetically meta-great)

Dennis Bergkamp‘s career in football – bbc
Get the new Ronaldo doll – thesun

Dumb People Make Children Cry – mmorford
PBS fires young, female kiddie-show host over old, naughty video. Smart people groan.