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Buffett speaks sooth
It’s like, once a year, I get to sit in a boardroom with the rich guys and hear the truth.
Cheap gas, bitter pills
Does that sound like American behavior to you?
– jcarroll

  Record Store Day
  Record Stores Fight to Be Long-Playing – nytimes
  Into the Void: John Darnielle on Sabbath, Extreme Metal, and Indie Rock – popmatters
  On a New Album, Not Merely Acting Like a Singer – nytimes
  Spoon: Rough-Edged Perfection – rcreader
  Interview: Spoon – pitchfork
  Chasing Honey Bees: JAMC and the Post-Masterpiece Struggle – popmatters
  An Interview with Former CBS Head Walter Yetnikoff [videostream] – artistshousemusic
The Black Hollies – Paisley Pattern Ground

The Business Of Baseball – forbes
Forbes Valuations for the 30 Clubs in MLB, 2002-2008 – bizofbaseball
Older teams may find problems with injuries – krosenthal
Brewers reaping rewards from Kapler’s change in course – krosenthal
The Batting Hall of Current – statisticallyspeaking
Now is the time to appreciate Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas – tverducci
Big-Name Free Agents Getting No Love – tmarchman
Interview: Tim Marchman – splicetoday
One homer, 15 balls returned: A new trend at Wrigley? – chihardball
&nbsp Marty Brennaman: Cubs Fans Are the Most Obnoxious in Major League Baseball – aol
Dale Murphy Introduces Monthly Contest to Win a $1,000 Scholarship – earthtimes
Fraternization makes Mets’ Randolph hostile – “newsday”
As Giants struggle, attendance dwindles – insidebayarea
Giants stand at precipice of offensive infamy – espn
Tejada acknowledges age discrepancy – houstonastros
Baseballís Best Announcers – dugoutcentral

Secrets Of ‘Pulp Fiction’ – godamongdirectors

Brain doping poll results in – neuroanthropology

2006 : long-term effects
2005 : You’ll put your eye out…
2003 : Licensed to Kill

Billy’s Transactions – A Visual History – athleticsnation
Way Inside – dglanville in nytimes
The physics of baseball – crave
The best and worst MLB promotions for 2008 – djgallo
Baseballís Salem – spiked
Schrodinger’s Bat: Defense and Pitch Classification – bbprospectus
SF Giants Band Together To Score Run – theonion

  Rock Criticism 101: If you can’t say something nice… – bwyman in huffpost
  Matthew Sweet to let the Sunshine out this summer – paste
  Interview: The Gutter Twins – pitchfork
  Lone Wolf: Hangin’ with Steve Berlin – jambase
JosÈ Gonz·lez – Down The Line
Gutter Twins – All Misery/Flowers

Steampunk Star Wars – sillof
&nbsp prev: Gaslight Justice League

Thinking of taking the 72oz steak challenge – thoughts, advice . . . prayers? – straightdope threadspotting

DrBeeper mix rewind :
&nbsp&nbsp Monochrome 3: White &nbsp [download]
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2006 :: The Daily Drip
2005 : Disinfotainment — it’s here to stay
2002 : Wintergreen sparks

A Letter To Herb Caen – whatimseeing
Apr 03 would have been The Best Who Ever Did It’s 92nd birthday…
via thesnitch

China and fences and Nazis! – jcarroll
Stay tuned for round two in the battle of the criminal kleptocracies.

A 2008 Billy Beane Lesson in Adaptation – mgmtbybaseball
It’s Not ‘Change’, It’s how you Change Changes

Official Pregame Notes – mlb
Pitching With Purpose – nytimes
MLB To Have Four More Opening Days This Season – theonion
President Bushís Tough Night at the Ballpark – nytimes
Spring-training backers eye ‘amusements’ tax – azstarnet
&nbsp via The Sports Economist
Bill James Answers All Your Baseball Questions – freakonomics
Stat Man: Bill James teaches the Sox to play by the numbers – thephoenix
Don Drysdale Scouting Report by Branch Rickey – baseballdigestdaily
Lenny Still Hittin’ – nypost

  MySpace and Record Companies Create Music Site – nytimes
  The Whigs – Mission Control lyrics
Son Lux – Break
Spoon – Peace Like A River [p simon]

NY Jets Draft Blunders

Spoonbread gets a seasonal makeover, California style – sfgate

MS Excel tip: Extracting numbers from alphanumeric strings

2006 : Improving Your Memory
2002 : Hokey Spokes

Change Blindness – nytimes
Blind to Change, Even as It Stares Us in the Face

Professor Puts a Face on the Performance of Baseball Managers – nytimes
&nbsp&nbsp Chernoff faces
Goodbye March, Hello April – mlb
Marlins’ $21 million payroll is insulting – sun-sentinel
Mathematician Foresees Romps For MLB’s A.L. In 2008 – sciencedaily
One hundred stories to watch – jkeri
Opening Day results can offer insight and confusion – krosenthal
Somebody’s Gonna Be Wrong – vegaswatch
An Interview with ESPN.com Baseball Writer Keith Law – thebiglead
Ethier wins left-field job – ladodgers
Athletics Opening Day outlook – oaklandathletics
Jack Cust eats fastballs for lunch – hbtimes

20 Questions – Jim White – popmatters
Apples in Stereo – Electronic Projects for Musicians [stream]

2005 : Museum of Hoaxes
2003 : The Curious Case of Sidd Finch

The Boys of Spring dglanville in nytimes
Young stars have chance to lead game back – krosenthal
Is Joe Torre Worth the Money? – wsj
&nbsp graph via the sports economist
Handing out the hardware before the season starts – krosenthal
Team Marketing Report’s 2008 MLB Fan Cost Index – teammarketing
&nbsp HOU – $215  TEX – $148  OAK – $206  SFG – $183

Plenty of surprise starters set for Opening Day – prodgers
Mariners’ Ichiro wants to make the play, not look good doing it – seattletimes
Brian Cashman answers your questions – lohud
It’s time – globesports
Gameday returns bigger, better – mlb
Time to come clean: We’re hooked on Harden again – insidebayarea
With lots of ground to cover, California is land of center fielders – sfgate

She and Him – Volume One [stream]
Quiet Life – Act Natural [dl]
Jim White’s Transnormal Skiperoo combines backwoods and space age aesthetics – sfgate

Loans and Leadership – pkrugman

Infants in the pool – a dive into controversy – sfgate

Robot reports for security duty in Atlanta – latimes

Goo Goo Ga Ga Gourmet! – sfgate
Kids’ menus grow up – sfgate
Just Grate – nytimes
Do fancy glasses improve the flavor of wine? – straightdope

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DrB 2008 MLB predictions:
AL West	Angels(93 wins)	OAK 2nd (86w), heat beats TEX, SEA a bust
AL Central	Tigers (101)	Weak division, CHI and CLE only decent-to-OK
AL East	Red Sox (95)	NYY could add a P to help, TOR & TAM good teams
NL West	Dodgers (89)	ARI & COL also contenders
NL Central	Cubs (94)	MIL will be in to the end, CIN OK
NL East	Braves (95)	PHI will be tough, NYM wilt and fade

  Preston School of Industry [dl]
  Bob Mould gets personal – gay
  Share the pain: Breakup songs to die for – sfgate
  The Holy Kiss: High-volume blues and punk rock – sfgate
Bat For Lashes – Whats a Girl To Do
Galactic Dice – Green Groove

Doctor: “Ichiro has a very fine prefrontal cortex“ – seattletimes
Wood over Marmol: Cubs will regret it – suntimes
National League Over/Unders – squawkingbaseball
Prospectus Answers, Part I – joeposnanski
AJ Hinch blog: D-Backs on Deck
Interview with Voros McCracken – brockforbroglio
Updating baseball’s unwritten rules – sdeveney
Projecting the Yanks’ staff – sny.tv
Forst says injury concerns a big reason for A’s moves – jkeri
Scouting Fautino de los Santos – Video Breakdown –
Who would you rather haveó Hunter, Rowand or Swisher? – actasports