drbeeper

I Drowned Winnie The Pooh – sfgate
They beep, yell, drive parents insane: Some toys from hell must be destroyed

Mad Mavens Make Mark Masticating Money Matters: – mgmtbybaseball
MLB As Perfect Market

Buzz Vertigo – calendarlive
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Greg Dulli – harpmagazine
Leaks of new songs difficult to plug — and some in industry don’t care – chicagotribune

Rational Irrationality in Professional Football – sportseconomist
&nbsp Do Firms Maximize? Evidence from Professional Football
A Couch Potato’s Guide to Bowls – sfgate

How significant is the impact of run support on win-loss records? – actasports
31 Voices on the State of the Game – bizofbaseball
Interview with Susan Slusser – sportsmediaguide
Creature comforts were worth wait for all concerned – boston
Drew mystery may have found answer – bostonheraldSox
Zito would be wise to pick Mets – krosenthal
Wells could become a hot commodity – krosenthal

The Predator’s Gaze – sciencenews
Scientists explore the frightening world of psychopaths

Why Aluminum Bats Can Perform Better than Wood Bats
&nbsp Physics and Acoustics of Baseball and Softball Bats
&nbsp School Sports Heads Debate Safety Of Aluminum Bats – cbs2chicago
Matsuzaka’s mystery pitch (with video [more]) – thedrumbeat
Sly Bonds — Will he wait for 2008? – sfgate
Guitar video game hurt Zumaya’s arm – freep

Spoon rarities + – GetRealPaid
Top 25 Music Videos of 2006 – pitchfork

Google’s options dissected – sfgate

Aristophanes: Today’s Audiences Just Don’t Get Me – theonion

Squeezing Money From the Music – nytimes
Year in News: Pt1 Pt2 – pitchfork

Velvet Underground rarity sells on eBay for whopping $155K – sfgate

Cardboard Gods
Future Shock: Rule 5 Draft – bbprospectus
Fearing Inflation at the Same Time as Fueling It – nytimes
The Matsuzaka Dilemma – bizofbaseball
The Secret Life of GM’s – espn
Baseball Men – The Power Hitter – thebirdhouse
Is Adam Dunn? – whizball
Pettitte no bargain for Yankees – krosenthal

The Energy-Drink Buzz Is Unmistakable. The Health Impact Is Unknown.
In Cityís Trans Fat Ban, a Challenge Fit for a Chef
– nytimes

Exploring Google’s Hidden Features – informit

getapassportnow

Jerome Murat
[hot meme mime video]

The 2006 Good Gift Games – defectiveyeti

The masks we all wear – jcarroll
We’re all pretending to a competence we are not always certain about.

New York Bans Most Trans Fats in Restaurants
When Science Sniffs Around the Kitchen
– nytimes

2006 Final Coaches Poll Ballot – usatoday
&nbsp Coaches Poll = Corrupt – simononsports

UC athletic training center OKd by regents – sfgate

A Whole New Game Ball? N.B.A. Admits Its Mistake – nytimes
In Drunken Driving Masturbation News… – foulballs

Faith in figures proves to be a big hit – financialtimes
Bonds makes surprise appearance at meetings – krosenthal
Mets to meet with A’s, pursue Harden – si
Free Agency Follies – slate
Angelos’ baseball instincts once again are off base – baltimoresun
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down – baseballchatter
Deferred contracts still limiting D-Backsí budget – eastvalleytribune
Growing dissent over CBA – jpassan

Everything Coulda Been Seibu-ritic: – mgmtbybaseball
In Which the Bosox Illustrate a Counter-Intuitive Law of Negotiation

Going Rates Have Doubled in Baseball – washingtonpost
Zitoís Father Played His Role to Perfection – nytimes
General managers ready for winter free-for-all in Florida – usatoday
Rule 5 Draft Preview – scout
Bonds Is a Big Bargain for the Right Team – nytimes
&nbsp Bonds will decide this week where he’ll play in ’07, agent says – usatoday
Rangers setting sights on Zito – krosenthal
Phillies, A’s frontrunners to attain Piazza – krosenthal
What are the Orioles thinking? – krosenthal
Winter Meetings Preview, Part One : Part Two – bbprospectus
The Free Agent Cycle – hbtimes
Arbitration 2007 – bizofbaseball
Free Agent Compensation Table – scout
&nbsp Final 2005-06 Elias player rankings – usatoday
Mets Break The Bank – forbes
Any deal for Figgins full of complexity – chicagosports
Not all smiling over Soriano deal – chicagosports
Beware of The Monster – espn
Saagís Sausage Sells to Hormel – sanleandrotimes
Gear through the years – espn
Found film colorizes our view of perfection – palmbeachpost

The bubbly issue – sfgate
Champagne houses take root in California soil

Truly lame idea for gun exchange – sfgate
Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out Of the Country –   via pitchfork

Why Kill With Polonium? – straightdope

In a Jam: – cringely
Stories of ISP bad faith and can the government really listen in to your VoIP calls? Yes they can.

Ten Tips for Smarter Google Searches – informit

Sky Maul: Happy Crap You Can Buy from A Plane – amazon online reader

ACLU Appeals Case of German Man Kidnapped by CIA – aclu

Bolton to Leave Post as U.S. Envoy to U.N. – nytimes

Who Did What in Chinaís Past? Look It Up, or Maybe Not – nytimes

What was, and what might have been
&nbsp Relishing last home game, seniors proud to have revived Bears program
Cal loads up on all-conference honors
Flashback 1948 – Jackie Jensen
Levy goes from last year’s hero to bench-warmer
Stanford dealing with case of old Cal disease: Axe envy