Daily Links For 3/17/11

100 Fantasy Baseball Facts By Matthew Berry - I know that I'm a day late on this one, but unless your fantasy draft was yesterday this is still useful.  Berry brings it as usual and does a great job proving the same point he does every year...Stats can be made to be misleading.  To prove it he wrote a paragraph about Player A... Using Stats Describing a player you would never want on your team.... And another paragraph about Player B... Using stats that describe him as a good player who should have a great year this year... And then reveals that both paragraphs are about B.J. Upton.  The column would be worth the read for that reminder itself but he also gives you 100 facts about other players this year.

Shogun Rua Sports Science - I'm a sucker for ESPN's Sports Science web shorts.  Nothing mind boggling here but still a decent way to blow three minutes.

Worst Fans In Sports By GQ - Not that GQ is any kind of sports news source.  But I had to link it because they put Phillies and Eagles fans in a tie for first place... Right where they should be.

Former NFL Officiating Head Mike Pereira On The Proposed Competition Committee Rule Changes - Another post that was technically from yesterday but it was updated at 11:54 P.M. so sue me.  Pereira breaks down what he thinks about the rule changes and the lack of a fix in the Calvin Johnson catch.  Even under the new proposal... The Megatron catch from week 1 won't be considered a catch.  I still think that is just ridiculous to anyone who watched the play.  He had won the game for his team and put the ball on the ground as he went to stand up.  He shouldn't have to stand up after the catch for it to count.

Late Edit Additions

Michael Wilbon on the Hill Rose issue - (Warning: Link leads to column that contains use of the n word) Wilbon brings it on the issue of what does in our society constitute "blackness" as opposed to what should.  I'm not someone qualified enough to get in on the society-wide discussion that Rose and Hill have provoked but Wilbon knows what he is talking  about and does a great job of it as always.

San Diego Linebacker Kevin Burnett Whines About Goodell - Burnett whines that Goodell has fined players and "change[d] a game that [he's] never played." Newsflash Kevin - THATS HIS JOB!  Just because he's never played the game doesn't make him unqualified.  Burnett says that Tagliabue was better, without mentioning that he's never played the game either.  Burnett also whines about drug suspensions and lack of a drug program but doesn't know what he's talking about there either.  He claims 1st offense is a six game ban, but its not. It's a 4 game ban for a first offense with performance enhancing drugs.  If you test positive for something like Marijuana you don't receiver a ban for your first offense.  In fact, they don't even tell anyone that you were caught, they put you in their drug program. You can see the entirety of the NFL drug policy here

Daily Links for Thursday 1/13/11

This is a pretty long standing blog tradion... Gonna just post some links up here of good/interesting/important stuff to read/watch I came across today.

John Fox is a Tim Tebow Fan

If you missed the news today, John Fox was hired o be the new Head Coach out in Denver.  I love John Fox as a coach.  He did a great job when he was with the Giants as D-Coordinator and then did a great job in Carolina as the Head Coach getting a lot out of a team that didn't have much talent.  The important part of this is what i linked above.  Fox likes Tebow.  This is big.  Some coaches were down on the guy coming out of Florida but if you've seen him play I don't know how you could be.  He will always have his well documented limitation but he always gives 110%.  Winning in the NFL is very dependent on your Coach/QB Combo.  With Fox to help the defense and Tebow moving that offense I expect this tea to be be better next year and to be a legit AFC contender in 2012.

Packers vs Eagles with Clay Matthews miked up.

NFL Films can make anything look awesome and this game is no exception.  Plus a chance to hear Clay Matthews miked up is always fun.  Saints-Seahawks game is also out there but the link wasn't working when I went to post this.

Yankees Sign Rafael Soriano

This move just happened.  It seems like an overreaction with the Yanks giving up multiple picks for a set up man just because Wood is gone.  Would rather see the money go elsewhere.

Bill Simmons On Melo to Jersey

Bills Simmons breaks down why it's an absolutely horrible move for Carmelo to go to Jersey.  He should hold up any trade to not go there.  That team is not gonna break the Knicks hold on NY and he would be second fiddle to Amar'e.  He should wait and take less money and go to NY as a free agent.  He can get a 3 year deal and then renegotiate for more money after that.  Bill mentions the Clippers but I don't see why the Clips would do that. That team gets better every game and should be in the playoffs next year.

Late Breaking Edit - Cam Newton Declares For Draft

I would have stayed if I was him.  He's not Luck.  Too many question marks for me.