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As the Platoon Advantage notes, today the SweetSpot Network has a serious case of the Mondays.
I love when people check stuff. They're so interesting, the things you learn!
Jonathan Papelbon really, really, really isn't blaming the umpire.
Ever thoughtful, Jeff Passan offers the 10 best stories of 2010. Let's just hope he has to make room for something that happens this week.
David Laurila's got a fantastic interview with Ken Burns, much grist for further discussion.
Wait, you mean the next commissioner of Baseball wont' be independent, free of long-established ties to ownership? Maury Brown has the shocking news.
You have to admire humans' ability to delude ourselves.
I know it's only Monday, but I'm pretty sure this will qualify as your Crazy Story of the Week.