Clearing the Bases: Bloggers can make a difference!

Clearing the Bases: going through some of the most notable links from the past week...

Hey, all you bloggers out there...you can make a difference! Felix Hernandez has turned things around, partly due to the blog U.S.S. Mariner...

Breaking News: The Mark Buehrle saga is over…he re-signs with the White Sox for 4 yrs/$56 million.

TSOB has a short post on a strange Joe Torre quote regarding Derek Jeter's defense, which I mainly include because of this great excerpt: "…This is rich, by the way, the idea that anything good that Derek Jeter does could possibly go undetected. When Jeter kicks a rock, there are three stories in the New York papers about how he's cleaning up the streets."

Mr. Irrelevant gives you the worst all-stars of the 21st century (don't know how Mike Williams was left off, though).

MLB: Pissed off at ESPN?

Some information about pitchers being able to go deep into games: Striking out batters doesn't make you less likely to throw more innings…but walking batters does.

Uh…who's gonna play the outfield for the White Sox next year?

A timely article on Pat Burrell, the player I keep defending...

Keith Law breaks down the Futures Game rosters, and then describes the game's standouts and disappointments (both articles insider-only)…Here's a Futures Game blog that's open to the public…

Some great analysis on Tim Hudson, using some info I wish I had access to…

Here's a funny story about a made-up quote and a writer who forgot to check his source thoroughly...

If this describes you, you shouldn't be reading this blog…

Random Video of the Week #1: Stephon Marbury goes crazy (make sure to watch the last two minutes)...

Random Video of the Week #2: Public Service Announcement: Don't drink and dunk

Random Video of the Week #3: If you know any tennis players, please, don't let them rap. It's for the good of society.

Random Video of the Week #4: Soccer? This is cool, trust me.

Random Video of the Week #5: Combining our last two subjects...that's right, it's indoor soccer players rapping! This is the train wreck to end all train wrecks. Please, watch this.