ARod-Eckstein Round-Up

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SAINT ANDREW'S NET: SEXY MNEMONICS!
Published 11/15/2007 at With Leather
... Fire Joe Morgan compares Alex Rodriguez and David Eckstein.  A team of Ecksteins, Juan Pierres and Christian Guzmans? Why that would be the greatest team of all time . . . at bunting for outs. ...

Thursday’s Basically Top Five Blog Links
Published 11/15/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... ESPN’s lead baseball promo was so odd it got picked by a college football blog. And, since it sounds like Rodriguez is re-upping with the Yanks, here’s a fun piece pitting A-Rod vs. Eckstein. ...

Another ARod-ian Post
Published 11/16/2007 by J Money at Boiled Sports
... To keep you entertained -- because that's my eternal goal -- and to keep on the subject of ARod, check out this post from Fire Joe Morgan, perhaps my favorite blogsite out there. It talks about how overrated David Eckstein is and also points out a recent ESPN.com poll that asked fans whether they'd rather have ARod or Eckstein. Amazingly, it wasn't 100% - 0% in favor of ARod, proving that not only Tim McCarver and Joe Morgan are idiots when it comes to understanding anything about baseball and what makes a good player.

This Week's Links (11/12-11/16)
Published 11/16/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
The Colts' radio announcer was a little confused about the result of Vinatieri's kick. Posnanski looks at some more undeserving MVPs. Keith Law, ESPN.com's "voice of reason", talks to Sabernomics. Like we needed another reason to dislike the '72 Dolphins. The Dugout is excited about Tampa Bay's name change. Apparently, 3 years $45MM isn't enough for Mariano. Unbelievable. I enjoyed this: "Rivera has apparently told his agents to shop him around, as he's annoyed by Hank Steinbrenner's ...

Links of the Day: How do you say “indicted” in Navajo?
Published 11/16/2007 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... Are people really stupid enough to believe David Eckstein is a better player than Alex Rodriguez? Really? (Fire Joe Morgan) ...

58 days ’til Opening Day
Published 2/2/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... From the Toronto Star: Partner new Blue Jay shortstop David Eckstein and the word “scrappy” and a Google search will advise you of some 5,300 possibilities. In just 0.38 seconds, too. From ESPN.com’s Eric Neel: In a country that loves gritty and gutty, he is the grittiest, guttiest cat of them all. OK, this isn’t from a sportswriter, but from an ESPN.com poll: Which player would you rather ...

Look Out For Seattle!
Published 3/26/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... , I suppose. It's the predictions of the first three that really surprise me. Law's "voice of reason" title has never been more appropriate. ...