Morning Link Dump - 07/25/10
Obligatory Sports Babe
This would be Krystal Forscutt. And if you're still reading this paragraph you might actually care to learn that Miss Forscutt was featured in the video game Need For Speed: ProStreet a while back. I imagine that title has something to do with car racing which is a legitimate sport, and therefore provides us with enough of an excuse to post a picture of her here. That way, when you get caught staring at her picture by your girlfriend, you can immediately justify it by saying that the picture was randomly used on our favourite website. Yep, nothing more to it than that.
You're welcome.
You Thought Your Hangover Was Bad
In the fourth inning of last night's Giants / Diamondbacks game, a hard liner off the bat of Pat Burrell went straight into the Giants dugout and struck backup outfielder Eugenio Velez on the left side of his head. The scene was so gruesome that even Diamondbacks first baseman Adam Laroche was affected by the freak injury.
It made me sick. I heard it hit and it sounded like it hit the back wall. Apparently, it hit him right in the face and he went down so fast you couldn’t even tell it was him. I will say a prayer for him.
Fortunately for Velez, he never lost consciousness and CT scans were negative.
You Thought Don Mattingly Was Handsome Now
Nothing makes my eyes roll faster or with more disdain than late twenty-somethings bonding over references to 80's pop culture. You mean someone in the same income bracket as me who grew up in the same general area watched Thundercats too? Dude, you're freaking me out.
However, I can find it within myself to forgive anyone who gets their nostalgia on for Uncoached's list of the most memorable baseball cards from the 1980's.
You Thought Your Mother Loved Your Brother More Than You
There was an interesting piece in The Guardian a couple weeks ago on German Formula One driver Mark Webber, who fresh off his victory at the English Grand Prix, made comments expressing bitterness over his Red Bull team showing an obvious preference for teammate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying.
I mention the old news because once again Vettel has won the pole position for this morning's German Grand Prix (while Webber will start fourth), and it gives me an opportunity to link to a picture of Webber's unfortunate celebration on the podium in England.
You Thought Those Were Some Quick Links
Sami Salo's latest injury, a torn achilles tendon, means that the Vancouver Canucks defenseman has now had every major part of his body ravaged by injury at one time or another. Don't believe me? Nuck's misconduct has it labelled in a diagram, so you know it's true.
Tim Marchman at SI.com has produced what he calls the John Danks Club, but what the rest of the world would call a list of underrappreciated baseball players.
With news that former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson will be competing on Survivor, Busted Coverage reached into its vault to find photos of the football analyst at his absolute most outdoorsy. Consider this a must click.
You Thought Boston Fans Were Annoying At Red Sox Games
Don't you just love this time of year? It offers such a wonderful opportunity for North American fans of European football leagues to not only see their favourite players up close and personal, but also learn exactly what grass tastes like.
