Morning Link Dump - 08/30/10
Obligatory Sports Babe
This morning we'll go with Cristiano Ronaldo's model girlfriend Irina Shayk, who, according to Who Ate All the Pies, says in the latest issue of GQ, "I’m not a fan of soccer, for sure not!"
Quote of the Day
"Yes, yes I do. I think when we were going through that very difficult time in baseball. I think it gave him an opportunity to do a ton of thinking. He didn't want to get placed in a really difficult situation with the guys that were crossing and the replacement players and it gave him a reason to go back to basketball." - Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona on his friend, and former Birmingham Barons teammate, Michael Jordan, and how the 1994 baseball strike influenced his decision to return to basketball, according to Sports Radio Interviews.
Today In "They Let 13-Year-Olds Drive Motorcycles???"
"Tragedy clouded the MotoGP race Sunday after a 13-year-old rider was killed in an accident at Indianapolis Motor Speedway," reports the Indianapolis Star. "Peter Lenz, of Vancouver, WA, died after suffering injuries in a crash before the start of the U.S. Grand Prix Riders Union race. The accident occurred sometime after 10:20 a.m. during a warm-up lap, but officials did not confirm the fatality pending notification of Lenz’s mother, IMS spokesman Eric Powell said."
Just Manny Being Manny As He Leaves LA
"Manny Ramirez saw one pitch in his sixth-inning pinch-hit appearance during the Dodgers' 10-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The pitch was called a strike, he argued it was a ball and was thrown out of the game — with the bases loaded," explains the LA Times. "That was Ramirez's final act as a Dodger.
"Ramirez will be sent to the Chicago White Sox in a waiver deal on Monday, according to multiple sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because baseball officials are forbidden from talking about waiver-wire activity."
Jeff Mathis: One of the Best at Being Bad
"Jeff Mathis is not just a bad baseball player. He's one of the best bad baseball players of all time. Players like him rarely stay in the major leagues long enough to build a track record of badness, but Mathis will soon be in his second year of arbitration. We are witnessing the making of history right before our eyes, almost every single night," says a great piece from Halos Heaven on the Angels catcher who has the 7th worst career batting average among players with more than 1000 plate appearances. "When our grandchildren ask us about the great baseball feats of our generation, here are the things we can tell them about Jeff Mathis...
Quote of the Day II
"Jay Mariotti was and is a pissant." - Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf on the recently-arrested Chicago pissant, according to Chicago Breaking Sports.
Quickly
Total Pro Sports points out nine douche bags you'll find at a college football game.
F1 driver Mark Webber explains to the Guardian a bunch of the scars he's accumulated over the years.
Amazing: from Out Of Bounds it's a Brett Favre action figure right next to one of Dexter.
The New York Times debates whether Rafael Nadal needs a US Open title to cement his legacy.
Tommy Gun, You Ain't Happy Less You Got One
Here, from Devour, is a wicked old ad for Mattel's stupidly realistic-looking Tommy Burst Detective Set.
