Lunch Time Link Dump

Another episode of Lunch Time Link Dump. Got some pretty cool news last night so I'm going to try to step up my game in the next few days:

• First and foremost... get your ass over to ThePhield to see the field of 64 greatest Philadelphia sports blogs. I'm a #12 seed up against PhilliesLongDrive.com, and while I don't expect to win, help me put up a good fight! The voting directions should be on the image! Get them in by 5pm Thursday!

• KELLERandGEORGE are a couple of jokers from PA who take a break from cow-tipping to do a somewhat listenable podcast. It's a nice mix of humor, sports, and pop culture. 

• Not to steal their thunder, but Norm MacDonald will be hosting a sports related show on Comedy Central this spring. I've always thought he was hilarious and his take on sports is even better than his usual stuff. Who doesn't remember his schtick hosting the ESPYs that got him a bunch of dirty looks from Ken Griffey Jr. and no invite back?

• Check out your Grapefruit League leading Philadelphia Phillies! Those AAA guys are really raking down there!

• Exactly as I was saying about Albert Pujols. It's going to be tough for him to get $300M if the Yankees and Red Sox aren't interested in bidding. 

• 16 Great Baseball books from the Huffington Post. I have about 5 of them in my collection and can vouch for Moneyball, Between the Numbers, and The Bill James Abstract as excellent choices.

• LOLMets. For the ridiculous sourpuss face that RA Dickey makes when he throws his knuckleball. And for sending out this incredibly lame email yesterday asking their fans to buy tickets to games in Philadelphia: 

• (Hint, Sell out your own games first. We don't need your help packing the house. They don't expect to sell out their own games. I spoke to a chick last week about ordering 40 of them for a road trip in September.)

• There are about 30 reasons why the Rangers will keep Michael Young. It's not even a remote possibility, Phillies fans. Just forget about it. I'm guessing that Young still starts about 140 games this year for the Rangers. 

• GQ does a lovely little piece on Derek Jeter. My favorite part: "His defensive range was so limited—by one measure, he placed last among shortstops for his overall contribution in the field—that when he won his fifth Gold Glove award, a post on a widely respected baseball Web site read simply "My head just exploded." Cue the Derek Jeter apologists...