How Much to Make of Juan Lagares’ Defense | FanGraphs Baseball

Nice piece at Fangraphs on how good Juan Lagares' defense really was in 2013.

Mets Infield: David Wright and Some Upside | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball

I'm not a fantasy player but FanGraphs has a nice writeup about the Mets infield. What caught my attention is this:

"...the third base options after Wright lack Captain America’s upside or ability to spread production up and down a 5×5 sheet."

Nice to see the 'Captain America' nickname for Wright stick. Speaking of which, the Mets' season opener is on Monday, March 31st. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" comes out later that week on Friday, April 4th.

 

All 32 NFL Teams Crossed With Star Wars | Imgur

Here is their version of the Jets:



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From the Ashes | Grantland

A really nice piece about the re-rise (or sunrise, perhaps?) of the Phoenix Suns.

NFL alum at home in college | NorthJersey.com

Nice article about NFL players getting college degrees during and after their playing careers.

Reasons to Love New York 2013 | New York Magazine

Reason #26: Because Sandy Alderson Is the Best G.M. in Baseball:

"In an age when prospects are the highest-­valued assets in the game, Alderson, somehow, pried away three top ones for players with expiring contracts. No other G.M. has been able to wrangle up even one player like that in a similar deal."

Enough said.

Chasing A-Rod | New York Magazine

I started reading this story about A-Roid and had to take a break. Ted Berg's synopsis however compels me to go back and finish reading it.