Old Time links

Here's a tribute to what I believe was the most recent All-Star game that the National League won. Seriously, this is getting horrible. Random statistical variation says the NL should have won at least one of these games in the last 10 years. And the home-field advantage thing is such a crock of shit. I'm sure Carl Crawford was thinking, "Man, I hope I can help the AL get home field advantage for the World Series, just in case we somehow sneak into it." Bud Selig, you suck. All right, on to the links.

The interesting similarities in both the rise of MTV and ESPN. [Laissez-faire Ball]

The big MLB surprises and disappointments of the first half. [The Feed]

If you want to get a jump on next year's NBA Draft, the nation's best college basketball players who haven't gone pro yet are going to be going through a grueling three-day tryout starting Thursday to decide the Pan-American Games squad. It'll all be covered in detail for you. [Haverford Athletics Pan-Am Games]

The All-Juicer team. I'd pay good money to watch this team take the field. [Sons of Sam Malone]

The Red Sox really should have kept Orlando Cabrera. [Ghosts of Wayne Fontes]

Michigan tells Nike to shove it. [Lion in Oil]

Where are the NBA free agents going to go? [Winning the Turnover Battle]

Hulk Hogan's daughter has used some performance enhancers to boost her stats. [Our Book of Scrap]

Where's Dan Patrick going and who will replace him? [Larry Brown Sports]

Brady Quinn can't go anywhere without getting photographed. [Mondesi's House]

Live blog from the All-Star Game. [Awful Announcing]

Relive Bay Area geography through Chris Berman. Half! Moon! Bay! Asshole didn't mention Pacifica. Or my favorite surf spot, 38th Street in Santa Cruz. [Say Hey]

-WCK