Sometimes you end up so deep into the Wikipedia web that you don’t even remember what started it. That’s what happened today.
From the Wikipedia: Old Faithful
Old Faithful is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It was named by explorer Nathan P. Langford because its eruptions happen so regularly, and because, presumably, it [...]

You know what two words keep coming up around the Mets this offseason that really scare me?
Bengie Molina.
In his latest epic for MLB.com, Marty Noble, after firing off a few shots at out-of-touch bloggers, writes:
Bengie Molina and Rod Barajas are available and the Mets have their eyes on both. Barajas is younger and has more [...]

In the middle of a typically awesome blog post about the LVP (Least Valuable Player) award, Joe Posnanski discusses Jeff Francoeur’s candidacy:
I unfairly include him because:
1. He was so legendarily bad with the Atlanta Braves — .250/.282/.352 — that he was well on his way to winning the award before getting traded to the Mets.
2. [...]

Man, could a bigger deal have been made over reports that Rex Ryan cried after Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars?
Look: I’m all in with Tom Hanks and “there’s no crying in baseball.” Baseball is a measured game, and features a 162-game season, so it’s certainly best the players and coaches not get too emotionally caught [...]

This is one of the most interesting things I’ve read about baseball this offseason. I have no idea who to believe — smart money says no one here is entirely accurate with his figures — but it’s certainly an important and concerning topic.
Friend of TedQuarters Eric Simon weighs in on inefficiencies in the pitching market, [...]