Because, let’s face it: it’s too damn hot and I’m too damn lazy to it myself today.

Dan Patrick leaving ESPN is okay with me as long as there’s still a podcast. If I have to subscribe to SIRIUS or some garbage like that he’s dead to me (Awful Announcing)

The all-cereal All-Star lineup totally snubbed Frankenberry, who really gets a bad rap because of his notoriously slow starts (Gheorgie: The Blog)

While Marco is away, the Action News Team will play, and I really enjoy the “Why I Blog” series (Just Call Me Juice)

The Folly Floater is always worth a watch (One More Dying Quail)

A great new series over at Rumors and Rants: D-bag of the week… how they can narrow it down to only one expresses a great deal of skill.

If David Beckham’s soccer career is anything like his press conference, this is going to be a fantastic disappointment (Signal to Noise)

A-Rod sticks it to the Yankees.. what else could go wrong with the season in the Bronx? (Sports Shows on Mute)

After 26 years, Oregon will play baseball again. I wonder if this has anything to do with the “state school” winning the whole thing? (College Baseball Blog)

Baseball needs to ditch the whole, home field thingy tied to the All-Star game… or do they? (The Sports Flow)

An argument for Omar Vizquel’s entrance into the baseball hall of fame (Mickey Mantle’s Liver)