2008-12-12
Links for December 12, 2008
Jonah has signed up for his first solo book deal, writing about the Rays. Jonah previously helped with several books at BP and has had a few other book ventures as well, I believe. I wish him luck and of course I’m interested in how it turns out.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10118782-1.html
I saw this yesterday and sent it to Tom, and this morning to Jared, but it’s pretty interesting so I thought I’d post it here.
http://www.laptopmag.com/mobile-life/10-inch-netbook-faceoff.aspx
after reading the comments in the story about laptop purchasing, I saw this piece and it seems interesting also–the 10″ netbook is a good compromise between the portability of netbooks and the functionality of normal notebooks.
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/12/coltrane/
I’ve upgraded the WP engine behind this blog to 2.7 and the new interface is fantastic. Check the link for more info.
http://ussmariner.com/2008/12/11/the-new-prospects/
USSM looks at the prospects acquired by the Mariners
http://ussmariner.com/2008/12/12/ibanez-to-philly/
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/replacing-burrell-with-ibanez/
http://www.draysbay.com/2008/12/12/690455/yay-lawndarts
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3764268
Raul Ibanez signs in Philly for 3 years and $30 MM
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8362
KG breaks down the Rule 5
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8361
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8363
Christina and Joe break down the 3 team deal between the Mets, Mariners and Indians
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RaysIndex/~3/482754779/hangover-2009-might-be-much-less-jonny.html
Rays Index with some notes related to the Jackson/Joyce trade and some arbitration decisions
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10121930-58.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
fun iPod dock, good deal
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3763415&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
Hamels calls Mets “choke artists”…good times
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3763241&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
Ned Colletti: still stupid, still employed
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3764732&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
T.O. is upset; in other news, there’s fighting in the Middle East.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10121970-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave
more on the $99 netbook with 3G connectivity
http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/482368723/iphone
free Wired iPhone application puts reviews database at your fingertips