Throwing it Around

For the baseball fan during baseball season, there is no better time of year. The game has taken center stage, and summer is about halfway done. For the next 48 hours, the talk will be primarily about our favorite sport. After that, all bets are off and the focus will be back on the Lakers. But for today and tomorrow, we can all enjoy sports as it were back in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s when it truly was America’s game. Here’s some good Home Run Derby Day posts:

-Drew Silva snubbed us for a podcast once. He’s in Kansas City with his thumb up his ass covering the All Star Game for NBC Sports. Good things happen to bad people. [Hardball Talk]
-Lightning struck at the Ballpark in Arlington last night, literally. [Deadspin]
-I agree that Andrew McCutchen was baseball’s face of the first-half. Even over Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. [ESPN SweetSpot]
-Tim Mccarver inserts foot in mouth. [Deadspin]
-Justin Verlander and Matt Cain will start the All-Star Game. [USA Today Daily Pitch]
-Tim Lincecum is a mess. [SB Nation]
-Carl Crawford will need Tommy John surgery at some point. [Baseball Musings]
-Will Leitch on why the 2012 Mets could be Amazin’ [NY Magazine]