I apologize for the lack of posting the last couple of days. My barely year-and-a-half old piece of shit Dell computer died the other day and I finally re-upped last night. As soon as I get finished with the installation process and load this baby up with porno, I shall return to my #1 priority, tending to my pregnant wife and son blogging! Until then, immerse yourself in these wonderful links…

• Baseball has finally accepted the fact that instant replay might… gasp!… actually help the umpires make the right call. They’re such forward thinkers over there at MLB. Now, if you don’t mind, please go back to mid-April and review this bullshit Mark DeRosa homer. That would make us just ½ game behind the Mets. Whoopee! [The 700 Level]

• Jimmy Rollins is a first-ballot, no doubt about it, surefire, slam dunk, slap your cock, Hall of Famer. For the Arizona Fall League, that is. [Waiting For Next Year]

• Purveyor of the Podcast for the blogging community, Dan Levy, puts Jason Weitzel of Beerleaguer On The DL. They discuss his ‘Best of Philly’ honor for sportswriting (I withdrew my name from contention on some Katherine Heigl shit), the big-headed shitbox Buzz Bissinger, and Jimmy Rollins. Go listen. [On The DL]

• For the ladies, Bar Refaeli:

• Blogging Mecca, Deadspin, is conducting their annual ‘Deadspin HOF’ voting this week and if you only vote for one HOF-er — IT MUST BE MARQUES SLOCUM’S FUCK LION. If you are unfamiliar with the best interview ever conducted in the history of people, check it out on EDSBS. Then go vote. [Deadspin]

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