Links of the Day

Some excellent reads around the interwebs today:

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again — I love Babes Love Baseball’s spring training haikus, the latest is on the Mariners. (Babes Love Baseball)

Why the Devil Rays are better than the Dodgers. (Bugs & Cranks)

Those questionable calls at the end of the UCLA-Cal game maybe weren’t so bad after all. (L.A. Seitz of Chicago)

Brett Favre didn’t really want to retire, he just did because the internet said so. (Your secret is safe with me)

A high school championship hockey game went eight overtimes and ended in a tie. (Larry Brown Sports)

Storming the Floor has an easy to read list of who’s left and who’s been eliminated from all the conference tournaments. (Storming the Floor)

The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Paul Daugherty loves Dusty Baker, hates sabermetrics and doesn’t believe in global warming. (Fire Joe Morgan)

Headline of the Day: Joe Girardi is a Baby, Joe Maddon is a Yuppie (Walkoff Walk)

Miguel Cabrera may be close to a long-term deal with the Tigers. (Baseball Mastermind)

Lute Olson will reportedly be back at Arizona next year. (Fox Sports, found via The Big Lead)

21 days ’til Opening Day: Felix Hernandez

There are 21 days left until that best day of the year, MLB’s Opening Day. Yes, opening day is exactly 3 weeks away.

I knew Felix Hernandez was young, but do you realize he’s still only 21 years old? (He turns 22 in April). Since he’s been in the majors since 2005, I had forgotten just how young he is. In his third season in the majors, he was still the 4th-youngest player in the AL last season (behind only Cameron Maybin, Phil Hughes and Billy Butler).

King Felix has been good the last two seasons, but not great, yet to live up to the hype (ERAs of 4.52 and 3.92). Then again, he’s only 21.