It’s mid-week again – and that means time for “Hump Day Links”… featuring various entertaining reads throughout the online sports world.
Hump Day Links (Vol. 7): August 18, 2010
NFL Hall of Famer says he’s lost respect for Brett Favre… wait, someone’s lost respect for Favre? Get outta here!
With his decision to return to the Vikings, have we finally seen the end of “Favreapalooza”, at least for this offseason? Here’s hoping so – and here’s a poll on the most annoying folks in sports over the last year…
Over the last YEAR, which of the 3 following SUPERSTAR athletes are you SICK of hearing about the MOST?
- Tiger Woods (35%, 12 Votes)
- Brett Favre (35%, 12 Votes)
- LeBron James (29%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Loading ...Joe Maddon – one of the best in baseball [Tophatal’s Blog]
What cliché lines like “one game at a time” really mean [Guyism]
Hate it when players flop? Here’s a guy DEFENDING the flop – gasp! [Sports Chump]
Comparing Bryce Harper to Top Draft Picks of the Past [Mr. Irrelevant]
How good will Bryce Harper be once he reaches D.C.?
Don’t believe every NFL preseason thing you hear, such as Super Bowl losers struggling during the following season [FPL]
Various types of people that you could meet at a Fantasy Football draft [Gunaxin]
Jose Canseco is still talking through something other than his mouth – including on Twitter [Wicked Good Sports]
Still talkin’ Dustin Johnson, Whistling Straits, plus photos of the famous bunker [Wei Under Par]
One man lists his sleepers in Fantasy Football this season [Josh Q. Public]
Hazing Comes to Head With Jacksonville Jaguars [Sports by Brooks]
Derrek Lee finally accepts a trade – and is bound for Atlanta [New York Times]
Will the Phillies counter before the end of the waiver deadline? I wouldn’t rule that out, though with that rotation, they are in great shape…
New York’s latest basketball crush is on Carmelo [The Big Lead]
Yes, “distracting” is one way to refer to Eva Longoria (below) [With Leather]
Eva Longoria – beautiful actress and wife in sports
If you’re still reading (or just here for the pictures), thank you for visiting The Wife Hates Sports
TOP–
Just about anything, yes… though then again, because of what they can do with free agents and players, they can’t always get the players they want in trades, because they don’t have the system depth to pull off deals – take Dan Haren and Cliff Lee for example, who they managed to miss out on getting, though they were considered the frontrunners at first.
Hey, so do you find that your email trails sending out links help you? I haven’t been doing that, but I know that you and Chris (Rev) do, and wondered if that was useful at all….
KSP
We all know that whatever the Yankees want they do tend to get and much of the time it’s always been agent Scott Boras there to assist or act as the middle man when it involves a client of his . Sabathia , Teixeira, A-Rod and a slew of others over the years. So what’s about to change once their (Harper & Strasburg ) arbitration clock stops ticking ?
tophatal ….. :)
You could be right TOP, that the Yanks or others will come calling… though I do think with these kind of cornerstones, the Nats could make some good money and may be able to hang on to some of their young talent down the road. Look at teams like the Twins who have found ways to keep some of their stars and expand payroll.
By the way, any time my friend! Whenever I do those posts, I will always find something of yours to promote… always happy to help friends like you and Rev out.
REV—
I did, too… I was shocked it was only around 10 mil… and imagine if that kid pans out? The cornerstones they could have with Harper and Strasburg? Ridiculous potential right there…
KSP
Thanks for the shout out within this piece as always it’s appreciated ! Much thanks man !
tophatal ………. :)
I totally expected the numbers that Harper ended up signing for to be significantly higher, especially considering who’s representing him.
It was nice to see them not hold that franchise hostage.