Saturday Studmuffins

Went to see "The Dark Knight" last night, and to my surprise, there was still sunlight visible as we exited the theater in the evening. Yeah. But, uh, it was good. I can't exactly put a finger on how I feel about the film, and I'm attributing all of that to the ridiculous hype that it received in the past six or seven months. Yes, Heath Ledger is dead. Yes, he does a damn fine job as the Joker in this, his last film. Yes, Maggie Gyllenhaal is a significant improvement over Katie Holmes, but who isn't? I'm considering seeing it again. Like Jack Nicholson said in the Tim Burton rendition, he does have some "wonderful toys," and Michael Caine delivers another great performance as Alfred, but that's enough about film.

The Big Lead wonders where KC Royal Joakim Soria got his "The Mexicutioner" nickname. KC Star dillhole Jeffrey Flanagan thinks it came from a commenter on our boy Rany's site.

ABC shares some footage of a New York little leaguer robbing a hitter of a homer.



Deadspin makes fun of Woody Paige, who makes fun of the Broncos.

When Cadillac Williams was drafted by the Buccaneers, Old No. 7 wisely theorized that he would, in the event of showing signs of a successful career, auction naming rights for himself, taking the highest-paying vehicle manufacture as the winner and become, i.e. Volvo Williams. Since that was like four years ago, and he hasn't amounted to a hill of scrap parts, perhaps he should shoot for the low end, and become something like Pinto Williams.

(Tip courtesy of The Big Lead)

One Hundred Year Itch is (likely) sad to report that the Cubs are losers.

Don't ask me why, but I found this headline interesting.

Cold Hard Football Facts breaks down what could happen statistically in the 2008 season. The beginning of their analysis speculates on how the record books might be changed if Old No. 4 shakes loose of his Green Bay contract. Names like Warren Moon, Dave Krieg, Joe Montana, and Len Dawson are mentioned. A certain former Denver quarterback's is not.

Sooze at Babes Love Baseball is stoked for the possible recallance of Minnesota's Francisco Liriano, impressed by CC Sabathia's stats so far as a Brewer.

And on this day in baseball history, the Cleveland Indians took care of business:

-- An Indian shortstop by the name of Neal Ball recorded the first solo triple play.

-- Cy Young notched victory number 500 as the Tribe took the Washington Senators by one run in extra innings in 1910.

-- Joe Carter tied Lou Gehrig's AL homerun record by going yard thrice in a game for the fourth time in his career. The Tribe scalped the Twinkies 10-1 on this day in 1989.