Congratulations, Scholars

I only had one day off this weekend and I spent most of it being depressed about the Red Sox. Some people spent it finishing school, though. Happy graduation to anyone who graduated!

If you like looking at photos of athletes, you should follow the Sports Illustrated vault on Twitter. They frequently have collections of things like "athletes with boats" or "athletes spitting" or "Tom Brady's hair." And photos like this:

I am too angry to enjoy this cute photo, so here is a great gallery of baseball players arguing with umpires, which is more The Way That I Feel.

When They Were Young

Topps 2010 "When They Were Young" is my new favorite series of baseball cards. I'm not sure how the players were chosen, but it almost doesn't matter because all of them look so heart-meltingly adorable.

This card is by far the best of the lot. I love that Lil Papi is wearing tall socks and belted shorts. Not even baby Jeter looked that cool.

WE'RE NUMBER ONE (AND SO ARE YOU)!*

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Update, Thursday 11:13pm. We are not number one anymore. But maybe tomorrow we will be again!

Papi's Puppy Eyes

Eventually, someone will use these as poster images for a fund-raising campaign to save beloved but fading power hitters. I think that Papi misses Manny. I wonder if they talk on their cell phones.