For Your Trip to the Watercooler: Notable Contributions to the Sports Blogdom

It’s lunchtime on Thursday, a little too early to start asking “any weekend plans?” so instead you’ve gotta have a “go to” line just in case you run into somebody you kind of know, but not that well.

If you’re in Cleveland, Denver or Pittsburgh, the topics are obvious.  In Atlanta, Dallas or Washington, still obvious, but a bit more somber.

In Boston, Orlando, LA or Houston?  Just ask: “Ready for the game tonight?”

For the rest of yous, I’d recommend these five posts as fodder for “I read a great piece this morning in the X. It was about X. I’ll send it to you” whilst fumbling through the awkward social rhythm of your local watercooler.

1. Wednesday Recap – Fantasy Baseball: The guys over at Fantasy Baseball Tools put out a pretty good daily update, by position.  If you want the Spark Notes version of what happened last night and what it means for your squad, click your cursor here.
2. Interactive Commentary on Baseball Players You Would Bludgeon: “The Big Picture: Sports News from the Outside Looking Out” is always pretty entertaining; this post reviews the top-five players who are just absolutely ruining your fantasy squad.
3. Mark Cuban Related Discussion: Well, not really.  Talk Hoops gives you an idea of what happened in NBA games you didn’t even watch, including breakdown of why each team won/lost and a preview of the next series.
4. A Little Corporate NHL Flavor: The Wall Street Journal, continuing to make it’s foray into the sports scene both print and online, with what I thought was a great minute-by-minute timeline post on the Penguins/Caps drubbing last night.  Tough game for Washington, great post from the WSJ.
5. T-Minus 48 Hours Until Dirk Nowitzki Kills Tony Banks: Not only does Dirk have to worry about get booed off the court after another loss in the playoffs, but now it’s reported that his girlfriend once was “pressing on”, as they say, one Tony Banks, the former NFL QB.  I mention this only because it is amazing how quickly and widely these stories catch on in the era of blogs.  And also because Dirk versus Anthony Lamar “Tony” the Interception Throwing Tiger would be biggest ass kicking since Max Schmeling beat Joe Louis.  Tony Banks’ response: “Yeah, I know that chick”, only further taunting Dirk one night after Mark Cuban showed him what the five fingers said to the face in the locker room following the loss.

Enjoy.

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