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Sunday Links and a preview of the next week

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Some links that caught my eye and a preview of what will be on the Baseball Continuum in the week ahead.

On Friday, Miguel Gonzalez of the Orioles defeated the Angels for the first win of his MLB career. He did it while wearing a glove bearing name of his old friend and teammate, the late Nick Adenhart.

The bad news is that Giancarlo Stanton is out of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby due to knee surgery, but the good news is that Bryce Harper will be the one replacing him in the game…

…and Andrew McCutchen, possibly the most underrated player in baseball, will be replacing him in the Derby. He’s no Stanton, but he can still drill the ball.

The United States National College Team and Cuba’s National Team have renewed a series that had been dormant since the 1990s.

The All-Star Game has been held in Kansas City twice before: 1960 and 1973.

Coming this week on the Baseball Continuum:

  • Projections for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic
  • An argument that Moneyball is a book that has shaped modern America
  • Thoughts on the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game
  • The first episode of this season of The Franchise airs (including the debut of the Continuum’s Ozzie Guillen swear-word scorecard)
  • A review of The Amazing Spider-Man
  • And who knows what else?

Wednesday Link: Yakyu Baka

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As I mentioned, the Baseball Continuum is far beyond just the majors, it is everything baseball related. And, since the internet is so amazing, the world of baseball is more accessible than ever. Our forefathers may have been stuck with newspapers, ESPN and such, but the many niches available online mean we can follow almost any type of baseball league.

One such league is Nippon Pro Baseball (NPB), which, as the name suggests, are the Japanese leagues. And one of the best places on the internet for news about baseball across the Pacific is Yakyu Baka. It has up-to-date standings on their leagues, as well as updates on former major leaguers and possible future ones. As baseball becomes more international with things like the World Baseball Classic, international ball no longer can simply be ignored.

So, in honor of bringing Japanese baseball to English-speaking fans, Yakyu Baka is being added to the Blogroll.