Football Outsiders heaps praise upon the Boston College football program, saying we could easily win the ACC this year, given the way the schedule breaks.

They also call us one of the most consistent programs in the country, for both good and bad.

Tim Cindric, in his column for Racer Magazine, delved back into the incidents of Edmonton. Actually, his description of the events and explanation for being upset make a lot of sense.

Pretty powerful stuff from Herzlich about his battle against Ewing's Sarcoma last year and his motivations for 2010.

Don Baylor can't figure out why no one is calling him to interview for managerial vacancies. I can think of a few reasons...

While the Yankees did introduce a mascot in 1979, Sweet Lou played a big role in why it never caught on.

Remember the good ole days, when Cubs fans were disappointed he signed with Houston?

Miguel Olivo suffers from kidney stones. He passes them during the game, stays in the game and gets a hit.

Thank goodness he didn't pull a Kramer and knock anyone off the high-wire.

Fangraphs explores how Carlos Silva has been so successful to this point in the season.

I'll believe it when I see it.

It's unlikely, but it sure sounds interesting.

The New York Times profiles Ryan Dempster, and the challenges his family has faced since the birth of his daughter last year.

He admits it's a dream, but let's file this one under "things better left unsaid," Tony.

For Javier Vazquez, who was last seen in old Yankee Stadium in Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS allowing multiple homeruns to the Red Sox.

This sounds familiar. From Pirates manager John Russell:

"It's just consistency. Ronny has so many tools, as we saw, but he needs to maintain his concentration. You got the sense that he wasn't always locked in."

Ok, made you look.

In their weekly notes column, the Boston Globe talks to upcoming union head Michael Weiner about issues the union may bring to the negotiating table, including a shortened schedule, travel and off days, an international draft and draft pick compensation.

ESPN.com's Wright Thompson pulls the curtains back on Yankee Stadium's "Legends Suite."

The New York Times ran an article exploring whether pitch-tipping from infielders is more common than believed, focusing on an incident from 2001 involving then-A and everyone's favorite current Astro, Miguel Tejada.

Yahoo! Sports Jeff Passan examines roster turnover in MLB since 2006 and whether or not it has helped or hurt teams. An interesting examination given the Cubs.

Joe Posnanski and Bill James attempt to break down why players tend to fall off once they turn 33. It will give you pause as a Cubs fan, especially when you consider some of the long-term contracts on the team.

According to a source, MLBPA executive director Donald Fehr is stepping down. Fehr has been leading the Union since the mid-1980's, so this will mark a big change for the MLBPA.

The Biz of Baseball is reporting that Ricketts and Zell continue to negotiate the sale of the team, despite Ricketts' exclusive negotiating window having expired a week ago.

Ricketts appears to be trying to lower his price from $900 million to about $850 million, per the article.

Pirates OF Nate McLouth has been traded to Atlanta for three of the Braves' top 10 prospects. I'd imagine McLouth would be in uniform tomorrow night.

This should clear the way for Pittsburgh to call up Andrew McCutchen from Triple-A, so file that away for the next time the Cubs play the Buccos.

No fine, no suspension for Dempster, who was ruled to have hit Milwaukee's Ryan Braun on the brim of the helmet on Saturday.