Sunday Links: The Catch, Friendliness and the Tango

Here are a seven links for your rainy cloudy Sunday afternoon...

Eric Hinske's catch is fun to watch over and over again. [MLB.com]
Thanks to my pal Chris S. for the link.

"The Yankees Clean Up Man" [Village Voice]
Rudy Giuliani "went to bat for the Yanks, and look what he scored." I wasn't planning on supporting Giuliani as a presidential candidate anyway, but this article really sealed the deal.

Sports Illustrated conducted a players poll to determine the friendliest and least friendly players in the Major Leagues. David Ortiz made the list (no surprise) as did three other members of the 2004 Red Sox -- Dave Roberts, Kevin Millar and Johnny Damon. 4% of the players polled voted for Curt Schilling as the "least friendly player in baseball." Interesting. (Hat tip Seth Mnookin)

Check out this Salary vs. Performance visualization. [Ben Fry]
"What baseball teams are spending their money well, and how does it change over the course of the season?" At least the Sox are getting bang for their buck. (Hat Tip Red Sox Times)

Rob Bradford has compiled the definitive list of Red Sox player theme songs. [Bradford Files]

"Yanks may look to jettison Jason" [NY Daily News]
The Yankees might try to void Jason Giambi's contract because of his alleged prior steroid use. This is low. Perhaps this the reason behind the Yankees interest in Todd Helton?

"Chien-Ming Wang Likes to Dance the Tango" [MLB Fanhouse]
Who knew?

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