I’ve been tied up this week working on the top 50 free agents ranking, and will probably be doing the same most of this upcoming week. I will be at Salt River Fields next Saturday for the Arizona Fall League’s Rising Stars Game, and hope to see some of you there.<\/p>\n
* Adding to my link from two weeks ago about GM crops and California’s Prop 37, check out this French study that claims that rats fed Monsanto-modified corn developed tumors and died earlier<\/a> than other rats. They found similar results with rats fed amounts of the herbicide Roundup that are permissible under U.S. law. (EDIT: Reader Dennis points out why this study might be a load of crap<\/a>. And here’s a somewhat balanced look<\/a> at the problems with the study and the need for follow-up.)<\/p>\n * Don’t buy or eat shrimp from Vietnam<\/a>. Or any seafood from there, really. Or from China. Maybe this is why Bruce and his fellow sharks say fish are friends, not food.<\/p>\n * Former minor league pitcher John Dillinger comes out of the closet<\/a>. I remember his name well, for obvious reasons, but never saw him pitch. This is a great read, especially his belief that an active player who chose to come out would meet with a friendly or at least non-hostile reception.<\/p>\n * Not that I want to be kind or gentle to the troll by giving her attention, but I thought this response from a man with Down Syndrome<\/a> was spectacular.<\/p>\n