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Obviously Tecmo Bowl Bo Jackson is in a class by himself, but there are 11 others to bear mentioning as well.—JM

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As with many baseball players of the late 90s/early 2000s, it's easy to suspect performance enhancement. But this article wonders whether Garciaparra's introversion played a role in his decline.—BK

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A few fun little nuggets from one of the greatest shows in television history.—BK

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I didn't even realize this was a quiz until the end of round one, and by then I'd already peed myself.—JS

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I didn't watch the show much, but I always sensed that more was lurking in Mr. Belvedere's backstory. McCarthy confronts that stuff fearlessly, as is his wont.—JS

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Some insight into why Craigslist.org still looks like the rest of the internet used to look ten years ago, yet manages to be one of the most successful websites anywhere.—JM

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The creator of "Hypothetical Horatio" weighs in with a half-dozen points, only a few of which are suggestions about how to fix the NFL, but all of which are dynamite.—JM

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Turns out money can help buy happiness if you use it right, which is what I've always assumed.—JM

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Turns out exercise helps a little but mostly just makes you healthy, not thin. Apparently, to lose weight you have to eat better, so... rest easy, extra 15 pounds of mine! You won't be going anywhere anytime soon.—JM

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Originally published in 2003, and rerun to mark last night's sad news.—BK

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Among many topics, he touches on fatherhood, why this is a golden age for television, and his new film The Big Fan.—BK

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How Hunter's success in baseball (first with the Twins, and now with the Angels) and the revelation of a half-brother brought a troubled family together.—BK

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Ebert deconstructs the phrase, questions Facebook politics, ponders health care reform and end-of-life issues, and properly explains the oft-misused term "meme." (My hero!)—JS

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People are inherently resistant to change. But can the status quo be bad enough that they overcome that inertia? (After all, "Change" did win by six points last November.)—JS

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You know, it doesn't sound as bad as watching Private Practice for an hour. (Plus a cameo appearance by Brett Favre! No, not really.)—JS

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Football!—JM

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The origins of having his first name rather than his last name on the back of his jersey, and why he thinks infield hits are sexier than home runs.—BK

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Having seen her magnificent work in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I have to say I concur with that title.—BK

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I have to believe Blast Dirtpeck is a pseudonym (for Slab Squatthrust?) but I like his take on the state of comedy. Anyone notice how all the classic SNL transcripts we post are at least a decade old?—JS

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I've only started watching more than nine minutes of football a year (between Super Bowl ads) since I got an HDTV, but even I can tell that this would be an awesome improvement to the game.—JS

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We're producing celebrities (well, mostly "celebrities") a lot faster than we used to. In the future, one will die every 15 minutes.—JS

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I've heard good things about Inglourious Basterds. Really good things.—JM

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Hell yeah, he does! Eat it, Wisconsin!—JM

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The Yale University Press has decided to publish a book about the Danish Mohammed cartoon controversy... without reprinting the actual cartoons. And the prognosis for the 21st century gets ever-so-slightly more bleak.—JM

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A profile of 16-year-old German baseball prospect Max Kepler-Rozycki, who recently received a record bonus for an amateur position player outside of the U.S. and Latin America. And the best part? The team that signed him was the Minnesota Twins.—BK

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Which is not to say that's a bad thing, as evidenced by the presence of excellent works like In Utero, Kid A, Different Seasons, and Pinkerton.—BK

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At least we know that the folks in Wisconsin will have plenty of cheese to go with their whine.—JM

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An older profile of prestidigitator, carny historian, and David Mamet repertory player Ricky Jay. But you'd be hard pressed to find a more fascinating subject, no matter what the year.—JS

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The Chevy Volt sounds impressive, but we've been hearing about it for years – and other numbskull moves by the automaker we all partly own.—JS

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Mad Men returned this week. Let's... uh... use that as a reason to highlight this brief chat with Ms. Hendricks.—JS

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An interesting take on the contract negotiations between the Washington Nationals and the top pick in the baseball draft, Stephen Strasburg.—JM

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It's so easy to gag away a major golf championship, and Sunday's results probably make it seem all the more remarkable that it took Tiger Woods this long to do so.—JM

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Probably not as funny as it could've been, but the concept is just plain awesome. Who wouldn't love to have access to this kind of information after they die?—BK

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You may be thinking "Who's that?", but if you've seen Role Models, Party Down, or The Hangover, you definitely know who he is. He's been doing such good work over the last couple years that it's great to see him finally getting recognition.—BK

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She sure did single-handedly redeem the "Julie" scenes in Julie & Julia. (Wow, a Brad Bird link and an Amy Adams link this week – I'm just paving the way for a seamless handoff to the Jameson Link-Posting Robot.)—JS

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Thought the advent of 16x9 TVs would kill the practice of "pan-and-scan" conversions? Think again!—JS

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Fear, random speculation, and groupthink. It's all the news media has going these days, so why not group it all together – and throw in a dash of "Web 2.0" social networking to boot?—JS

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Doug Glanville writes it, we link it. This time, what happens to former ballplayers, even those ready to retire and start a new life?—MW

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This piece contains a glaring factual inaccuracy, referring to the LSU football team's "national championship run in 2003." There is no actual "national championship" at the top level of college football, of course, and the January 2004 bowl season proved conclusively that if such a thing did exist, USC would have won it fairly easily. But other than that, this is a fun read.—JM

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The founder and CEO of Whole Foods has some good ideas. That's not surprising, since Whole Foods is just the best store ever.—JM

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In a review of Not a Chimp: The Hunt To Find the Genes That Make Us Human, we find out that chimpanzees aren't really as smart as we're being led to believe. (they don't specifically say so, but I think we can assume that Lacelot Link, Secret Chimp is an obvious exception)—JM

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Lies, damn lies, and statistics...—JM

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Great stuff about Role Models, a wonderfully thorough telling of the origins of The State, and an explanation why there will never be another Wet Hot American Summer.—BK

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My apologies for the A.V. Club-heavy linking today, but when they decide to post interviews with David Wain and Jon Hamm on consecutive days, what's a The State/Mad Men fan to do?—BK

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Proof that dogs will indeed eat anything. You gotta love them... and apparently, keep them away from your hobby-related objects.—BK

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Open by referring to Brad Bird's master work as "criminally underrated," and you have a personal guarantee that I will link to whatever you're writing.—JS

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Not to pile on with the Hughes rememberances (although, seriously, better him than Jacko), but this one is particularly impressive.—JS

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Me too! So much that I'll watch his show on FX (with its risk of It's Always Sunny... promos) and his arc on Parks & Recreation (with its risk of Amy Poehler).—JS

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The Hall of Fame Game happened over the weekend. I know! We're only a few weeks away from real, actual NFL football. I can't believe it either!—JM

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A look at how he reinvented the teen movie for a whole generation. I'm still trying to come to terms with the revelation (not mentioned in this article) that he wrote the script for Planes, Trains, and Automobiles in just three days.—BK

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Not the actresses, but the writers, more than half of whom are women. (Contains some spoilers from the first two seasons in case you aren't caught up on the show.)—BK

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Some smart decisions about the format (why haven't late night shows done these things already?) and some straight talk from Jay. Not at all what I was expecting.—JS

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Astonishing investigative report on a team of web-based prank callers who have caused thousands in damage.—JS

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Poe on plagiarism, punctuation, and God. (With some surprising sarcasm in the balance.) Get 'em, Eddie!—JS

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I think Patton Oswalt and Norm Macdonald deserve some consideration as well, but this piece argues Louis C.K.'s case pretty well.—JM

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It takes quite a bit of mental gymnastics, but apparently, if you're determined to do so, you can see the last few weeks as a "win" for the former Alaska governor. Plus, Star Trek!—JM

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Well, let's hope so!—JM

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When you combine Gladwell and To Kill a Mockingbird, you've got my attention. An interesting look at the history of racial prejudice and Southern liberalism by way of the classic novel.—BK

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Short but sweet (okay, incredibly short) as Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Krakowski talk about their favorite 30 Rock moments.—BK

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The power of hypothetically having a beer with the President.—BK

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Let's hope not (unless the end of such a "moment" lets him operate outside the scrutiny of such moronic scorecarding), but it is fascinating how comedy tastes change, and how success can be unpredictable.—JS

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People increasingly view copyright and trademark laws as tools of oppression and avarice, rather than protectors of innovation and commerce as they were intended to be. Why? Shit like this.—JS

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It's a shame to see the America/"Real" America divide revived – especially by movie marketers – but then Joe always was "the real American hero."—JS

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This isn't the sort of fare we normally link to, but it's important to remember that this story is still going on...—JM

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Darkness, death, naked people, toilets, Hitler... they're all here for your dining pleasure.—BK

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A few quibble-worthy selections, but mostly a good list, with a number one pick that will make fellow PoopReading.com contributor Jameson Simmons very happy.—BK