Bill Simmons, a Nation turns its lonely eyes to you...

I realize he's on vacation, but doesn't the Manny trade warrant a Bill Simmons column?

Doesn't Harold Bloom know about statistical sampling?

Harold Bloom on A-Rod:

“The great Alex Rodriguez, the famous A-Rod, is not a clutch performer,” he said. “He compiles these enormous statistics, but every time I make the mistake of looking at a game he comes up with two out and men on second and third, and does nothing."

Doesn't Harold Bloom know there's no such thing as clutch hitting? Shouldn't he realize when he watches baseball isn't a fair statistical sample? Sigh. I'm confident the late Bart Giamatti, a Red Sox fan and Bloom's colleague at Yale, wouldn't have made the mistakes the Yankee-supporting Bloom does.

Also check out A-Rod! The Musical.