First things first. The Philadelphia Phillies are heading to the World Series behind MVP Cole Hamels beast of a game last night! Everybody hits, Wha Hoo!

Using Mike Alstott as the industry standard, we learn that production trumps potential, at least it did with longtime City of Tampa (or Tampa Bay Metropolitan Area) Buccaneers fullback. So long Mike Alstott, goodbye Larry Czonka, farewell Franco Harris. R.I.P. The Bruising Fullback: He never met a defender (head-on) he didn't like. tjc

Crime and politics are causing an exodus in South Africa, with residents fleeing due to fear. This is frightening on many levels. jmj

Did we cover the Child O'Reilly? I don't think we did. It's not only very funny, it's a little creepy how well the kid does Papa Bear, as Colbert would say. tjc

The Onion on the stalling methods of a bad math teacher: tjc

The parabolic curve I've haphazardly thrown up on the board, this is a mathematical constant, and it gives me a few extra seconds of stalling before I need to panic. Please also note the points I've tried graphing along our curve. These represent the fact that I probably shouldn't be teaching this course.

This is why you should never talk to the press... in Russia. tjc

The results are in, and it seems that Radiohead did very well with its In Rainbows download experiment. [via stereogum] jmj