3 Up, 3 Down

Mowing 'em down while wondering how much wood I'd need to build an Ark ...

3 Sites to Visit on a Rainy Day

1. The folks over at Baseball-Reference.com have put together a great site for statistics --- VERY easy to lose track of time over there.


2. I've always been a big fan of Bill Simmons, and his page over at ESPN has a good variety of articles and podcasts.


3. The SI Vault is a simply phenomenal resource of sports history.

3 Books to Read on a Rainy Day

1. Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything offers a great way to start getting psyched about the MVP's return.


2. In Instant Replay: The Greenbay Diary of Jerry Kramer, Kramer offers some fascinating insight into the early Packers teams. If you're a football fan, this is must read.


3. Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season is a fun way to relive the year that the curse died. This book touches on every game that was played that season, and I'm still amazed that I have vivid memories of some of them.

3 Articles to Pass a Rainy Day

1. I'm not a big soccer fan, but this excerpt from The Beckham Experiment really drew me in. It's hard to believe that its been two years since his much heralded arrival in LA.


2. Jeff Pearlman over at SI.com asks a very obvious question regarding steroids --- and he's one of the few who have.


3. Former Patriot Donte Stallworth's tragic accident, and the repercussions that he faces from the law and the NFL, are neatly laid out in this article by Mike Wilkening.