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Around the Diamond - Weekly Linkage
Friday May 11th, 2012
Mat Gamel turned things around on a photo-happy fan. (US Presswire)
Around the Diamond looks at our favorite baseball articles and observations throughout the internet.  Here's what we're reading this week.

MLB could soon eliminate the classic "fake to third, toss to first" pick-off move by declaring it a balk.

Injured Brewers first baseman Mat Gamel flipped the script on a nosy fan at a Milwaukee-area restaurant.

To honor recently deceased Beastie Boys icon Adam "MCA" Yauch last Friday, the New York Mets all ditched their usual walk-up music in favor of songs from the pioneering hip-hop group.  (video included)

Save On Brew did some important research and ranked MLB's parks based on the quality and availability of craft beer.

On that note, a young Padres fan displayed his love for beer and baseball by catching a foul ball in his brew and then chugging it down.  (video included)

And of course, we all need a little grub to go with that great beer, so Sportsgrid has provided a breakdown of the best "drunk" food at MLB stadiums.

SB Nation shows us that, when sliding into second base, Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino is quite a helpful guy.  Or not.

MLB TV is a great thing, but some fans are getting frustrated by the blackout restrictions this season, especially when they cut off the broadcast just when a game is getting very interesting.

New York Times writer Hunter Atkins examines the crazy shifts being employed by Rays manager Joe Maddon this season.

An unassisted triple play is so rare and difficult, it has happened only 15 times in MLB history.  This week, one happened... in a youth league for 6 year olds.  (video included)

Reggie Yinger, Nate Springfield, and Dan Port contributed links to this article.
Dan Port has been a writer and article editor for Baseball Press since the fall of 2009. He's a Wisconsin native and Los Angeles resident, as well as an aspiring novelist, moderately successful gambler, and avid craft beer aficionado. You can reach him at [email protected] or check him out on Twitter @danport and at DanielPort.com.
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