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Raucous Red Sox bulletin board Sons of Sam Horn has noticed that Lastings Milledge, a once-promising center fielder for the Washington Nationals, remains on the National League All Star ballot even though Milledge has been playing for the Nats' AAA franchise since April. So, naturally, Sons of Sam Horn want you to vote him onto the National League's starting team. Can they pull off an internet stunt on the order of last year's Rickrolling of the Mets (for whom, incidentally, Milledge once played)? Milledge, also known by his hip hop sobriquet L Millz, has been a heartbreaker for this Bostonist, who has drafted him no fewer than three times in his fantasy baseball leagues.

Bostonist was on hand for last night's return of Pedro Martinez to the mound. To say that the environment was electric is a colossal understatement. There was one thing the people who showed up were there to see - and that's Pedro. People wanted to cheer him on the way to the bullpen to warm up, on his way back to the dugout, on his way to the mound for the bottom half of the fifth, and off the mound after getting tattooed for 8 runs (6 of which were earned - the other two we had Lastings Milledge to thank). It should not be left as a footnote to mention that Josh Beckett went out there to maintain his status as (one of) the current ace(s) and pitched his brains out. Even if Pedro brought his A game it would have been a tough night for the Mets to pull out a win.

Oh, MIT, you never cease to charm us. Today we came across another fabulous Media Lab creation, and best of all, it's not just some piece of gadgetry that is functionally nothing more than a toy - it's a real-life toy!