Notent Notables

• Looking for something to take your mind off a certain record that was broken last night? I stumbled across this incredible site on ESPN that lists all sorts of random MLB stats with a distinctly Rob Neyer touch to them. If you're a baseball fan and you've never been to that site before, you won't be able to leave without glancing at all the tabs. My favorite is the "Best Games" tab, which ranks the top 10 pitching performances from each league for every season since 2002.
• In a related thought, it bugs me that I link to ESPN.com so much. I feel like I should be reading a wider variety of sources.
• The variety of sports in the Sports Sauna got even more overwhelming today when I made my first ever trip to the horse track. I went to Saratoga with my dad and his buddy. It's a lot more fun than going to a casino, because you invest so much time and thought into your bets, plus you get to see an actual sporting event play out to settle it. I didn't bet much and ended up down, but I did bet on two winners in eight races. You really have to understand all the different kinds of bets to make some money. I tried an exacta bet before the day was up. Fun times! I did somehow recognize the name of one jockey and one trainer. Bob Baffert was was racing Maimonides, who was the only horse with a purchase price in the millions of dollars. The horse backed that up, winning in dominating fashion. I'll be watching for it next year in the Triple Crown.