Today will be the first spring training game for the New York Mets. This is an encouraging moment for warm weather fans that winter is coming to a close soon. Here's hoping it's an encouraging moment for Mets fans too, but that's more of a stretch.

Stretched Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Play:	Condition. Adventures of the Dude. Paper Warfare.
Links:	14 stars that have (shockingly) never won an Oscar. Thanks Digg. I Like To Keep This Handy, For Close Encounters. The Art of Passing Gas.
Stories:	Clackamas man exercises free speech rights by giving cops the finger. Thanks Slashdot. 5,200 Australians Bare All for Photo Shoot. Thanks brother19. Biblical scholar's date for rapture- May 21, 2011.
Science:	Snake Caught Attacking Dinosaur—First Fossil Proof. Worst fries in America.
Images:	Worst Game Ever. Thanks dakslf. Fallout in the Real World: Vault Pics.
Auction:	Stadium Events Nes game. Thanks original-gamer.com.
The Funnies:	Dad, I am considering a career in organized crime. Thanks Digg. Color Wheel. Thanks Digg.
Follow-up:	Biblical scholar's date for rapture.