Around the Diamond looks at our favorite baseball articles and observations throughout the internet.  Here's what we're reading this week.

In possibly the greatest promotional move ever, next month the San Francisco Giants are having Star Wars Day at AT&T Park.  The game giveaway will be a model of Brian Wilson frozen in carbonite.  Seriously.

Angels outfielder Torii Hunter is making $18 million this year, but a fan still offered him a tip on Tuesday night after Hunter returned a pair of dropped eyeglasses to the stands.

David Schoenfield of ESPN.com's SweetSpot blog asks if the Phillies are one of the National League's best all-time teams.

All of baseball was abuzz this past week about the use of deer antler spray as a performance enhancer, and SI.com's Tom Verducci detailed the situation.  There's no word yet if reindeer antler spray would allow players to fly and deliver Christmas presents.

Rookie Braves outfielder Jose Constanza is finally getting a taste of the big leagues this season.  He's savoring that taste, and Yahoo's Big League Stew has a bat-licking video to prove it.

The Boston Red Sox offense is clearly one of the best we've seen in a long time, but could they be among the best ever?  Marc Normandin of SB Nation investigates the possibilities.

You Can't Predict Baseball created some alternate lyrics for Don McLean's "American Pie" that say goodbye to traditional baseball statistics and hello to sabermetrics.

Grantland's Jonah Keri explains that major league teams could avoid franchise-crippling contracts to under-performing starting pitchers by looking at a few advanced statistics, namely Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP).

Bleacher Report lists MLB's 30 Most Vilified Players Ever. (warning: slideshow)

A new baseball-related viral video hit the web this week, and it's called "Ultimate Batting Practice."  It's amazing and must be seen, though it could certainly be fake.