Good friend of the blog Lee Warren wrote a piece for Examiner.com about minor league livin‘. He interviewed me for the story, and I have to say that the hour+ we spent talking about it was a heck of a conversation. Those of you already familiar with this topic (or who’ve visited my other site) …
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Oct 20
About those ads…
So, there are now ads on this site. Unless you have AdBlock, there should be one on the right side of the page over there. —-> This is a new thing, to hopefully bring in a few cents per day. Please let me know if you see any ads that are obtrusive, obnoxious or offensive …
Oct 02
Couple of things: espnW and FanzGraphs
I took a break from staring at a blank Word document* last night to check in on Twitter, and noticed that Keith Law was arguing with some dude. I don’t really know what the origin of the fight was, but at one point the dude said, “Fan opinion is more often than not a true …
Oct 01
ESPN Women?
Because women can’t understand sports media that’s geared toward men! The incomparable Pete Gaines alerted me to the impending existence of ESPNW, a version of ESPN that will cater to women and their tiny brains, because “women see us as an admirable brand that has authority. But they see us as their father’s brand, or …
Sep 23
The things in my backpack
At my mostly-dormant non-sports blog, I wrote a quick post on why it’s really, REALLY good that I didn’t happen to get struck by a car today.
Sep 07
Quick note on photos
I like to take pictures of baseball games (and sometimes other stuff). More than that, I like sharing pictures from baseball games. As it says on my photography page, anyone is welcome to use my pictures for blogs or whatever, as long as I’m properly credited. I also like to see how people are using …
Aug 06
Link for the day: Bus Leagues Q&A with Eric Hosmer
I’m moving this weekend – and won’t have any time for baseball/blogging in the next 10 or so days – but here’s a quick link for your Friday. Brian and Bus Leagues Baseball did a really neat Q&A with Eric Hosmer. One thing I found interesting was how Hosmer uses his iPod to keep books …
Jul 31
A quick Ankiel-related tale from the dugout
Smarter, better-informed bloggers have already begun to put up their posts analyzing the HALLELUJAH trade that sent Kyle Farnworth and Rick Ankiel SQUEEEEE I CAN’T HELP BUT YELL IN DELIGHT to Atlanta. All I have at the moment is this small tale from the dugout. Before one of the two straight double-headers Omaha played last …
Jul 29
Facebook commenter theatre: The Podsednik trade reactions
It’s not that I dislike Scott Podsednik, but I strongly disliked what signing him meant for some of the younger players around him in KC. If the Royals were serious about whipping this team into shape so they could contend in the near future, I didn’t think Pods had any business being on the team. …