As good a reason to have a blog as any
I just wanted a chance to write regularly. When I was out with that group of people at Denny’s on that Friday early last year, I had no idea that the man sitting across from me had a son connected...
View ArticlePossible spin-off?
One of the guys who oversees the network of sites my blog belongs to emailed me today, wanting to get my thoughts on creating a San Francisco Giants blog. He wrote, in part: I know its your favorite...
View ArticleBabes Love Juan Pierre?
I recently discovered a blog, via Twitter, Babes Love Baseball. Based out of Minnesota, the blog is similar to this site were it written by a female triumvirate; essentially, it is a paean to all...
View ArticleSome baseball blogs I follow
As a baseball blogger, I’ve begun to make a point in the past several months of reading other baseball blogs. Besides building links to this site whenever I leave comments (where I can offer insight,...
View ArticleThis blog turns one, or: 10 things I’ve learned in the last year
It’s hard to believe, but I wrote my first post a year ago today. It’s amazing what a year can do. If I knew then what I know now that I didn’t know then (say that three times fast), I might be...
View ArticleGuest post for Baseball in Wartime: Great players who saw combat
I have been looking for new ways to promote this site, since I get a relatively small amount of traffic, have an Alexa rank that depresses me and a Google page rank of 2 (which relegates me to the...
View ArticleSome new developments for this site
I got detailed, constructive feedback on this site today from an acquaintance at the San Francisco Chronicle. He started by saying, “The site looks great,” but proceeded to offer a number of solid...
View ArticleHappy Memorial Day
Just a quick post to say Happy Memorial Day and that it’s looking like it will be a good week for Baseball: Past and Present. Two new regular features will be debuting here, “Does he belong in the...
View Article24 busy hours in the life of my site
A week and a half ago, my boss said he would have to cut my hours for June. I was bummed but also grateful to still have a job, and I figured things would be alright. I’ve worked 16 hours since, and...
View ArticleThank you Rob Neyer
Everyone around the baseball blogosphere has been writing thank you posts for Rob Neyer, who announced this week he was leaving ESPN.com and joining SB Nation, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t add...
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