Expansion teams chase hitters in first round

Expansion teams largely eschewed pitching talent and went for offense Tuesday night in the first round of the I-75 League Expansion Draft. Beginning with Iowa’s selection of first baseman Mark Teixeira of Springfield, the expansion teams showed a clear preference for offense over pitching… or, looking at some of the batting averages involved, maybe it [...]

Who, when, where and what’s missing

Time for a little photo trivia! In the comments section below, see if you can A) identify all of the people in the photos, B) tell me when and where the photo was taken, and C) identify what’s different about the two shots. Look closely! Where’s Waldo?

New feature added: Rule proposal tracker

Not sure what prompted Steve Hart’s all-caps rule proposal delivered by e-mail, but this is one thing that a Web site can do quite handily: Track ongoing discussion over a long period of time and tally up a count of opinions. Thus, our 2011 Rule Proposal tracker is born. Whether you weigh in via e-mail, [...]