Before We Get to That...

When you get word MLB is toughening up security you should start to panic. You may not have been worried at all before, but now you had better. When MLB decides it's going to look into things, creat a panel, position a Blue Ribbon Committee or make adjustments get out your home emergency kit and head staright for the fallout bunker.


For some reason the Contra Costa TImes decided to put up a Spring Training roster, that really is just the A's Give or Take 40 man roster. The blip after the particulars doesn't help. We've got our own break down to post and it will come on the eve of the first Spring Training game, February 27th.


We're not sure it was us, but what the hell. We'll take the credit. CBS SportLine has improved a bit in the off-season and looks like they are paying attention to the daily activities. Unlike CNN/SI and USA Today which still has the A's last game as a loss to the Yankees in the 2001 playoffs.


Meanwhile, Yahoo! has completely jacked up their MLB team sites. Chris Singleton and Keith Foulke are listed as team leaders despite never playing a game wearing an A's uniform. Further, they ripped out the links to other sites and the player stats are a mess. Entering Spring Training the bios haven't been updated and as
Travo, the Boy of Summer points out the pitching stats are limited. The Boy of Summer is back, by the way. We we scared Jayson Stark got to him.


The Fantasy Leagues are starting to form and a lot of people are busy crunching numbers that have nothing to do with their income taxes. We admit we are guilty of participating in a fantasy league or 16. Mostly the Yahoo! Baseball Fantasy Leagues. They are easy and don't require four hours a day of homework. You don't have to pay, but you don't win anything either. The best part about the leagues are the drafts. The worst is putting up with 8 million trade offers. My RF, Sammy Sosa for Felipe Cruz and Jon Lieber. Hmmm, yah, don't think so. My 3rd baseman Eric Chavez for Mike Sirotka...uhm, NO.