Yes, it's February, everyone's least favorite month. But what's February's redeeming quality? Baseball is right around the corner! The new strat cards have come out and even though I haven't bought them (I have no money) it's exciting just to know they're out there. In other good baseball news, the cloud of darkness that has hovered over the LA Dodgers is lifting. Rupert Murdoch is trying to sell the team, so in the future won't have to feel pangs of guilt as I watch them play on Fox (although they won't appear on Fox as much if they get sold). The other good news is I get my minor league franchise back this year after ole' Rupert uprooted the Albuquerque Dukes and shipped them to Portland (the less said about Oregon, the better). Unfortunately this new team is called the Isotopes and they're the AAA affiliate for the Florida Marlins (gag), but baseball is baseball.

And in case any readers of this weblog are stuck on the wrong side of the Atlantic this spring, make sure you point out to everyone that baseball is far superior to cricket, rounders, and whatever other games they play over there.