Andy, a contributor at the excellent Stat of the Day, has started a new blog, 88 Topps Cards. The blog’s mission:
We’re celebrating one of the great classic baseball card sets, 1988 Topps. We’re going through all 792 cards one by one, and for each we’re posting two things: what makes the card awesome, and a cool stat about the player or team featured on the card. The stats are all gleaned from Baseball-Reference.com’s Play Index.
Damn, I wish I’d thought of that…

Somehow I’d missed this earlier. Colorado’s Todd Helton and Boston’s Kevin Youkilis have blogs that they’ve been updating throughout the postseason.
From a recent post by Helton:
I’m told that my teammates appreciate what I’ve contributed, and I hope so. I try not to be overbearing. I try to play as hard as I can, do my job. If it wasn’t for my teammates, I wouldn’t be here.
And an excerpt from Youkilis:
We have to play for each other. It’s a business, both in the media side or other sides, where people might write bad things about you. You know what? Just take …read more

Just a quick heads-up that my b5media colleague Kelly is running a contest at One Book Two Book (children’s literature blog) in October and the prize is an autographed Orlando Cabrera baseball card. If you have kids, head on over and leave a comment.

Ah, the draft is almost here. We’ll get the liveblogging started right around 11 a.m. PT. Meanwhile, here are some places I’ll be checking throughout the day:
Television

ESPN2

Radio

XM 189

Web

Baseball America
Baseball America Draft Blog
Minor League Ball
MLB.com

A lot of people think Boston Red Sox right-hander Curt Schilling is a blowhard, but he’s always struck me as a reasonably intelligent and inquisitive fellow who isn’t afraid to take risks. Whatever your personal opinions of the man might be, it’s pretty cool that he’s fully embracing the blog as a vehicle for communicating with fans.
What strikes me most about Schilling’s blog is that he “gets it.” If you’re accustomed to the sanitized newspaper version of what goes on at the ballpark, his candor might be a bit disarming:
One of the major changes this year has been the need …read more