Still in desk-clearing mode. Back to regular columns soon…

Jon at Dodger Thoughts reminds us that rumors are, well, rumors.
Jim at AZ Snakepit transforms a couple Diamondbacks into South Park characters.
El Lefty Malo talks about Barry Bonds.
Mark at Bad Altitude complains that Troy Tulowitzki should have won the NL Gold Glove at shortstop over Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins. He’s right, of course.
Speaking of shortstops, MB at Friar Forecast presents the relative merits of Khalil Greene.

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My wife asked me an interesting question the other day: If I could meet any baseball player and talk to him for a while, who would it be? She said I could pick one current player and one player from throughout history.
The historical player was tough. Ted Williams immediately jumped to mind, but I ended up going with Jackie Robinson. It’s sort of an obvious choice, but it seems to me that baseball fans owe him a great deal of gratitude. I wouldn’t even want to say much other than thanks.
For the current player, I had an easier time. Absolutely …read more