Quick Hits

• Ross, do you still think the man at the right isn't a Hall of Famer?
• An interesting look at the catchers that blocked the highest percentage of pitches in the dirt last season.
• In the battle on shades of red, let's hope Carnelian can whoop up on Cardinal.
• Mandy, Connor and I went to an open house at Dell Diamond last week - the home of the Astros' AAA team. We watched an 1860s-style game: while I knew that a ball caught on a single bounce meant the batter was out, I didn't realize that the runners could advance after that bounce. But at the risk of sounding too "Field Of Dreamsy" (hell, there's no such thing), there's nothing better than taking your son onto a real field and having a catch. Well, as much of a catch as you can have with a three-year-old.