With my little Bekah still under the weather Tuesday, I’ve had the opportunity to update all three blogs (the UOCAB, the full disclosure blog, and the UOLB), I nearly completed the feat within a 24hr. span - it’s something that hasn’t happened in months.

As I struggle a little for material in these last few days before ST, I’ve found myself reflecting a lot on last season (primarily, I think, due to the amount of time spent going through the hundreds of photos I took and never had the chance to look at).   Since the blog started back in September of 2006, I’ve been contacted by people from as far away as South Korea - most of whom were seeking out information about a player, some just to let me know they enjoyed the blog.  There’s a small minority that have disagreed with the blog’s “take” on things, but that’s to be expected and as I learned, it comes with the territory.  From a local perspective, through the blog I’ve met some great people, most of whom I would consider friends - Bruce, Patrick, Neate, Pete, Todd and others.  And that’s just my own experience, from relatively recent and limited contact with the organization.  I’m quite certain that the Cat’s Pride group, and many other people/fans have stories to relate about lasting friendships they’ve made (to say nothing of the former Lynx employees - follow the link, there are some interesting photos over there).  Over the past few years, we met all kinds of people in the stands - a California to Ottawa transplant (what was he thinking?) who loved baseball, a family up from Mississauga, a guy visiting all the MLB and MiLB parks in one season to name but a few.

The incredible reach of the internet has added to the list of acquaintances.  I was recently contacted by a gentleman who’s put up a very nice website dedicated to Former Lynx Coach (FLC, I guess), Rod Nichols.  Tom’s site includes Rod’s Lynx card and some photos from the 2007 season and is more than worth a visit.