Regulars know that I don’t live and die with the Sens.  However, I must confess to some relief that they showed up last night and pounded Toronto with an 8-2 win.  I despise the Leafs. 

Moving on, FLP Sal Fasano continues to find work in baseball after signing on with the Braves organization.  It appears that he’ll start the season in AAA Richmond.  Catching up with FLC, John Russell, I found this quote in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

When (Jack) Wilson was asked near the end of spring training who had emerged as the team’s leader, he did not hesitate to answer.

“John Russell,” Wilson said.

The team’s new manager is not a loud or long talker. He chooses his words carefully and delivers them with a look on his face that lets you know the message is important.

“He’s let us know that everybody is accountable for themselves,” Wilson said. “It’s not one person saying, ‘I’m going to step up and do it. I’m the leader.’ It’s not like that. Everybody should be accountable. Everybody should be a leader. If you’re accountable for yourself, no one should have to come up to you and tell you what you’re doing wrong or get in your face.”

And finally for tonight, some discussion about the future of the UOLB.  A few months back I posted a poll, seeking reader input about whether I should pack it in.  For a while, the votes were coming in at about a 3-1 clip in favor of keeping the blog running.  Over the past couple of weeks I’ve considered putting the blog on hiatus - as I’ve written before, this won’t become an Ironpigs blog and I don’t have a lot of free time.  And let’s be honest, there’s only so much FLP news that’s meaningful and it certainly could be left to others.  Having said that, there’s still unfinished business to attend to - the Lynx have ongoing issues here in Ottawa, away from the diamond.  So for as long as that endures, the blog will continue.

We don’t quit on our friends.