I was reading another baseball blog for some reason -- maybe hoping the fans of that team were suffering as much as we are -- and there was a fanpost about how the male bloggers mistreated the female bloggers on that site.   Evidently several women had started out with that blog and eventually quit posting because it was such a chauvinistic and hateful site.  The women who do post on there seem to be very defensive.  Uncomfortable. 

So, on behalf of myself and all the other women who post here, I thank all of you men for not making our gender an issue, for appreciating our posts for what they are, and not making fun of our crushes.  (Because we don't make fun of yours!) 

Anyway, after reading that blog, I really appreciate the community we have here.  I've not found it on many other blogs. 

Thanks.

This worked for snakecharmer with the duffle bag giveaway, so I will ask:  Is anybody going to the game on Saturday that wouldn't mind parting with the DBacks reversible floppy hat that's being given away?  If so, please let me know and we can work out details.  Mr. 4 Corners Fan thought it looked pretty neat, and I'd love to get one for him.  We can't make it to the game, so I will have to depend on the Snakepitters (those who have better taste in hats than Mr. 4 Corners Fan!)   Thanks!

I see that we can already start voting for players for the All Star Game.  Obviously, we'll vote the all-DBacks slate; but who do you think has the best chance of 1) going to the game and 2)starting?   Given the mostly East Coast focus of MLB coverage; it will be hard for the DBacks to attract votes from fans who don't have a chance to see them or hear about them as often as they might hear about other teams.  Which player, if anybody, has the best chance of catching on with fans of other teams?  Enough to get a DBack starting in the game? 

This morning I was watching some news show and they had an interesting statistic on stating that 93% of internet users are between the ages of 18 and 29.   That seems very young to me, since I know a lot of people over the age of 29 who use the internet a lot.  It got me to wondering what the age range is here on the 'Pit.  Not looking for specific ages, but just whether you fall in to that range, are younger or older.

We know Jim just celebrated a birthday that took him out of the range by a few. . . 

I'll start.  I'm well over the age of 29; in fact I have a daughter who is over age 29 (and she uses the internet!) and a son and daughter who fall in the 18-29 range. 

Anybody??