An announcement: unless something really outrageous compels me to break silence, I'm pulling the plug on non-baseball content on this blog until . . . well, at least until (1) my rotisserie baseball draft on March 22 and/or (2) the war finally starts. I may keep the ban in place until Opening Day. Basically, I've gotten sick of the same old war debate -- there's no more persuasion to be done, and no more real news to report -- and the whole subject has kept me from getting geared up mentally for baseball season. And isn't that the very freedom we're fighting for? Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom to Pretend The Mets Are Going To Be A Contending Team While I Still Can . . .