Jim Souhan's column on the Juan Rincon situation is truly excellent. Go read it.

And, oh yeah, first hurdle cleared in the ballpark bill. The Hennepin County Commissioners passed it by a 4-3 vote--sadly, it was down gender lines. Don't these women know that chicks can like baseball, too?

In a non Bat Media note: Thanks to the generosity of a Batling, BG has tickets available to Thursday's noon game. If anyone is interested, please e-mail Batgirl.