I just wanted to you inform those of who are going to be in and around The Net today, I'm planning on heading down to the A's Fanfest for what is probably going to be one of the most exciting ones they've had in quite awhile. So, if any of you have an itch to be apart of what I'm guessing will be very rousing Q&A sessions, come out to the park and grab me if you see me.

What's that you say? You have no idea what I look like? Well, one of the site updates was to put the only decent picture of me I could find under the Podcast > About the Host area of the sidebar along with a little blurb about myself. You say that that's not enough and you think I should do more to make myself stand out in the Clamoring Throng™ of A's fans that are going to there tomorrow? Well, weather permitting, I'll also be out in the parking lot handing out a few (I mean it) Mean In Green t-shirts to help spread the word about the podcast. I and my wife will also be the only ones wearing the official Mean In Green sweatshirts. And, if that's not enough, I guess you'll just have to wait until I get the Mean In Green: The Oakland Athletics Podcast searchlights setup.

Hope to see you there!

Well, almost. I've been working on a lot of things over the past few weeks with the hopes of improving both the site and show. I feel bad about the way that I kind of just left you all hanging near the end of the season. To be honest, I just didn't realize how much work it took to put a show like this together and was rather overwhelmed, especially since I'm definitely no professional. Plus, when the season was coming to an end, I also went to see a lot more games and just couldn't find the time to put a show together. This year, I have a much better idea of what to expect, and can better prepare.

Now, even though I wasn't around, I was still working hard at trying to fix the forums (yes it DID actually take that long) and now I know how to update it the right way so I don't break it so badly again. I also got rid of the old chat room. Why, you ask? Because it sucked out loud, that’s why. I've since replaced it with a much better version with sound and other customizable features. Like the last one, it does require that you have the Flash plug-in to use it, but anyone who visited the old one will find this to be a major upgrade. For those of you who looked over to the sidebar with the hopes of immediately jumping into the chat room to start up a rousing discussion on the finer points of how jersey numbers are directly related to how funny SNL skits will be on a given or how OBP affects the polar ice caps or some such thing, you will find that both the chat room and forums have been relocated to the Community area.

Other than that, I will say that the show will NOT be produced on a weekly basis until the regular season starts -- possibly just before or during Spring Training. I will, however, be putting together a couple of shows before then to recap the things that have already occurred. In the meantime, go re-read Moneyball, then put it back on the shelf for the rest of 2006. The A's are gonna be adding a new chapter this year... "2006: More Money... ball".