Site changes

You may have noticed I've made some changes to the blog.

The biggest difference is that I've upgraded to a newer version of Blogger, that accounts for the biggest changes to the "look" of the site. This has allowed me to add a Golden Giants in the News feature on the sidebar, which will update automatically using a Google News search.

The Golden Giants on CJOnline link hasn't worked lately, so it's been replaced with a link to CJOnline's Local Sports Blog by David Streeter. I highly recommend his June 5th post which profiles former Golden Giants now playing in the minors. I am also hopeful that David's future Golden Giant posts will show up on the new Golden Giants in the News feed.

The Parkville Sluggers link has also been removed. It looks like the Sluggers continue to exist as an 18U program, but are no longer fielding a college level team.

I'm also looking into making some other changes and additions to the site, so stay tuned.

Update: OK, another addition. I've added a "MINK in the Media" service that allows you to see the same Google News feed for the other 5 members of the league. There are going to be some occassional non-baseball stories that work their way into the feeds. (For example, the Bruins feed currently features a review of the opera 'Beatrice et Benedict' which strangely enough mentions the NHL's Boston Bruins, therefore meeting the specified search critera.)