Our new design, to be unveiled soon, will make Da Box easier to navigate, but we can always use a little help. By popular demand, we will be creating a Features page, listing articles of special interest. You know, those timeless posts that newcomers may have missed, and regulars might want to revisit.
Though many of the more than 1,300 entries in the archives had a limited shelf life, and a few are best forgotten, here's your chance to nominate other deserving threads. We're not issuing any awards, merely trying to compile a convenient directory of the articles you liked best.
For example, Dave Till's "Blue Jays Minor League Register," which records for posterity the Buzz Factor of prospects past and present, appeared in two parts: Hitters, A-K and Hitters, L-Z. Comments at the time included "epic," "awesome," "tremendous," and Dave's own modest description -- "bandwidth-choking." Consider it included.
It's not always easy to find something specific in the BB archives, especially if the title doesn't literally describe the content. An interesting piece about Vince Perkins was linked in a thread called The Pacific Express. If you're looking for our discussion of the Richard Griffin column in which he predicted the 2003 Orioles would finish ahead of the Jays, it's hard to remember that "Doublespeak," appropriately enough, was the title.
Attempting to simplify this needle-in-a-haystack task, we've added a Google search form (see the bottom of the page) that is much faster than the Greymatter search in the sidebar and allows you to use keywords to locate those memorable threads.
To nominate an article as a Feature, please note at least one of the URL, the BB number and the title in a comment, or e-mail that information to me. This is also a good time to suggest additional links, and any other ways we can improve the site. Thanks in advance for your help and your feedback.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20040102051448999