The Red Sox sign Alex Gonzalez and the rest of the news around the majors.

They should move first base back one step to eliminate all those close plays.
—John Lowenstein

Aaron recaps the 2005 Society for American Baseball Research convention in Toronto.

For Larry, the steroids scandal isn’t a big deal.

Aaron talks historically bad seasons by pitchers, why people like the players they like, and how Ichiro!’s numbers seem weird.

Aaron attended his first SABR convention last week and lived to tell about it … just barely.

Aaron talks enigmas, belly buttons and procrastinating. Oh, and some baseball too.

Dave thinks back on those APBA cards, older brothers, and the metallic ring of shaking dice.