I generally have eschewed "link dump" posts in recent months, but there was enough stuff going on in the blogosphere that I thought it warranted taking up a few moments of your time to hit some of the highlights . . . although, if you’re looking for the short version, you may want to read the first and last bullet points and skip the rest: Rarely will a sports fan receive a more encouraging endorsement than this. I hope to have an update on that effort in the near future. Sta...