More Bloggy Stuff

Just peeked at the Bambino's Curse blog. Another blog that I am envious of. The background is a cool black and white photo (really almost sepia-toned) of Babe Ruth in his civies. The writer is a Red Sox fan who is refusing to acknowledge this year's World Series. I am not a Red Sox fan, being one who roots for the Cardinals and Yankees. (However, my fervor for the Bronx Bombers has waned since Tino left). I have to say that I do like Nomar--what red-blooded woman doesn't--and would have liked to see him and his teammates continue on this year. I still like the Yankees, especially Joe Torre and Derek Jeter. But things just aren't the same since Tino, Scott Brosius and Paul O'Neill left.

I've been following the baseball playoffs fairly closely this year, and was amazed that no one seemed to consider the possibility of a Yankees/Marlins World Series. Most of the media did stories on the Cubs and Red Sox, seemingly without giving any thought to the fact that both teams had to win their respective pennants before playing each other in a dream team World Series. As things turned out, that Cubs/Red Sox match up will have to be relegated to dreams for now. Maybe next year.

Back to Bambino's Curse . The writer mentions not having links, thus not being a typical blog. Join the club. Linking to other blogs and sites is hardly the strong suit of Pila Posts either. Yet for some reason I keep posting my stuff and nonsense for a handful of people to read. I really do want to take some time and make a links list to other blogs and to more websites. Links are supposed to define a blog. But do they? Maybe linking to others who link back to you makes one's blog more well-known. But are numerous links a defining characteristic of blogs? I have seen several blogs in Blogger's random feed and elsewhere that have few, if any, links. Some of them have very few posts. Yet they are being viewed and sometimes even being picked as "Blogs of Note."
Certainly Pila Posts, which I will admit that virtually no one reads, does not have a huge collection of links. But it is not a diary. Most of what is here is commentary of one sort or another, with almost no personal content. I have a journal and a web diary for personal stuff. Is Pila Posts any less a blog for not having lots of links? It is certainly not widely read. Yes, I am vain enough to want more readers, but realistic to know that it will take time to get more people to come here--if that ever happens at all.

But I will do Bambino's Curse a favor. Here is the link.