I know Mike Fast from our years together at The Hardball Times. Which reminds me – our Player Forecasts and comments are coming out soon – be sure to check it out. We have lots of smart people besides me helping out and stats genius Brian Cartwright’s OLIVER projections are awesome for this year’s fantasy players. And for people who want to read comments on players.

Where was I?

Oh yeah – Mike has done tons of work with pitch f/x and hit f/x – he left THT a couple of years ago, but you can check out everything he wrote for THT. I can’t link to his stuff over the past few years because they are behind the paywall at BPro.

She “voluntarily” resigned. Sort of like Gerry Hunsicker, I guess.

I’m not surprised. I was actually surprised that she wasn’t, uh, nudged out along with everyone else. She did a great job getting groups and people into the ballpark. No idea who Crane is gonna get to replace her – either some reject from Saint Looey or some yesman.

At least she won’t be responsible for the mess that is the Astros attendance this year. I hear tell that season tickets are not exactly selling well. Jack Cust is not what sells tickets, not that they care.

She’s now a “special assistant” to Crane – sort of like Gerry Hunsicker was a “special assistant” to Drayton for a year. I’m sure he really is interested in her having anything to do with business operations except maybe train her replacement.