Our friends across town have a new server, a new look and a "new" Matthew Elmslie column. It's just the thing for a January cold snap -- a walk down memory lane from a sunny, warm September ballgame, sprinkled with Matthew's usual astute and amusing observations, and fun to read.

Coincidentally, I kept my own diary throughout the very next game. With three fantasy leagues hanging in the balance for me, Halladay was awesome, and it was the great Ernie Harwell's last game in the broadcast booth. I swear, my stuff would have brought a tear to your eye. Of course, I didn't have anywhere to publish it then (imagine, writing all day just to amuse yourself) and now I have no idea where my notes are. My faulty memory is no longer a problem -- if I have a thought of any kind, I just post it here.