Tom Verducci's latest article is up at SI and focuses on J.D. Drew. He's right - Drew is key to the Braves ability to compete with the Phillies and Marlins.

However, Verducci isn't (yet) a medhead. Discussing Drew's health without giving any details doesn't tell us much, but then again, SI is written for a certain audience, the casual fan. That's ok and I don't mind having a writer as talented as Tom staying off 'my turf.' It's something like a catch-22: the only way to spread the Medhead Manifesto is to get people like Verducci and Gammons discussing and thinking our way, but it also makes my job harder if more people are doing the same thing.

To me, it's all about helping the game, so what helps me isn't necessarily what helps the game. We need more medheads.

STP update: Coming along VERY well. As the main phase of writing comes close to a close (two sections to go ...), I'm waiting on one giant research piece from an outside writer and then I can shift over to dealing with the drawings and graphs. The man behind Baseball Graphs will be providing some assistance and the pictures from Christian Ruzich and Mark Prior will be throughout the book. It's exciting to feel this really coming together, though I still can't really imagine what it will be like seeing it on the shelf somewhere.

Anyone in Orlando or close? Email me.