Royal Pain

Just a quick couple of notes:

• KC Royals GM Dayton Moore is either a genius or a thetic wacko. After coming over from the Braves, he's started acquiring somewhat questionable players, but this offseason, it might all be coming into focus. Today, he signed a decent reliever and two injury retreads who could potentially turn into a pitching goldmine. If Day and Duckworth can come back from their surgeries, they would add a lot of depth to a starting staff that could only be described as a train wreck last year. There's obviously some risk (or Riske) here, but it looks like Moore is slowly reshaping the Royals' pitching, and that can only be a good thing.



• Pandora.com has just launched its community functionality. I like the concept, and when I have some more time (after New Year's), I'll be exploring it some more. For now, you can take a look at (and a listen to) what I'm currently streaming. Just click on QuickMix in the Stations box on the left.



• I'm in the midst of organizing a CD collection that has gotten out of control the past few months. And trust me, this is part of a larger, long-overdue, overall cleaning of the apartment. All for you, Jamie. All for you.