[Big Six]

Hi, everyone. I hope you don't mind me hijacking my own thread for a moment.

Sometime over the weekend, The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell was viewed for the 20,000th time. When I started writing about Pat and his world, I never for one moment imagined I'd still be doing so three years later, and I certainly had no idea so many people would spend some of their valuable time reading my attempts to make his world come to life.

Only one dynasty on these boards has been viewed more often, and when I look at the titles of the other stories that have had enduring followings here, I see several that I've enjoyed greatly and that served as my inspirations when I created my own dynasty.

I also see several that were begun more recently, which I've enjoyed from the very beginning. I'm reminded of how much enjoyment the dynasty forum has given me, and I appreciate the time you've put into creating the stories here.

I'm flattered by the many wonderful comments many of you have made about my dynasty. I've said before I would have written about Pat's universe even if nobody else read it, just because I enjoy it so much. The fact that others have enjoyed it makes it that much more rewarding.

Thank you to everyone who's posted here, voted in our Hall of Fame elections, and read part (or all) of the story. I hope you'll stick around for the rest of the ride.