BHGM on the move!

Let's not get too excited guys... but yes, it's come to the point where the wild dog has to leave home, and venture out into the wilderness. Just to see what its like. That wilderness, at least in the sports arena, has become the world of blogging. In the last couple years I've gotten more and more involved in this world. And now, it appears, it may just be time for a change. BHGM is going to be leaving MLBlogs. But, we'll find a home. The blog is growing, but I think its grown as much as it can at this site. Right now we've got a few different ideas in the works. We may be hosting the blog through blogspot, or possibly at our own domain. We're also looking for a new name. BHGM is cool, but it just doesn't have the right tone. We'll take suggestions, of course. Also, I've just now checked my MLB email. It's so loaded with spam all the time that I hardly ever check it. Anyway - I think I sorted out most of the email directed towards the site. So I'll be emailing you guys back soon.

Anyway, MLBlogs gave us a great start. And for 99% of the people here, it may be the right choice. I disagree with having to pay for what is typically a free service, but the free market obviously supports it, so I can't argue with that. But that's only a small reason we're leaving. The traffic from MLBlogs gave us a great fan base, and one we may not have developed without it. But, with that base intact, it's time to move to a site where we have, basically, more publishing freedom. I'm working to try and relaunch the www.bihgm.com domain but I'm having some trouble. Normally, that will always point you towards BHGM, or whatever we're called.

This is by no means a goodbye. Obviously we don't have any firm plans. But the decision has been made to move the site, we just don't know when. We're letting you know so you can, hopefully, give us your thoughts and suggestions. But we've had a great run. Heck, in the last 15.5 months, we've had about 80,000 hits. When I first started here, I was lucky to get 30 hits a day. Now, an ok day is about 450. According to Alexa.com, we're the 16th-most reached blog on MLBlogs. Most of the sites above us are players, execs, etc... So I know we can survive out there.

Another takeaway point here, for you guys, is to try and get out in the blogging world. There are a ton of great sites out there. Take Ballhype, for example. Play around on it for a bit. Like it.

See you guys in a few.

UPDATE: Looks like we've found ourselves a spot at http://ballhouse.blogspot.com. We'll see if it sticks.