Hello. I’m Ward York, inaugural and newly appointed Editor In Chief of the website you’re now (or were) reading. Though I’ve only been here a short time, it feels like I’ve been here forever, and I hope it shows. Whether this is your first time visiting us, or you’re a long time and fervent clicker, I would like to introduce myself, and re-introduce us, to you. Hello. I’m Ward York. This is Yard Work. And thank you for reading.

If you’ve been a longtime reader (and I hope you are, or will be), you’ll notice that we’ve undergone a facelift of sorts. Though our look and feel is different, we hope you know that our content is still as fresh and exciting as it was when we first posted it. Ever since we decided to flounder on our own and broke ties with our former parent company, E$PN, a long time ago, we have dedicated ourselves to providing coverage and insight into this great and wide wonderful sport. Though the bread might be different, the meat in the sandwich (or vegetarian substitute, if you prefer) is still as succulent and juicy and full of real meaty goodness as ever.

I wanted to talk to you today to talk about some of the exciting changes we have in store for you, and some of the changes you would like us to implement. You’ll notice that we’re well into our exciting (and unannounced) 2007 Season Preview, and from the looks of things, you are reading it as much as we are. We’re also diving into our storied archive to unearth previous specials and exclusives available nowhere else. And, in an unprecedented move, we are almost promising new daily content every single business day when we are able to provide it.

But then there is also you, the audience. What do you want from us? What can we do for you? And where can we do it? Let us know @ yard.work@gmail.com. Leave a comment, or a comment on a comment. Talk about us on your blogs, or your MySpace pages, or your Match.com profiles, or even your high-powered It’s Only Lunch lunches. Let the world know what you want from us, and we will will do our best to provide that which only we offer to the world.

Hello. Hello again. And thank you.