Scientists discovery world's smallest fish

First off, how do they know that it's the world's smallest fish? Because I'm sure that at one time there was another fish that was thought to be the smallest fish before this little usurper came along. Maybe they should just hedge their bets and go with: "Very small fish found." Scientists always want their things to be the smallest. From the article:

Mature females of the Paedocypris progenetica, a member of the carp family, only grow to 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inches) and the males have enlarged pelvic fins and exceptionally large muscles that may be used to grasp the females during copulation, researchers wrote in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, published Wednesday by the Royal Society in London.

Damn. One usually has to pay for talk like that.

Cubs purchase Pagan

This never would have happened if JP2 were still around. Get with it, Vatican!

And finally, the third (fourth?) Goatrider of the Apocalypse, Bob, has written an excellent piece, taking a look at next year's pitching staff. Actually, there's lots of good stuff over there. Check it out.