<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:TToI="http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/rss/"><channel><language>en-us</language><title>The Tools of Ignorance</title><description>What's New</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com</link><item><title>Two new Barnstorming features: You can now view recent player stats and teams by state</title><description>You are now able to see how your players have performed in the last X days or X games.  You can also see team fans by state.</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/forums/posts.php?topicid=166#P649</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:03:12 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/forums/posts.php?topicid=166#P649</guid></item><item><title>Barnstorming Stats: Player and team stats are now available.</title><description>Player and team stats can now be viewed in greater detail. </description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/barnstorm/hittingstatleaders.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:07:12 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/barnstorm/hittingstatleaders.php</guid></item><item><title>Barnstorming Changes: New credit system and upcoming player stats</title><description>Larger zip codes are now worth more credits and player stats will be available next week.</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/forums/posts.php?topicid=148</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/forums/posts.php?topicid=148</guid></item><item><title>Improved Rankings: Barnstorming Rankings has been cleaned up and improved.</title><description>You can now see more details about the all of the teams</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/barnstorm/toprankings.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:20:04 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/barnstorm/toprankings.php</guid></item><item><title>Barnstorming Weekly Strategy Guide #5: A weekly series of tips and clues dealing with the Barnstorming game</title><description>This week features the results of the Sheboygan Cup and the announcement of a new tournament.</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/forums/posts.php?topicid=141</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:53:47 -0500</pubDate><guid 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isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/forums/posts.php?topicid=121</guid></item><item><title>New TToI game: Barnstorming: Barnstorming is the sites newest fantasy baseball game</title><description>Can your team of stars, has-beens, and never-will-bes build a loyal fan base as they travel the country, taking on other peoples ragtag teams?</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/barnstorm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:27:52 -0600</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/barnstorm/</guid></item><item><title>2007 Baseball Dailies Results: The Final 2007 Baseball Dailes Results have been posted</title><description>After a very lengthy hiatus, the Baseball Dailies results for the 2007 Season are as follows: 2007 Season Winner: upthesecularhumanists (597 points) Prize: 1992 Fleer Mike Piazza rookie card</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/bd/hof.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:10:05 -0600</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/games/bd/hof.php</guid></item><item><title>Updated Stats Section: New game simulation using classic teams</title><description>You can now simulate games between classic teams.  Addition teams can be unlocked by playing out new fantasy game, Barnstorming (coming soon).</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/stats/simulations.php</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:30:46 -0600</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/stats/simulations.php</guid></item><item><title>New Seeing Eye Single: Fans Are So Obsessed With Them</title><description>After yet another extended vacation, Seeing Eye Singles is back to celebrate a week of baseball milestones. An old guy won his 300th game, a young guy hit his 500th home run, and someone else did some other thing.</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/fasowt.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:30:54 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/fasowt.php</guid></item><item><title>New Seeing Eye Single: Theismann Was Pretty Manly</title><description>I've been AWOL for a few weeks so I'll open with a quote from one of my favorite players and future Hall of Fame inductee, Bert Blyleven: "The problem with being Comeback Player of the Year is it means you have to go somewhere before you can come back."</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/twpm.php</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:35:11 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/twpm.php</guid></item><item><title>New Trivia Game: Previous Record Holders</title><description>Records were made to be broken so who held these records before the current record holders came along?</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/trivia/previousrecordholders.php</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:55:07 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/trivia/previousrecordholders.php</guid></item><item><title>Updated Stats Section: The stats section has been updated</title><description>Player pages now include 2006 stats and player discussion boards.  Player stat filters have also been updated to include the 2006 season.</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/stats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 17:05:11 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/stats/</guid></item><item><title>New Trivia Game: In 1971...</title><description>How well do you remember the season of 1971?</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/trivia/in1971.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 08:43:37 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/trivia/in1971.php</guid></item><item><title>New Seeing Eye Single: A Simpler And More Ordered Place</title><description>We have two weeks to cover so sit back, relax, and don't make me pull this car over:

Marlin's ace Dontrelle Willis became a first-time father after his wife, Natalee, gave birth to a 6 pound, 6 ounce, baby girl. The child was named Adrianna Rose after it was discovered that Natalee's cousin had stolen their original name, Seven.</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/asamop.php</guid></item><item><title>New Seeing Eye Single: It Keeps The Parents Off The Streets</title><description>Back for more? You'd think you would've learned your lesson by now:

Could this be the end of "aye batter, aye batter, swing batter" and the ever popular "move in, move in, weak batter" psych-out? Youth leagues all over the country have been banning player chatter. A wonderful day for belly-itchers everywhere?

Dreading yet another insufferable lunch with your fellow office drones? Stay behind and get a few swings in over lunch.
*** Jenna Jameson joke deleted by the editor. ***</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:55:41 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/ses/iktpots.php</guid></item><item><title>New Yannigan Journal: Three People Who Have Never Been In My Kitchen</title><description>"Ghost Runner On First"

If you have a baseball encyclopedia that predates 1987, look up the name Lou Proctor. Go ahead and see for yourself... although you aren't likely to find much. Maybe just a basic entry:

"L. Proctor" 1912 St. L (A). PH. 1 g. ---.
No birth date. No home town. No date of death. I've looked in two different encyclopedias, and I have yet to even discover whether he was right or left-handed.</description><link>http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/tpwhnbimk.php</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:15:37 -0500</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.thetoolsofignorance.com/columns/yj/tpwhnbimk.php</guid></item></channel></rss>