The Florida Marlins, of all entities, has reached out and brought some attention to American military forces serving in the country this week.

Army had the largest wide received in the nation this past season in Alejandro Villanueva, a converted lineman who has great hands and caught all of the Black Knights’ passing touchdowns this season.

Army surrendered a nice lead in the second half today in a 62-56 loss to Navy in Annapolis. Not a good afternoon for first-year head coach Zack Spiker

A fisheye shot from Army’s game against Lehigh at Christl Arena at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Sunday

One thing that’s kept my attention (as my co-workers know) is the rate and number of Minor Leaguers who continue to test positive and get suspended for steroid use. To the casual baseball fan, the suspensions of Minor Leaguers probably went under the radar and, in reality, maybe few fans even care.

I had some time during the holiday break to create this little video of some of my most interesting photos from the past Army football season at West Point.

I’m up in Cooperstown, NY this weekend touring the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and of course I’ve come across some West Point connections.

I talked to Padres third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff for a bit this week and found out how he got his nickname.

So often your favorite image from a day comes by luck, or at the last moment… I sort of had both on Saturday.