Headshots on the Front Page
Posted by Sean Forman on November 5, 2010
I just added a little module that will add 12 headshots to the front page. The shots should rotate about every ten minutes. At the moment we are only showing shots from before 1960.
November 5th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Head shots = Major win.
Looks great Sean! Keep the good stuff coming!
November 5th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Any chance of post-1960 head shots coming onto the site?
November 5th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
We are still discussing the post 1960 head shots on our end.
November 5th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
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November 5th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I love how this site keeps improving, thank you. Please consider doing the post 1960 ones as well.
November 5th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Worst joke I ever heard: Why weren't JFK and RFK very good at boxing? Couldn't take a headshot.
November 5th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
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November 5th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
I like them a lot. Could you add a link to a list of the players, so we could learn to associate pictures with the names and not just ERAs, BAs and WAR.
November 5th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
I think# 5 Keith said it best, you guys never sit back, its great how you keep improving.
Thanks.
November 6th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
D'oh, I got it. Click on the photo and it takes you to the player page.
November 6th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Kds-- you can also hold your mouse over the picture, and the name will display. But Sean, the pics disappeared! I just went to check again... I don't know what's up, but I hope you can fix it soon. I love this feature!
November 6th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Never mind...
They're back up. That was weird.
November 6th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
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Keep all those pictures pre-1960 for as long as possible
November 7th, 2010 at 5:55 am
Completely agree with Dukeofflatbush & Keith!!!
I really appreciate how this phenomenal site is continuously evolving and improving!
November 7th, 2010 at 6:09 am
They do appear to randomly disappear. Is this a site issue or some sort of "cookie" issue? I see them sometimes but not others.
November 7th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Ha! Right now, Wally Pipp and Lou Gehrig are both up. Funny!
November 8th, 2010 at 8:52 am
I'm not sure on the disappearance issue, but I made a change that I hope will fix it.
November 8th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Click on Wally Pipp's head a few times, and his picture goes away. Gehrig's stays, though.
November 8th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Love the headshots! Seeing photos of such historical players like Moonlight Graham & Mark Koening (showing right now) is a rare treat.
November 10th, 2010 at 7:21 am
They're back up. That was weird.