Just a brief note to announce that I’ll be joining Steven Goldman and perhaps other Baseball Prospectus authors for a pair of bookstore appearances this week, one on Thursday evening in Philadelphia, the other Saturday here in New York City. details are as follows (it’s worth noting that neither of these appearances conflicts with any of the Red Sox playoff games):

• Thursday, October 6, 7:30 PM, Barnes & Noble, Rittenhouse Square, 1805 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

• Saturday, October 8, 6:00 PM, Coliseum Books, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY

Also, while I’m engaging in some self-promotion (wait, when is Screamin’ Jay Jaffe not engaging in self-promotion?), I’m pleased to announce my first BP Chat on Wednesday October 19 at 1:00 PM ET. I doubt there will be any hot, available babes taking part, but I’ll gladly answer as many of the submitted questions as I can on the the playoffs, the Yankees, Dodgers, Mind Game, the Hit List, JAWS, DIPS, WARP, VORP, and Mike Timlin’s penchant for cross-dressing.