While I toggle back and forth between the fire maps (the Witch Creek fire is flanking us from the northeast) and today’s news, I wanted to point out this cool New York Times story about the Colorado Rockies.

The role of religion within the Rockies’ organization first entered the public sphere in May 2006, when an article published in USA Today described the organization as adhering to a “Christian-based code of conduct” and the clubhouse as a place where Bibles were read and men’s magazines, like Maxim or Playboy, were banned.

The article included interviews with several players and front office members, but team players and officials interviewed this week said it unfairly implied that the Rockies were intent on constructing a roster consisting in large part of players with a strong Christian faith. Asked how his own Christian faith affected his decision-making, General Manager Dan O’Dowd acknowledged it came into play, but not in a religious way. He said it guided him to find players with integrity and strong moral values, regardless of their religious preference.

As I read this story, I kept waiting for the requisite skeptical paragraph hinting that all was not as it seemed. But it never came. Hmmm….