And as IP said, Joe was an amazing writer. I didn't understand much of what he wrote at first - it was like inviting a second grader to a university level applied economics class. But he was usually patient with me and I learned a TON from him and IP. Amongst other things, those old aol boards were the first place I ever heard of OBP, SLG, and OPS. It was revolutionary.
we also used to have a group of us, including Brian, that would get together for taco Tuesdays during the summer before heading over to the game. You don't know fun until you see Brian trying squeeze into my 2 year olds' baby seat to ride over to the Big A parking lot.