Today is my last day as managing editor of Bless You Boys, SB Nation's Detroit Tigers blog. I'll be figuring out what exactly my role as "Editor Emeritus" entails in the weeks and months to come, but I plan on contributing over there whenever inspiration strikes. For now, however, I probably really do need to take a break from that grind.

Here's part of my farewell post:

While chatting with another Tigers blogger last night, I said that one of the best things about doing this is to have people actually care what you think. For people to click over to BYB when breaking news occurs or just as a regular part of the day, seeing what discussion topics are being tossed out there, is truly gratifying and fulfills the best hopes of any writer.

I've received many notes of appreciation and kindness over the past two weeks, each of which are flattering and humbling. I haven't gotten around to responding to most of them, but I promise I will. But while I stillI have the stage here, I want to say that any blogger (sports or otherwise) yearns to have the loyal audience and community that you have provided me at BYB.  When I took over this site three years ago, I saw it as a challenge, but honestly did not know what could be accomplished. You guys have exceeded any ambitions I may have had.  And I can't thank you enough for that.

The whole thing probably went on for far too long, but there are so many people I needed to thank for their support during my three years of managing BYB. If you have a comfortable chair, maybe you can take the time to check out the list. (The orchestra at the Oscars would've played me off before I even got to the third or fourth name.)