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New Site Design!

By Tim Dierkes | March 11, 2010 at 12:13am CDT

MLB Trade Rumors has a fresh new look!  As you can see, we've revamped the logo, sidebar, and background on the main site and changed the Twitter page to match.  I hope you find it as appealing as I do.  This redesign is just one of many improvements we have planned for 2010.  Already we've improved the commenting section and added team-specific Twitter and RSS feeds.

If you have any problems loading the site, please contact us or let us know in the comments of this post.  Be sure to take a screen shot, note whether you're using a PC or Mac, and tell us what browser you're using.  Thanks for reading MLBTR!

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  1. Jason D

    15 years ago

    Love the new design, Tim!

    Reply
  2. joeye

    15 years ago

    nice!

    Reply
  3. Guest 2278

    15 years ago

    Looks great! What font is the banner?

    Reply
  4. plguzman

    15 years ago

    Also like good design. Cleaner and nice. Good job.

    Reply
  5. Kolukonu

    15 years ago

    Loving it, Tim! Nice job!

    Reply
  6. zonisx

    15 years ago

    nice and sharp

    Reply
  7. Ry_the_Stunner

    15 years ago

    A++

    Reply
  8. Matt Manzella

    15 years ago

    Love it.

    Reply
  9. Ry_the_Stunner

    15 years ago

    A++

    Reply
  10. raulllp

    15 years ago

    great job Tim

    Reply
  11. deanosaur

    15 years ago

    One last thing you guys need to do is update the favicon to this logo:

    a1.twimg.com/profile_images/745581640/MLBTR-main-t…

    Reply
    • martinfv2

      15 years ago

      The new favicon should be implemented pretty soon.

      Reply
      • adropofvenom

        15 years ago

        Homepage looks pretty good. But w/ the Twitter page I get a solid light blue on the right side of the screen. I assume because my desktop resolution is wider then your background image. I’d suggest either tiling the image, or changing the background color to black.

        Reply
  12. brentmc

    15 years ago

    Looks good. Nice job.

    Reply
  13. Scott_T

    15 years ago

    Big improvement, same layout and everything, but a lot sharper!

    Reply
  14. Craig

    15 years ago

    You don’t need a new look. What you need is a time machine so you can go back and prevent Twitter from being invented. With Twitter, now everybody who cares gets the news at the same time you do – 5 minutes before it’s posted here.

    Reply
    • martinfv2

      15 years ago

      But they don’t get our insight, then! Seriously, if you ever see an actual five minute lag between the tweet and our post on an important breaking story, contact us, because that means I screwed up and was 4.5 minutes too slow.

      Reply
      • craig6767

        15 years ago

        Three things: First, I admit I exaggerated when I said five minutes. It’s a nice round number that I threw out there in an attempt to make a point. That point being, anybody who uses Twitter now gets the same information you get before it’s posted here.

        Second, I guess it’s it up to each individual person to determine how valuable the “insight” that’s added here really is. Based on your comment, you seem to have quite a high opinion of it, but I’m not sure everybody would agree.

        More often than not the only thing that’s posted is copy and paste or perhaps a slight rephrasing of what was written, and the latter has led to misinformation in the past.

        Overall, the “insight” added here is speculation based entirely on what was written by somebody else.

        Finally, you can’t honestly sit there and tell me you have thought about the effect Twitter would have/has had on this site. There is simply no way that’s possible.

        In the past, a person would have had to be at the computer 24/7, searcing every news source going to keep up, and there is still no guarantee you wouldn’t get to the information and have it posted here first.

        Now? Anybody who takes 10 minutes to sign up for a free Twitter account and follows the writers in question (especially if you enable text updates to your mobile phone) has the information before it’s posted here.

        Reply
        • joshuap

          15 years ago

          Four things: First, where did Tim ever (honestly or otherwise) sit there and tell you that he hasn’t thought about the effect Twitter would have on his site? Are you making up arguments in your head?

          Second, I guess if cheerful guys like yourself are still here reading the site and even commenting on a re-design of the page then MLBTR’s got SOMETHING to offer that Twitter hasn’t marginalized.

          Thirdly, I work in a place where Twitter’s not accessible. So even if I didn’t find Tim and his crew’s insight to be worth the time (not the case), it’s still nice to have a site that aggregates all the “tweets”, links and other sources and then presents them in a filter-friendly site that I can actually get to.

          Finally, lighten up and get over yourself. If you don’t dig what Tim’s doing here, then why hang around?

          Reply
        • fiftytwo80

          15 years ago

          Not everybody follows Twitter, and for those who choose to, they may not follow every single source of MLB news. This is an excellent website that does a great job of bringing together multiple sources.

          Reply
          • Craig

            15 years ago

            Bottom line: Twitter has diminished the overall impact of this site. That’s a fact. It’s not even up for debate.

            Reply
            • Tyler Norton

              15 years ago

              Bottom Line: No need to be an a hole. If you don’t want to continue reading this site, then stop. But there is definitely no need for this garbage in the comments section.

              Reply
  15. Lenny Neslin

    15 years ago

    Looks really great. I’d suggest adding a drop-down menu on the top linkbar for Rumors by team. That linkbar doesn’t offer much to the typical reader. Love the theme though.

    Reply
    • martinfv2

      15 years ago

      Agreed, that is in the works.

      Reply
  16. myost88

    15 years ago

    Couldnt disagree more Craig. A lot of people like me don’t have time to monitor half a million twitter feeds so coming here to get everything I want in one place is awesome.

    Keep doin what your doin Tim.

    Reply
  17. danks50

    15 years ago

    I usually hate when sites change their layouts but this is a plus, nice job!

    Reply
  18. HeyNickyJ

    15 years ago

    Fantastic new design, really love it.
    Great Job.

    Reply
  19. RiverKKiller999

    15 years ago

    Wow man that is sick..I love it.

    Reply
  20. Adam "Prismo"

    15 years ago

    A+++++!!!!!
    WOULD VISIT AGAIN!!!!!! GREAT WEBSITE!!

    (in all seriousness – love the redesign and new banner)

    Reply
  21. wallybackman

    15 years ago

    hey tim, new design looks sharp but banner at the top is visually distracting and detracting from the new header… Also the AP sports playlist looks out of place and the big grey box beneath the selected clips draws negative attention. would rather see “rumors by team” moved to the top. as a mets fan, I gladly click “mets rumors” to quickly read all news pertinent to me…

    Reply
  22. darthvader87

    15 years ago

    Well this entirely confused me for a second.

    Reply
  23. Yankeefan4life

    15 years ago

    Nice job Tim. Liked the old one too, but this is great!

    Reply
  24. dixoncayne

    15 years ago

    Its been gone before this revamp, but I miss the Roto Authority link.

    Reply
  25. InTheKZone

    15 years ago

    The layout it much cleaner Tim. Although I liked the old layout, this is even better. Keep up the great work.

    Reply
  26. Bryan 17

    15 years ago

    Wow, the new site is amazing! I was thinking previously at how old the site design looked for such a big site.

    Great work!

    Reply
  27. ReverendBlack

    15 years ago

    +1

    Reply
  28. DWRedsox

    15 years ago

    Love the new layout, but as an Intellectual Property attorney, PLEASE stick a TM after your logo, so you can at least claim common law trademark rights.

    Reply
  29. Nick D

    15 years ago

    i would continue to keep it basic. I don’t come to this website everyday because of the new design. Just keep the updates as often as you do! (Also dropdown menus for teams, glossery)

    Reply
    • Encarnacion's Parrot

      15 years ago

      Frylock: Uh uh Meatwad, this chocolate milk is spoiled.
      Meatwad: I likes it that way. It’s spreadable, and it’s edible.

      Reply
  30. craigo3

    15 years ago

    Looks ALOT better!!I like it alot!!!GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  31. ilikebaseball

    15 years ago

    I love it. Great job, guys!

    Reply
  32. cseehausen

    15 years ago

    Get rid of the cheesy Photoshop lens flares in the top left, and it’ll be excellent. Other than that, I love it.

    Reply
  33. metrofoe

    15 years ago

    Nice to see you and the rest of the MLBTR crew continuing to work hard to improve the site. Great job!

    Reply
  34. kj076

    15 years ago

    SEXY. It was time for an upgrade and you guys came through. Nice work.

    Reply
  35. Rootdown

    15 years ago

    I like it a lot and i’m sure this isn’t a problem for most but the site is about a half inch too wide. I hate when sites have the bottom scroll bar for left/right.

    It’s probably because my computer at work has a old square screen that people used to have back in the day but you gotta look out for the dinosaurs.

    Reply
    • $1529282

      15 years ago

      What do you have your resolution set at?

      Reply
      • Rootdown

        15 years ago

        It’s locked at 1024×768

        Reply
        • Encarnacion's Parrot

          15 years ago

          Have no monitor kicking around that can go up to 1280×1024?

          I’m guessing the website may be set for widescreen since it fits perfectly on my 1360×768 resolution.

          Reply
  36. davidmp2

    15 years ago

    Excellent design!

    Reply
  37. davidmp2

    15 years ago

    Excellent design!

    Reply
  38. R_y_a_n

    15 years ago

    Have a Mac, using Firefox…

    This is awesome.

    Reply
  39. penpaper

    15 years ago

    Love the design in the banner. Not too overboard but just the right touch.

    Reply
  40. venn177

    15 years ago

    Who is that pitching?

    Reply
  41. TheHotCorner 2

    15 years ago

    The design is nice but finding that it loads slower for me.

    Reply
  42. bjsguess

    15 years ago

    Great job Tim. The continued improvements are much appreciated.

    Reply
  43. jdub220

    15 years ago

    This is great. It takes a little bit longer to load, but it looks amazing.

    Reply
    • susasskuash

      15 years ago

      I noticed it took longer to load too. Glad I’m not the only one. It does look great though- very clean and sharp!

      Reply
      • martinfv2

        15 years ago

        It’s not particularly speedy in IE. Not sure if there is a lot we can do there. If it’s all the same to you for whatever else you are doing, I recommend Firefox.

        Reply
  44. mattinglyfan

    15 years ago

    I’m glad you guys didn’t change the layout, nice new design.

    Reply
  45. Yankees10

    15 years ago

    Great Job! Usually I hate when websites change designs and stuff but this one is great.

    Reply
  46. Sportznutt23

    15 years ago

    Freakin’ SWEET!!!

    Just need to keep working on that iPhone App!!!

    Reply
  47. Sergio Pol

    15 years ago

    That’s exactly what I didn’t like about the whole thing. The only explanation for the presence of that flare I assume is to cover the pitcher’s face for whatever reason. I’d use a shadow coming from the ball or maybe a light trail (from the movement of the ball) or something. Apart all that it looks excellent. Great Job!!

    Reply
  48. mojowo11

    15 years ago

    The white background of the text area seems a little out of place…I wonder if a very light tan background would blend the body with the header better?

    In any case, the header looks great.

    Reply
  49. briantebay

    15 years ago

    I love it!!!

    Reply
  50. Infield Fly

    15 years ago

    I love the design and I think it’s a great idea. My one problem with it is I find the logo banner a bit too big (font and graphics) hence, a little too “in your face.” Other than that, great job!

    Reply
  51. coolstorybro222

    15 years ago

    Ha. Looks great, Tim. Great job.

    Reply
  52. kdawg_31

    15 years ago

    Looks great, but I still miss the old white on black. :'(

    Reply
  53. East Coast Bias

    15 years ago

    Looks good, but now I can’t pretend I’m on a site doing research at work anymore.

    Reply
  54. Craig

    15 years ago

    nm

    Reply
  55. bobbybaseball

    15 years ago

    Outstanding Tim! That baseball looks like it’s coming right in my kitchen!

    Reply
  56. FuriousStyles

    15 years ago

    Nice redesign!
    Although the previous was almost “retro” on web 2.0 🙂
    Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  57. darrelld

    15 years ago

    Looks nice man..youve come a long way..

    Reply
  58. janbergs

    15 years ago

    Like all the changes except the dark background. While it is less likely someone will read it over my shoulder, it is also more work to read.

    Reply
  59. matuszek

    15 years ago

    Does not work on my Sidekick (a smartphone with a dwindling but loyal usership). I suspect the culprit is this element:

    Please fix this? Also, would you consider making an m.mlbtraderumors.com that would have a far simpler layout for mobile phones?

    Reply
  60. Mind Shock

    15 years ago

    Great visual improvement! However, for those of us sentenced to dial-up, the new load-time takes foreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvver.

    Reply

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