Dog Days of September

One site I check on a nightly basis is mlb.com, the site of Major League Baseball. The site definitely has a clear visual hierarchy with a single dominant picture on the page. The picture is of the top stories of the day so it is justified in being there, however, it's not immediately obvious that you are able to change the main story picture at will. This takes a bit of thinking. There should probably be a "Top Stories" header. The information is organized well, because most fans are most likely going to be interested in the night's scores and the latest news which are at the top of the screen on the left and right respectively.

So, overall the site does a good job of initial information hierarchy. However, the second dominate element is either an ad or some contest, but it's difficult to tell at first and not something I want to click on because it looks like it could be an ad. Either way it is unclear and require way too much thinking.

The rest of the information, below the fold is kind of oddly organized in my opinion, because it seems that the standings should be played up bigger. However, here once again, the headings are quite clear (Video, Fantasy, etc.) and people know what they are clicking. The site effectively uses bulleted lists to display and organize information.