Newbie questions about blinds and position..

Okay..

I play a lot of online poker but am fairly new to the game.. I hear lots of players and pros talk about how important playing the blinds and how important position is in relation to Texas Hold 'Em. I hear Chris Ferguson say, "I'm going to move all in when I get to the big blind" or Phil Ivey say, "I'm going to raise 4 times the big blind" when I'm watching them play on Full Tilt and PS. And they also talk about how important position is on their decision of whether to call, raise, or fold. Can someone maybe explain this a little more in depth for me? These may be some really DUMB questions, but I just cannot get a grasp on why these things are so important.

Position is basically all about where you are in relation to the blinds, who acts before you and who acts after you. Late position (being the one on the dealer button, or close to it) is usually favoured because everyone will have acted before you, and you'll have more information to base your action on.

Click on the poker articles tab at the top of the page, there's a good article on position in there

I really don't know why Chris Ferguson would be moving all in just because he was the big blind though...

As Oz said above, we have a great Position in Poker article in the strategy section.