Congrats to Zach Greinke for making the SI cover this week AND still winning last night AND not having his arm fly to the backstop after the first pitch. Kid can pitch. He gave up two earned runs in seven innings last night boosting his ERA to a whopping 0.50, best in the major league. [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Kid can swing
April 28th, 2009
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Not only did the Royals have a great night at the plate last night (Guillen 2 bombs, nice work!) but my friend Andre posted a video of his nearly three year-old son Adrien. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOewLBtaQqw&feature=channel_page] Not only can kid swing the club, but he’s got better form than anyone I’ve ever played with. And he’s not [...]
Hang this in your office
April 26th, 2009
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Dan Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind, preaches creativity and emotional intelligence as the thing that will set American workers apart in the 21st century. Above is a poster he posted on his blog that gets right at the heart of his argument. Blogged with the Flock Browser
Mourning the loss of the best tight end ever
April 24th, 2009
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A lot of guys get called Pro Bowler. Some guys get called All-time Great or Hall of Famer. But Best Ever? Only one guy gets that title. Without argument, Tony Gonzalez is that guy at Tight End. He holds almost every record a TE can: single season receptions (102) by a tight end, career touchdowns [...]
Royals recall Brian Bannister from Omaha
April 21st, 2009
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Let’s hope that the first 20 days in Omaha worked it out. Bannister was solid in ’07 and had a rocky ’08. I think he’s got the stuff, but you’ve got to get it going in a game. If he can pitch like he did in ’07, maybe that will keep Kyle Friggin’ Farnsworth off [...]
They can't even get this right
April 20th, 2009
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See that? That’s the new Detroit Lions logo courtesy of ESPN. ESPN – Photos – Starting with logo, Lions on new mission I like it. I don’t love it. It’s a whole lot like the last logo. So much so that fans should still get by with the old jerseys. But even that’s not the [...]
Tony Jones (or rather John Case) on the Defense of Truth
April 20th, 2009
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Tony Jones told this story last month. I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Specifically, this part from when he was speaking at Houghton College. Here is a question I got, verbatim: “How can you defend Brian McLaren when he rejects the atonement.” A Houghton theology prof, John Case, answered in my stead, with some [...]
Larry Johnson a Chief in '09?
April 16th, 2009
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More positive today that Larry Johnson will remain a Chief for 2009. ESPN reports that LJ will be in the Chiefs voluntary mini-camp Friday-Sunday. Johnson had earlier asked to be traded. Who knows, maybe the counseling has helped. Maybe he wants to prove he’s worth the coin the Chiefs are supposed to pay him. Or [...]
Boom! Outta here. John Madden retires
April 16th, 2009
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Football legend John Madden retired today from broadcasting. Madden leaves a legacy as a coach, broadcaster, video game hero and Brett Favre enthusiast. Seriously though, is it any coincidence that Madden is leaving the same year as Favre? Much has been made about Madden’s love of Favre and to much hilarity. How do you take [...]
