A couple years back, my brother-in-law loaned me Michael Lewis’ Moneyball. Matt pitched in college and is a pretty smart guy, so I gave it a read. It was another instance of his typical brother-in-law awesomeness. It was so good that I neglected to give it back. I think Matt has already purchased another copy. [...]
Archive for June, 2009
We could have won state
June 18th, 2009
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Here’s a comment I submitted at the KC Star’s Royals blog. The post again laments the Royals being suited for the NL. Personally, I’m tired of that discussion. We’re not in the NL. Maybe it was a bad decision, but certainly not worse than those listed below. We don’t suck because of one bad decision. [...]
Let them wear pants (and why trust beats rules)
June 17th, 2009
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I’ve had a number of friends who have worked with Focus on the Family. They all had one thing in common: they hated the dress code. Men wore ties, women wore dresses or skirts. No casual Friday. That changed this week as Focus said goodbye to the ties and said yes to pants for all [...]
Meche's shutout and the Royals starters this season
June 17th, 2009
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Martin Manley (yes, that’s a real name….a really manley name) has taken Bill James’ formula for Game Score and applied it to the Royals starters this year. It’s a fascinating read, especially in light of some really great performances over the last week. Until a week ago, Greinke had the seven of the top ten [...]
Finish The Shack and my next travel read
June 2nd, 2009
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I finished The Shack a few days ago. Before I go into what I thought, a brief word about “agreeing with everything.” To say I don’t agree with everything found in the book would be an overly obvious statement. This sort of statement could be applied to nearly anything. Dig hard enough and you’ll find [...]
