As I’ve mentioned in the past, as I practice it the art of blogging is a responsive one. I read an article, editorial, or op-ed. I respond to it.
Today I’ve read about a dozen pieces in which there have been about an ounce of insight to several pounds of verbiage. You can’t make bricks without straw.
How ’bout them Cubs? Should there be a “slaughter rule” in the majors?
“Should there be a “slaughter rule†in the majors.”
Heh. Let’s see. Out pitched; outhit. And the oldest axiom in the game; if you can’t/won’t throw strikes, walks will turn into runs.
Wait until next year……..
I will resist any seemly display of schadenfreude, but I think over the next few years people will continue revisiting the decision to decimate the Cub farm system for a few month rental of Chapman in 2016. And I think the decision looks correct in retrospect, but the Cubs invested a lot on winning that single year.
I suppose “seemly” might work, but it wasn’t what I was going for.
OT: Of possible interest to Dave; all of the Jules de Grandin stories are being republished in what should be a quality five-volume set:
http://www.nightshadebooks.com/book/the-horror-on-the-links/#.WeoNS2hSzcs
I woke up to a few friends linking this on Facebook:
Senators Demand Online Ad Disclosures as Tech Lobby Mobilizes – The New York Times
One is a PhD in information security and he says he’s quitting Facebook over it. I haven’t really followed this story at all.
Thanks for the tip, PD. I’ll put ’em on order.
Slaughter Rule in pro ball? No, they’re pros and learning humility never hurts. High school ball, yes they will learn humility and avoid unnecessary injuries.
Jules de Grandin, great short stories and a novella or two. Might even learn a bit about mortuary arts along the way.
I read as many of the stories as I could lay my hands on, mostly from a series of paperbacks published about 30 years ago.