A CFL player "honored" Michael Jackson after a TD by taking off helmet and pretending to be dead and buried? Couldn't he have moonwalked?

Eck vs. Mo: One more thing

Posted: July 3rd, 2009 | Filed under: Baseball | 1 Comment »

While getting ready to watch a little Zack Greinke, here is one more quick thought on Dennis Eckersley and Mariano Rivera …

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Facebook Arguments

Posted: July 3rd, 2009 | Filed under: Baseball | 15 Comments »

Somehow, my Facebook page* has now become a playground for a baseball argument: Who was better as reliever, Mariano Rivera or Dennis Eckersley? I thought we could take the argument here …

*And the deal is still on … buy 09/09/09, become a friend!)

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SPL (Self Promotion Links)

Posted: July 2nd, 2009 | Filed under: Media | 12 Comments »

I don’t know why this excited me but if you go to The Machine link on Amazon now, you will actually see the cover of the book. It just makes it feel a bit more real. Remember 09/09/09 (still hoping to make 07/08/09 official “Buy The Machine” day … but not sure how you declare a holiday).

The cover is not on the Barnes & Noble page yet, but I’m sure it’s coming.

Also, I wrote a lot of words about Mariano Rivera.

Also, this is hilarious.


Stupid is …

Posted: July 2nd, 2009 | Filed under: Baseball | 53 Comments »

More Kansas City Royals. I keep meaning to write about some other teams … but the Royals just keep doing amazing things. Amazing things.

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When swimsuits fight back

Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Other Sports | 17 Comments »

OK, I feel bad for, really bad, for Flavia Zoccari, who had her swimsuit explode at the Mediterranean Games. Really I feel bad. No really. She was crying and embarrassed. I feel bad.

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Varsity Letters

Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Media | 12 Comments »

We are beginning to make some booking preparations* for 09/09/09 … and I’ll fill you in on those details as we get closer.

*“Booking” preparations … it’s like a pun!

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Pinch-hit me, I’m dreaming

Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Baseball | 27 Comments »

As you know, I love those absurd moments of baseball. Fortunately, I live in Kansas City, where the moments are always within arm-length reach.

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2 + 2 = ?

Posted: June 30th, 2009 | Filed under: Baseball | 51 Comments »

This is, on the surface, all about the Kansas City Royals. But really, I think, it’s not. It’s about unexpected consequences, the vision thing and why two plus two does not always equal four.

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Temporary new look

Posted: June 29th, 2009 | Filed under: Media | 30 Comments »

Well, you will notice the much plainer blog look. There’s a very specific reason for this … the blog (as many of you have noticed) has been tough to load lately. I’m trying this simpler look for a while to see if I can get to the heart of the issue. And, well, I kind of like the simpler look. I know there will be complaints but … hey, I’m a doctor, Jim, not a Web designer.


Ketchup**

Posted: June 29th, 2009 | Filed under: Baseball, Other Sports, Pop Culture | 41 Comments »

Home. Whew. Well, that was an interesting vacation … I won’t bore you with too many details. I did come up with a couple of new words …

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