I think there’s a pretty strong argument that he is. (1) His career WAR of 38.7 isn’t in the top 500. And that’s by far his BEST advanced stat, as he had an extremely long career. (2) In his best seven years he averaged three wins above replacement! That’s an average starter. And those are […]
West Virginia definitely needs to double down on coal: Each morning Tina Coleman turns her faucet, she waits to see what color the water will be when, or if, it flows out. Some days it’s blue or gre
There are only so many lifeboats: Nick Ayers, who was widely expected to become President Donald Trump’s next chief of staff after John Kelly steps down this month, will not take the job, the New Yo
As you know if you care about such things, last week the floundering Packers drove Mike McCarthy to Austin Straubel International Airport and left him on the tarmac after a team quarterbacked by an inner-circle Hall of Famer somehow lost to the worst team in the NFL at home. Barring a late season table-running McCarthy […]
In this #MeToo moment, some people are listening to the holiday classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” with fresh ears. Some take issue with lyrics that imply that male singer is doing ev
When you spot a mark, you don’t let go: Senior American officials were worried. Since the early months of the Trump administration, Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and Middle East ad
I’m spending the weekend in Breckenridge, a Colorado ski town, and yesterday we watched a classic bit of oddball Americana: a parade down Main Street of Bernese Mountain Dogs and their owners, all of them — dogs and humans — decked out in various kinds of holiday costumes. There were hundreds of dogs, which is […]
The House Judiciary and Oversight committees once again decided to investigate Hillary’s EMAILS, this time be bringing in James Comey, with predictable results: So Hillary isn’t guilty but gue
This article seems especially pertinent in light of some recent news items. A top White House appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs sought to silence the agency’s chief diversity officer,
But only one side has murderers. James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty on Friday of killing Heather Heyer when he plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters last year at a “Unite the Right” rally that quickly turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia. Fields, 21, was convicted on all counts, including first-degree murder in […]
Been way, way too long since I did one of these posts. It’s a long one! When I was in Nashville last weekend, I did something I always wanted to do: go to the Grand Ole Opry in the Ryman Auditor
If You Don’t Count the Games They Lost, the 1980 Seattle Mariners Were the Greatest Team in Baseball History
CommentsRepublicans don’t think people of color or people who live in cities are equal citizens worthy of representation, and this isn’t even subtext any more: This is just public relations. More