Went to my first baseball game of the season last night, so today is an appropriate time to discuss the prospects of my beloved Reds. All projections via Baseball Prospectus (AVG/OBP/SLG/Fielding Runs Above Average):CatcherJavier Valentin (.269/.333/.425/-8)First BaseScott Hatteberg (.286/.368/.441/-4)Joey Votto (.280/.360/.499/7)Second BaseBrandon Phillips (.274/.325/.443/3)Third BaseEdwin Encarnacion...
I'd be remiss in letting the day pass without noting that April 4 is not only the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination but also the 149th anniversary of.
Henry, having befouled nearly all of my daughter's Sesame Street dolls, consummates a "special relationship" with Beefeater Bear.
Thomas Beattie, the transman who is about 6 months pregnant, was on Oprah yesterday.You can find video of the first 3 parts (of 4) here. I think he handled himself really impressively. And what an important story for millions of Americans to hear.Update: There are 5...
Shorter Juan Williams:The problem with Barack Obama is that he's not Bill O'Reilly.Williams' hackery deserves considerably more attention than it tends to receive. Though his work on Eyes on the.
Is this the right way to get people talking about the prevalence of rape? Does it really let women own their experiences to wear a t-shirt? I'm skeptical.
Fascinating and Hilarious:A MAGIC trick went "horribly wrong" at a weekend Melbourne Comedy Festival show, but audience members had to sign a confidentiality agreement to stop them revealing details. The trick went awry during the Something About Razorblades and Nails show at the Northcote Town Hall...
In a hilarious way:I decided to go up to the young female students who were passing out their "genocide leaflets" to the students walking by and chat.I asked each one.
Bob Somerby notes Michael Gerson once again repeating the Myth of Bob Casey, blubbering about Casey Sr. being "banned from speaking to the Democratic convention for the heresy of being.
It begins:April have [sic] become known as Confederate History Month.This is a time to remember great Americans like Lizzie Rutherford of Columbus, Georgia who on a cold January day worked to clean the graves of Confederate soldiers. She and the members of the Ladies Memorial Association...
So someone has signed me up for a host of wingnut mailing lists. To the merry prankster (if she/he is a reader of this blog): You, your children, and you're.
A few things I learned while listening to Bill O'Reilly during my drive to campus this afternoon:At least half of all American Jews will vote for Barack Obama no matter.