Baseball writer Roger Angell died this past Friday at the age of 101. Though calling Angell a “baseball writer” is a little bit like calling the London Philharmonic a “band,” that’s what he was, the most famous baseball writer on … Continue reading
LeMahieu-Judge-Rizzo-Stanton-Torres. Seriously, that’s like Murderer’s Row on ster- let’s just say it’s a really good start to a lineup. When that group goes one-for-eighteen and the only two other hits you get are from your eight and nine hitters… probably … Continue reading
Tomorrow would be my dad’s 80th birthday. Funny how as you yourself age the number thought of as “old” increases as well. I used to think 80 was ancient; now it’s closer to eh, my dad would only be 80. As I’ve … Continue reading
The new Pokemon Trading Card Game expansion set, Astral Radiance, hits stores May 27. Or May 23. Or this past weekend. Somehow these things find their way into certain stores ahead of official release dates as “pre-releases,” a phrase somewhere … Continue reading
Most of life is a bore, and you’ve got to filch excitement whenever you can. Sudden-death overtime in Game 7 of an NHL playoff series? That’s a sure thing. Just when I thought hockey and basketball were done for me … Continue reading
Today’s broadcast of Math and Musings is our 50th episode. An homage to the 50th episode of Politics After Dark, today’s episode takes a nostalgic turn to Binghamton and fifty years of history. Find that little purple button on your phone and … Continue reading
Sunday night was the concluding episode of Winning Time, HBO’s series on the 1980s Lakers. Apparently there will be a Season Two, so let me instead say concluding episode of Season One. (Until today I’d had no idea there would be more … Continue reading
Friday on Math and Musings I made a cryptic reference to “other things” I had going on this weekend besides the Kentucky Derby and Mother’s Day. I didn’t want to say too much in case it was a flop, but having … Continue reading
My hometown baseball team (that would be the Washington Nationals) had an odd mix of old and new yesterday: weekday afternoon game played… on the Internet. Yeah, broadcast live on YouTube, it was refreshing to see MLB embracing the new … Continue reading
Headline from one of my local rags, Loudoun Now, from its April 28, 2022, issue: “Requiring Affordable Units Has ‘Minimal Impact’ on Developer Profits: Consultant.” (O’Connell does spit-take.) Yeah, actually I’m not sure whether I should laugh or just #smh on … Continue reading