Ever since Billy Beane popularized what’s come to be called “Moneyball,” the close analysis of statistics has become the foremost aspect of baseball. I was looking at some season-to-date stats of our […]
Getting on base is the key step
Unions vs. unions not brotherly
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em Dept. You’ve seen them outside your supermarket or drug store. Folks with clipboards urging you to sign petitions regarding the proposed Nickelodeon-themed hotel approved by the Garden […]
The four-day fireworks miracle
I don’t know if this qualifies as a miracle, exactly. But it definitely can be in the categories of the unexplainable and the unexpected. One of the major gripes for years has […]
Most valuable, most unlucky
You know, Mike Trout and I have a lot in common. No, I’m not pulling your leg. In fact, leg pulls are part of what I am mulling when I think about […]
Now, he’s a sucker for soccer
After years of grumbling about soccer, suggesting it was sort of … well … boring, I have finally decided that “world football” has its merits and am starting to enjoy the World […]
The summer of the big change
For anyone leaving high school for college, the military, trade school or just any old job, the three months or so after high school graduation are the most transitional season of a […]
Confusion is in the house
Housing issues have been in the news locally lately and they reflect the old saying that “a camel was a horse designed by a committee.” California is an extremely expensive place to […]
Questions without answers
Well, he didn’t say much, but at least his car wasn’t keyed in the parking lot … as far as we know. Talking about Steve Carlin, senior vice president of GKN, who […]
Walkoffs nice, but wins better
In my youth I had a crummy old car that sputtered and stalled at intersections … and sometimes ran as smooth as a gravy sandwich. Was it the carburetor? The air filter? […]
Trades both terrific and terrible
The LA-OC sports world is excited about the Rams trading to get superstar defensive end Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns. Brown, in case you haven’t heard, has been five times an […]
