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You’ve wandered into the residence of one old fellow’s musings and takes on random topics. Wordsmithing aside, I can’t be much more precise than that. With retirement looming in 2021, my wife uneasily asked what I would do when I crossed the finish line of the daily grind. My response …
Below are links to my two most recent posts.
HR Reflections — Serious & Humorous
Reflections from an old HR guy: The Good, The Bad, and The Funny.Read more
A Different Kind of January: The Case for a Year That Actually Feels Good
Maybe this year, we try something different. Not another list of resolutions. Not another manifesto. Just a reset. A re-centering.Read more
There is no wisdom save in truth. Truth is everlasting, but our ideas about truth are changeable. The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it, but that is often not the path followed.
One of the most contentious topics in MLB today is the strict use of pitch counts. I’m a passionate student of the game, and I don’t accept the over-the-top embracing of pitch counts. Here’s my logic …