The article just notes that the "wife" scheme is exactly the opposite of Moneyball, and is similar to something someone said in Moneyball.
Makes sense!
Handsome brooding vampire guy has to swoop in all sensitive mouth and overhanging forehead. How 'bout leaving some scraps for the homely-looking fellows who don't turn evil when they get some?
Doyle ,'Life of the Party'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Nora Deirdre - May 31, 2012 9:31:28 am PDT #7686 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
le nubian - May 31, 2012 10:26:07 am PDT #7687 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
thank you bon bon. I didn't see the movie, so I got hung up on that!
Edwards verdict is "in." The jury seems hung on 5 out of 6 of the charges.
Laura - May 31, 2012 10:45:46 am PDT #7688 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
To me, this indicates a profound misunderstanding of either marriage or coaching, or both.
Yes, to me too. Huh. I'm going to survey the coaches in my life about this one.
Boston federal appeals court finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Well duh, I could have decided that for them and saved a bunch of time and money. Also, Woo!
I turned on the TV to catch some news and it is all Edwards Edwards Edwards. And I am without caring. Guess I'll have General Hospital on for background entertainment instead.
amych - May 31, 2012 10:50:27 am PDT #7689 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm going to survey the coaches in my life about this one.
Ha! I was thinking the same thing. At any rate, I'll ask one coach about it, and I fully expect the answer to be "of course you're hot, dear!"
SuziQ - May 31, 2012 10:57:40 am PDT #7690 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
In Moneyball, the old school scouts were talking about how you could tell a lot about a player's confidence by his wife/girlfriend. Billy Beane dismissed that idea as nonsense. He only wanted to look at the stats.
When KCD was in the Navy and up for a security level increase, he was asked about me, mainly about my maidenname. This was in the late 80's, so I can kinda see why they would want to know how I had an Iranian last name and what alegences I had.
Laura - May 31, 2012 11:06:18 am PDT #7691 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Well, I read the Vanderbilt coach thing to DH. He finds no correlation between recruiting HS boys and recruiting spouses. He expects it has to do with scoping out potential monkey business with his assistants' wives. So, eeeewwwww.
Amy - May 31, 2012 11:08:19 am PDT #7692 of 30001
Because books.
When KCD was in the Navy and up for a security level increase
I think that's just the procedure -- with my brother, he had to give all of our names, etc., and someone came to interview us once.
le nubian - May 31, 2012 11:23:38 am PDT #7693 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Damn Laura. DH is kind of cynical, but probably not wrong!
Beau's sister works for the federal government. Supposedly in an innocuous branch of the government, but she made a hush hush trip overseas awhile ago. Anyway, we are convinced all of us have been background checked and probably have FBI files - if we did not already.
I review grants funded by federal agencies, so I'm sure I have already bored an FBI agent to death.
Laura - May 31, 2012 11:23:50 am PDT #7694 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Mistrial on Edwards.
le nubian - May 31, 2012 11:24:24 am PDT #7695 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dang. That is probably the best news he has had in four years.