In his last game (against the Indians), Joba Chamberlain pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning on the way to a Rivera save and a Yankees win. Oh yeah, he also pitched the first seven innings, giving up only four hits and two runs. That was probably more important.
This shouldn’t even be a debate. Anyone who knows [...]
Archive for June 3rd, 2009
3 Jun
Symposium: Joba Should Stay in the Rotation
3 Jun
On Empathy and the Law
According to President Obama, “I will seek someone who understands that justice isn’t about some abstract legal theory or footnote in a case book. It is also about how our laws affect the daily reality of people’s lives.” While Obama valued legal prowess as a necessity for becoming a Supreme Court justice, “empathy” was a [...]
3 Jun
Greetings from Book Expo America Part I: Steven Tyler comes off as an Arrogant Jerk at the Keynote
The Book Expo America (or BEA to us in the know, as I have become since I got a nametag, or “badge,” to us in the know) is held every year—this year in the pride of New York City, the Javits Center. For those not in the know, the BEA is a big deal in the [...]
3 Jun
Symposium: I am not Delusional
Josh, it seems to me that your argument comes down to this paragraph:
“Unless John is completely risk-averse, he should be attending shows if the expected value (based on reviews and reputation) meets a certain threshold, say the ‘really good’ threshold. What about price? Well, his price cap should be based on his initial willingness to [...]
3 Jun
Meet the Mets
It was an all-too familiar scene at PNC Park Monday night. The Mets, coming into the game with the semblance of a hot streak and cruising early with a 5-0 lead, coughed up a substantial lead, the final blows coming in the bottom of the eighth, and lost to the pedestrian Pirates—a team that each [...]
3 Jun
Symposium: Delusional Anchoring
I maintain that John’s use of anchoring is, in fact, delusional. John saw one free comedy show (ASSCAT at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, in case you were wondering) that he really enjoyed. The guest monologist and the cast of the show change on a weekly basis, but for the purposes of this argument I’ll [...]
3 Jun
Symposium: Non-Delusional Anchoring
Now, Josh got upset with me the other day for not wanting to see a $12 comedy show because I had just seen a free show and was skeptical that this show would be “$12 better.” He accused me of anchoring. Basically, anchoring means that I am letting an arbitrary piece of information (in this [...]
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