Posted in Outside the box on Dec 28th, 2009
A while back I got the chance to interview Gary, the guy behind TheBaseballCube.com. What Gary did sounds simple: he took data that was publicly available and compiled it in one convenient place. In this case, the data just so happens to be baseball statistics—something I’m obsessive about. So when I found his site, I [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2009
Hope everyone out there is having a great day, filled with family, food, and fun times. What are you doing on The Writer’s Coin on Christmas day?? Get back to your presents and your family already!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2009
As Christmas gets closer and closer, I decided to link to some old posts that might make your last-minute holiday shopping a little easier by brainstorming some ideas. Good luck out there! Kindle: My post on the gadget of the year explains why I think this is going to be the next “it” gift for [...]
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Posted in Finance, Writing on Dec 23rd, 2009
Michael Lewis is an awesome writer. Among my favorite books are Moneyball, Liar’s Poker, and The Blind Side. But all the books aside, he’s written some of the best newspaper/magazine pieces I’ve ever read. From NFL kickers and Cuban baseball, to the craziness of the financial crisis. The man can write about about anything and [...]
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