Tuesday, May 10, 2005
The ad on the bottom left of this page is my favorite magazine ad I've seen in a while. It's the one that starts "We love". I first saw it on the back of the tv guide. Great ad. And something I've been saying for years.
And the news:
- If you've ever asked what would Jesus do, you can ask him.
- Here's a column comparing Hines Ward to Jason Kendall. It makes good points, but I think it's wrong.
First, two different sports and you can't really compare the twos. Not the least of which, a wide receiver can dominate a game more than a catcher can. A batter in baseball goes up to bat 4-5 times a game. A good batter succeeds three out of ten times. A starting wide receiver usually gets more attempts than that per game and is expected to catch at least half of them. Also, comparing singles and short passes is not that as close as the column makes it seem. A batter gets a single, he needs other players to step up to make the single worth something. A receiver catches a short pass for a first down, he can come right back and do it again. And his catching passes successfully can open up the game for the other receiver and the running game.
Second, you can't ignore the fact the Pirates haven't won in years and the Steelers had the best record in football last year. Kendall's contract would have been less of an issue had the Pirates been competitive. And although both players were among the most popular, if not the most popular, players on their teams, Ward's popularity in Pittsburgh far surpasses Kendall's.
Also, factor in that the salary cap in the NFL would make Ward's contract demands less than Kendall's since he wouldn't hit the lottery that a baseball players with any skill gets when he hits the open market.
It's an interesting and different viewpoint, but the column is wrong.
- This high school is screwed up. This student was on a track to go to any college she wants, and apparently will, but she won't be graduating and have to get her GED because she chose to take an AP Biology class instead of a Phys. Ed. class.
- And it looks like I'll have the opportunity to add another concert to my future brag list.
- When I first heard the news that the Chappelle Show had stopped taping, my immediate thoughts was that the network was trying to hold back his humor. It definitely not the money. This article suggests that the network was just one of the reasons.
And the news:
- If you've ever asked what would Jesus do, you can ask him.
- Here's a column comparing Hines Ward to Jason Kendall. It makes good points, but I think it's wrong.
First, two different sports and you can't really compare the twos. Not the least of which, a wide receiver can dominate a game more than a catcher can. A batter in baseball goes up to bat 4-5 times a game. A good batter succeeds three out of ten times. A starting wide receiver usually gets more attempts than that per game and is expected to catch at least half of them. Also, comparing singles and short passes is not that as close as the column makes it seem. A batter gets a single, he needs other players to step up to make the single worth something. A receiver catches a short pass for a first down, he can come right back and do it again. And his catching passes successfully can open up the game for the other receiver and the running game.
Second, you can't ignore the fact the Pirates haven't won in years and the Steelers had the best record in football last year. Kendall's contract would have been less of an issue had the Pirates been competitive. And although both players were among the most popular, if not the most popular, players on their teams, Ward's popularity in Pittsburgh far surpasses Kendall's.
Also, factor in that the salary cap in the NFL would make Ward's contract demands less than Kendall's since he wouldn't hit the lottery that a baseball players with any skill gets when he hits the open market.
It's an interesting and different viewpoint, but the column is wrong.
- This high school is screwed up. This student was on a track to go to any college she wants, and apparently will, but she won't be graduating and have to get her GED because she chose to take an AP Biology class instead of a Phys. Ed. class.
- And it looks like I'll have the opportunity to add another concert to my future brag list.
- When I first heard the news that the Chappelle Show had stopped taping, my immediate thoughts was that the network was trying to hold back his humor. It definitely not the money. This article suggests that the network was just one of the reasons.
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