I Have a New Blogging Place!
For the past few months I’ve been working with Job One for Humanity, a non-profit dedicated to slowing and stopping global warming. I’m their (volunteer) Director of Strategic Communications. My first...
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Behind the Plate for the G-Men: Posey Then Who?
So who’s going to be playing backup to the SF Giants’ indomitable starting catcher, Buster Posey, this season? SF Giants Catcher Buster Posey After all, there can be no doubt at all that Posey will be...
View ArticleMy Latest Cockeyed Optimism Take on Global Warming
Please go to the Job One for Humanity blog and check out my latest post. Click here or copy and paste this URL into your browser:...
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Giants Open Cactus League With Two Come-from-Behind Wins
Yep, Spring Training games mean nothing. Less than nothing. But, still…. The Giants opened the 2017 Cactus League with two come-from-behind victories over the Cincinnati Reds and the defending World...
View ArticleOf Algebra, Google and the Bible
Futzing around. I know Google can solve math problems. But I was tinkering with Wolfram Alpha and comparing it with Google Search and I ran across the fact that WA can solve algebraic equations. So I...
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How Should the Niners Fill the QB Vacuum?
Ever since the San Francisco 49ers “solved” their head-coaching and front office problems by hiring Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, respectively, the entire Niner Nation has been focused like a laser on...
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Bye-Bye, Colin
The ink was hardly dry on last night’s post in which I agonized over the San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback vacuum before the option I suggested went up in smoke. Several unconfirmed reports this morning...
View ArticleBills’ QB Taylor Could Be a Decent Niners’ Choice…If He’s Released
There is some speculation today that the 49ers are interested in pursuing a possible deal with Buffalo Bills’ QB Tyrod Taylor, assuming the Bills decide to release him. His release is hardly a foregone...
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Maybe Niners Punt on QB, Wait in the Weeds for 2018
One of the more interesting suggestions for the 49ers dealing with their quarterback vacuum for 2017 comes from Akash Anavarathan at NinerNoise. He suggests that the Niners pick up a veteran as a...
View ArticleCatching Up With the Faltering Giants
Hmmmm. Let’s see now. Last time we talked about the San Francisco Giants in Spring Training, it was Feb. 27 and they had started the season in high style, scoring two come-from-behind wins over...
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Re-Infected by Smalltalk
I seem to be afflicted with a chronic, recurring condition, a sort of living nightmare in which I imagine myself a programmer. I’ve experienced this numerous times over the past several decades, but it...
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Two Weeks Into Spring, Giants Look Mediocre. But…
Time to check in on the SF Giants and their Spring Training adventures. After breaking an 8-game losing streak on Monday, March 6, the orange-and-black stand at 6-8 on the season (I’m not counting...
View ArticleFinal Week of Spring: How Are the Giants Doing?
(Edited from first publication in which I completely screwed up the end of Spring Training and treated the exhibition season enders with the A’s as opening games for the season. Chalk it up to a...
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MadBum Brilliant, Bullpen Resorts to 2016 Form as Giants Lose Season Opener
SF Giants Ace and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner Madison Bumgarner put himself into a whole other category of pitchers in yesterday’s season opener at Arizona. Not only did he pitch a perfect game...
View ArticleObituary, Dan Shafer
Posted on Dan’s behalf. On June 20, 2017, Dan Shafer of Monterey, CA went onto what he was certain is his Next Great Adventure. Our spirits rejoice with and for him while our hearts grieve his absence...
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