Dan Uggla is Pedro Feliz
Dan Uggla won't help the Giants. Although the Gigantes clearly need to improve their offense, they would generate more wins from consistent hitters rather than a power bat. The Giants pitching is so...
View ArticleFree MiniDV Conversion From KinKast
A couple friends of mine, Raul and Tom, recently started KinKast, a family video-sharing website. KinKast was designed for parents to make privately sharing video memories as-easy-as-123 with some neat...
View ArticleBrian Sabean: Please don't Bring in Uggla, LaRoche, Beltre or DeRosa
Brian Sabean just doesn't understand the concept of replacement value. Blowing through the Giants salary budget on mediocre veterans is the hallmark of his tenure as GM in San Francisco. Mid-level...
View ArticleAre You Our Sea Otter Winner?
A few weeks ago I attended the Sea Otter Classic biking festival. As a marketing guy, I'm always keeping my eye out for creative ways to get folks attention so I was pleased to get an email yesterday...
View ArticleInteresting Baseball Question
Why does batting average go down by number of outs in an inning? In 2009, MLB batting average by out was:.271 - No Outs.267 - 1 Out.248 - 2 OutsI thought maybe it was a fluke, but in 2008 the splits...
View ArticleHome Microcell Towers... No Thanks
Over the past several months I've gotten a number of promotions from AT&T touting their microcell devices, which are designed to improve cell phone reception in a small areas such as a home or...
View ArticleMaybe its Pitching from the Stretch?
In a post earlier this month, I wondered Why does batting average go down by number of outs in an inning? Since the average plate appearances must go up with each out, the likelihood of having runners...
View ArticleDouble Your Money w/Google? ...I doubt it
Google recently claimed to have generated $54B in economic activity last year in the United States. In coming up with this figure, one of their assumptions was that for every $1 spent on AdWords...
View ArticleLessons About Not Getting Acquired
Wow, very interesting post by Gleb over at Backblaze about the ups and downs of almost getting acquired. If you work at or are interested in startups, it really is a must read.
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