Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Back To The Grind ...

I'm back in the office today after my short vacation and some much needed time off. There was lots of stuff going on, so I figure I'll do a quick roundup here:

I saw two wonderful films yesterday: The Savages and Juno. With regard to The Savages, I've said it before and I'll say it again: Philip Seymour Hoffman is doing it better than just about anyone out there these days. Also, Laura Linney always plays a good character that's on the edge of a mental breakdown. As for Juno, if Michael Cera in real-life is nothing like Michael Cera the actor, he's even better than I thought. Both films are high recommendations.

Great article by George Vescey in this weekend's New York Times about the impact of the Mitchell Report. I've read quite a bit about the steroid stuff, but this is one of the best things that I've read so far. [Thanks, Rob.]

I won the office football pool this week in an 11-way tiebreak. Good times for me.

Labels: Michael Cera, movies, New York Times, Philip Seymour Hoffman, steroids

Friday, December 14, 2007

Best Front Page EVER

Labels: baseball, New York Yankees, steroids

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Performance Enhancer? I Hardly Know 'Er!

I'm a baseball fan. A big one. Not as big as I used to be, when I lived and breathed the New York Yankees. I much prefer hockey now, and I was more excited about the Rangers signing Gomez and Drury the other day than I was upset that the Yankees lost.

Please enjoy this blog posting from Rob Neyer of ESPN.com. He's long been one of my favorite baseball columnists. This particular post revolves around an interview with George Mitchell of the Mitchell investigation into baseball's steroid issues. You'd have to be a complete idiot to not believe that performance enhancing drugs aren't rampant, but Neyer makes a compelling point about who the real victims are. Money quote:

No, the real victims are the players who never even reached the majors, because they wouldn't cheat. Those guys will always wonder what might have been. They'll always wonder if doing the right thing really was the right thing.

Neyer, as always, hit the nail on the head. The guy who could have been great winds up unknown because he didn't get the chance.

Labels: baseball, Rob Neyer, steroids