Month: November 2015

HOT STOVE ON THE BACK BURNER

HOT STOVE ON THE BACK BURNER What I am about to write is neither an excuse nor a justification.  I am not even sure it rises to the level of a cop-out.  Rather, it is an admission of ignorance, indifference, and potentially insensitivity. Last Friday afternoon I posted a blog entitled Free Agents of (Loose)…

By Dan Freedman November 20, 2015 0

FREE AGENTS OF (LOOSE) CHANGE

FREE AGENTS OF (LOOSE) CHANGE It started with the following text to a buddy of mine on the eve of Game 6 of the ALCS: “More pressure?  (David) Price tonight or (Johnny) Cueto tomorrow (if necessary)?” The corollary question was: Who was more nervous, Price’s agent or Cueto’s agent? We are now officially in Hot…

By Dan Freedman November 14, 2015 0

FROM G.O.A.T. to GOAT

FROM G.O.A.T. to GOAT We live in a funny society.  And by “funny”, I mean wholly cruel and punishing. As a society, we love nothing more than a great story, a fairy tale come true.  And then we wait for – nee, we wish for, and often precipitate – the great fall.  It is as…

By Dan Freedman November 6, 2015 0