You either have it or you don’t. That was Billy Beane’s take. The aged scouts would always see potential. Billy thought potential was bullshit. Instead of fantasizing about tomorrow’s statistics, it was better to look at what the player had already accomplished. The only dreaming done was by the players who wanted to be in […]

These tracks have nothing in common other than I discovered them listening to XM’s Loft. I didn’t want satellite radio, didn’t need it, but when Lee Abrams reached out and insisted they put a radio in my car I acceded, eventually. And the very first day I was blown away, when I heard Steve Miller’s […]

I don’t know what happens when people dieCan’t seem to grasp it as hard as I tryLike a song I can hear playing right in my earThat I can’t singI can’t help listening If Steve Jobs were alive, he’d be going to work. Because the mission was just that important. There were no excuses, nothing […]

App to search same-day tickets for live events – iPhone app WillCall allows users to find and purchase same day tickets for live events, for around 50 percent of the full price. -springwise.com How come all the innovation comes from outsiders? Live Nation could have created this app, but someone inside said it couldn’t be […]