Is Joe Torre worth the money?

With baseball season now under full swing, this WSJ article was a fun read.  It uses several criteria to measure Torre’s effectiveness during his years with the Yankees and compares him to his peers, including how a managers’ team performs in close games when the manager’s strategic decisions have the most impact.  And yes, I like the [...]

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Final Four

Great NYT article on UCLA’s third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.  It’s nice being in Westwood during this exciting time; will be watching the Memphis game with my Bruin friends this Saturday.  They’re preparing powder-blue and gold Jello (shots) for the occasion.  

I like working out at the Wooden Center while I’m in LA.  There are [...]

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Golf in Vietnam

interesting article in the NYT Travel section detailing Vietnam’s goal to become a golf destination in SE Asia…
it’s still years behind places like Indonesia, lacking developed infrastructure and having courses that seem to require significant manicuring.  but this does highlight Vietnam’s growing economic status in the region and potential as a luxury travel destination

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A great time-out

Atonement: the return of CW
Originally uploaded by rinster

I’ve been to a number of Warriors games this season. This photo was from Chris Webber’s first game back as a Warrior. For a player with such talent and potential… he’s always been so very un-clutch. I think a particular Michigan-UNC championship game [...]

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Cal loses to UCLA

Disappointing… it would have been nice to pull off an upset against UCLA at Pauley.  Shipp’s shot was pretty amazing (though technically it should not have counted). I’m actually a big fan of UCLA basketball (when they’re not playing Cal). I’m in awe of John Wooden and his legacy, and B. Dizzle [...]

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