On April 27 Josh Reddick was hitting .354/.407/.506. Over the next 119 games he hit .261/.302/.391, and that included two 5-hit games in September.
*If you want to know how Hot the Stove was yesterday, the biggest news of the day was the Braves signing Darren O'Day to a $2.25m deal with a $3.5m option for 2021. Darren O'Day threw 5.1IP in 2019.
*Check out McTaggart's Inbox, in which he drops a really odd note that the Gerrit Cole Sweepstakes could last through the summer, discusses the rotation, Reddick vs Tucker, and Jake Marisnick.
*FanGraphs agrees with pretty much everyone else that Gerrit Cole is a perfect fit for the Angels.
*Click this link to see Jose Altuve surprise a young fan who suffered burns after a gas explosion.
*Click this one to see how important Will Harris is to a Houston family.
*Don't miss Jake Kaplan's offseason primer on what to expect regarding free agents, arbitration guys, Rule 5 possibilities, etc.
*This is what the Astros have come to right now: getting pot shots lobbed at them by a newspaper from a city up 45 wondering when Nolan is coming back to the Rangers. Every column, article, snide tweet asking why anyone would believe the Astros' front office in light of how they handled the Taubman Incident is absolutely deserved. Can't wait to go through an offseason full of this.
*Right now the purpose of the Hot Links is to share interesting things I read, and songs I like.
*"Somebody died, there was a need, and I was in a position to help." How Jack Z went from Seattle GM to PNC Park's official scorer.
*San Francisco Chronicle: The Fisherman's Secret. Yes, it'll take you about an hour to read this. Yes, it's worth it.
*GQ: Is your employer stealing from you?
*Consequence of Sound: A new Robert Johnson biopic?
*A Musical Selection:
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Friday, November 8, 2019
Friday Morning Hot Links
I don't want to do this at the moment but here we are.
*The Astros won some Silver Slugger awards: Alex Bregman, George Springer, and Zack Greinke. Good for them. Leonard Fournette stumped for Bregs.
*Gianni from The Block thinks the Yankees should sign both Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg.
*Southern California guy CC Sabathia has talked to Southern California guy Gerrit Cole about what it's like to play for the Yankees. Do the Astros eliminate the Yankees from the postseason in odd years only? I'm just curious.
*Anthony Castrovince's Bold Prediction is that Gerrit Cole signs with the White Sox.
*SI ranks the probable landing spots for Gerrit Cole, and Houston isn't in the Top 3.
*Forrest Whitley is MLB Pipeline's bet for the Astros' 2020 Rookie of the Year.
*Travis d'Arnaud, anybody?
*So, Reid Ryan will remain with the organization but not as Team President of Business Whatevers. Jim Crane's son, Jared (there's always a Jared) will...do something along those lines.
Jim Crane:
We felt at this time it was time for [Jared] to step in. I'm past retirement age, and he needs to learn the business if the family is going to retain the team...I'm not a spring chicken. I've been working hard for a long time, and in all of my stuff I'm building a succession plan. Baseball requires a plan in peace for each team, so we're doing that and planning for the family. It has nothing to do with Reid.
Reid Ryan:
Jim Crane has been a great owner for the city of Houston, and I thank him for the opportunity to lead the Houston Astros organization. Thank you to the many employees, fans, and partners that have supported this team during my tenure as president. Baseball is about bringing joy to people's lives and I take pride in knowing that we have made so many memories for our fans. While my role has changed, I will remain with the Astros and look forward to another great season in 2020.
Nolan Ryan, who had spent the last six seasons as an "executive advisor, told Fox 26 he will no longer serve in that role."
I know that, in the light of the recent guano-show that has become the Astros' front office, it's easy to blame the Cornell Douche. Crane said it had nothing to do with the Taubman Incident (now a major motion picture). Take that for what you will. But I don't think that changing Team Presidents happens in a matter of weeks. This had been in the works for a while, and Jim Crane sees the Astros as the family business, so of course his son is going to take over so that Crane can enjoy...golf, I think, maybe his wife, who's to say. Maybe that includes war profiteering but who am I to comment on such things? Honestly, I don't know what the reasoning is and anyone who says they do at this very moment is not telling the truth.
Jerome Solomon: Reid Ryan was good for the Astros.
Related! (Maybe,): Astros Farm Director Pete Putila is up for San Francisco's GM spot. Joe Espada could be his manager, says Mike Feinsand. MLB.com's Sarah Langs says Espada is the favorite to be the Giants' new manager.
*The Hardball Times: Juiced Balls don't explain 2019's home run explosion.
*A college athlete credibly accused of sexual assault was picked to coach the women's tennis team.
*Ay yo Nike f'd up.
*Texas Observer: When a rural hospital dies, the community around it starts to follow suit.
*A Musical Selection:
*The Astros won some Silver Slugger awards: Alex Bregman, George Springer, and Zack Greinke. Good for them. Leonard Fournette stumped for Bregs.
*Gianni from The Block thinks the Yankees should sign both Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg.
*Southern California guy CC Sabathia has talked to Southern California guy Gerrit Cole about what it's like to play for the Yankees. Do the Astros eliminate the Yankees from the postseason in odd years only? I'm just curious.
*Anthony Castrovince's Bold Prediction is that Gerrit Cole signs with the White Sox.
*SI ranks the probable landing spots for Gerrit Cole, and Houston isn't in the Top 3.
*Forrest Whitley is MLB Pipeline's bet for the Astros' 2020 Rookie of the Year.
*Travis d'Arnaud, anybody?
*So, Reid Ryan will remain with the organization but not as Team President of Business Whatevers. Jim Crane's son, Jared (there's always a Jared) will...do something along those lines.
Jim Crane:
We felt at this time it was time for [Jared] to step in. I'm past retirement age, and he needs to learn the business if the family is going to retain the team...I'm not a spring chicken. I've been working hard for a long time, and in all of my stuff I'm building a succession plan. Baseball requires a plan in peace for each team, so we're doing that and planning for the family. It has nothing to do with Reid.
Reid Ryan:
Jim Crane has been a great owner for the city of Houston, and I thank him for the opportunity to lead the Houston Astros organization. Thank you to the many employees, fans, and partners that have supported this team during my tenure as president. Baseball is about bringing joy to people's lives and I take pride in knowing that we have made so many memories for our fans. While my role has changed, I will remain with the Astros and look forward to another great season in 2020.
Nolan Ryan, who had spent the last six seasons as an "executive advisor, told Fox 26 he will no longer serve in that role."
I know that, in the light of the recent guano-show that has become the Astros' front office, it's easy to blame the Cornell Douche. Crane said it had nothing to do with the Taubman Incident (now a major motion picture). Take that for what you will. But I don't think that changing Team Presidents happens in a matter of weeks. This had been in the works for a while, and Jim Crane sees the Astros as the family business, so of course his son is going to take over so that Crane can enjoy...golf, I think, maybe his wife, who's to say. Maybe that includes war profiteering but who am I to comment on such things? Honestly, I don't know what the reasoning is and anyone who says they do at this very moment is not telling the truth.
Jerome Solomon: Reid Ryan was good for the Astros.
Related! (Maybe,): Astros Farm Director Pete Putila is up for San Francisco's GM spot. Joe Espada could be his manager, says Mike Feinsand. MLB.com's Sarah Langs says Espada is the favorite to be the Giants' new manager.
*The Hardball Times: Juiced Balls don't explain 2019's home run explosion.
*A college athlete credibly accused of sexual assault was picked to coach the women's tennis team.
*Ay yo Nike f'd up.
*Texas Observer: When a rural hospital dies, the community around it starts to follow suit.
*A Musical Selection:
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Thursday Morning Hot Links
Yesterday was the 11th anniversary of the beginning of this blog. Thank you for reading. Now this is a compulsion and you're all to blame.
*Watch this video of the 2019 Astros' best moments. I'm going to link to it here, but I won't watch it until it's like 29 degrees with a 30mph north wind and sleeting. I'm not ready to watch baseball again just yet. I've watched maybe six minutes of television since last Wednesday night. This morning my wife came in to the living room (I wake up way earlier than her) and I was just sitting on the couch in the dark drinking a cup of coffee and she was all, "Are you okay?" And after about 20 seconds of silence I just responded, "I'll never understand how we lost this World Series." I'm not in a place to watch highlights right now. January? Maybe. Post-Baseball Seasonal Depression (PBSD) is real.
*Game 4 Hero Jose Urquidy was welcomed by Mexico's president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
*Hey this is a fun award: The Astros won the Wilson Defensive Team of the Year. This is better than Game 7, I guess.
But no. Whichever Astro wins an award in the next week or so deserves it. Their individual efforts added up to an amazing yet unfulfilled season, but it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be recognized for their outstanding effort. It's not a mistake that the Astros were heavy favorites in the World Series - they just didn't get it done. Their work over 162 games should not be minimized.
FanGraphs: Will Harris played well, didn't get rewarded. If you don't read this, just know that Howie Kendrick performed a literal miracle in the 7th Inning of Game 7.
*LMJ is back.
*SI's Matt Martell names one free agent every MLB team should sign. For Houston: Unsurprisingly it's Gerrit Cole. If not, it's Zack Wheeler.
*I'm sure there's nothing to read into here but not only did Oz Ocampo bounce for "different opportunities," but so did Manager of International Scouting Eve Rosenbaum.
*The Barves are going to go hard after Madison Bumgarner....right after Atlanta GM Alex Anthopoulos pisses off the MLBPA.
*The Athletic's Peter Gammons makes a compelling case for Dwight Evans in the Hall of Fame.
*Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying for Saudi Arabia.
*Reveal: Who owns Silicon Valley?
*Politico: The massacre that spawned the Alt-Right.
*A Musical Selection:
*Watch this video of the 2019 Astros' best moments. I'm going to link to it here, but I won't watch it until it's like 29 degrees with a 30mph north wind and sleeting. I'm not ready to watch baseball again just yet. I've watched maybe six minutes of television since last Wednesday night. This morning my wife came in to the living room (I wake up way earlier than her) and I was just sitting on the couch in the dark drinking a cup of coffee and she was all, "Are you okay?" And after about 20 seconds of silence I just responded, "I'll never understand how we lost this World Series." I'm not in a place to watch highlights right now. January? Maybe. Post-Baseball Seasonal Depression (PBSD) is real.
*Game 4 Hero Jose Urquidy was welcomed by Mexico's president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
*Hey this is a fun award: The Astros won the Wilson Defensive Team of the Year. This is better than Game 7, I guess.
But no. Whichever Astro wins an award in the next week or so deserves it. Their individual efforts added up to an amazing yet unfulfilled season, but it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be recognized for their outstanding effort. It's not a mistake that the Astros were heavy favorites in the World Series - they just didn't get it done. Their work over 162 games should not be minimized.
FanGraphs: Will Harris played well, didn't get rewarded. If you don't read this, just know that Howie Kendrick performed a literal miracle in the 7th Inning of Game 7.
*LMJ is back.
*SI's Matt Martell names one free agent every MLB team should sign. For Houston: Unsurprisingly it's Gerrit Cole. If not, it's Zack Wheeler.
*I'm sure there's nothing to read into here but not only did Oz Ocampo bounce for "different opportunities," but so did Manager of International Scouting Eve Rosenbaum.
*The Barves are going to go hard after Madison Bumgarner....right after Atlanta GM Alex Anthopoulos pisses off the MLBPA.
*The Athletic's Peter Gammons makes a compelling case for Dwight Evans in the Hall of Fame.
*Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying for Saudi Arabia.
*Reveal: Who owns Silicon Valley?
*Politico: The massacre that spawned the Alt-Right.
*A Musical Selection:
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Wednesday Morning Hot Links
Something I was thinking of today:
Carlos Correa, career debut until 2018 back injury: .285/.363/.495, 386K:205BB, 79HR, 297 RBI
Carlos Correa, return to end of 2018 regular season: .180/.261/.256, 34K:16BB, 2HR, 16RBI
Carlos Correa, 2018 postseason: .241/.371/.379, 9K:6BB, 1HR, 6RBI
Carlos Correa, 2019 Opening Day until Massaged Rib: .290/.360/.547, 51K:20BB, 11HR, 35 RBI
Carlos Correa, return from Rib to end of 2019 reg season: .244/.355/.611, 24K:15BB, 10HR, 24 RBI
Carlos Correa, 2019 postseason: .191/.257/.382, 27K:6BB, 3HR, 9RBI
When Carlos Correa is healthy, he is a super-star. He will be in his Age 25 season in 2020. He has played in 185 regular season games in 2018-19, 51.1% of the Astros' total regular season games.
*Yordan Alvarez won the Baseball Digest AL Rookie of the Year Award, the 4th Astro (Greg Gross - 1974; Jeff Bagwell - 1991; Willy Taveras - 2005) to do so.
*The Hardball Times: Hinch didn't blow it - the Nationals won it.
*MLBTR posted their Top 50 Free Agents list, with predictions:
Gerrit Cole - 8yrs/$256m to...Anaheim.
Click the link to find where they predict Will Harris ends up, as well as who comes to Houston...Josh Lindblom, anybody?
*The Astros have three of MLB's Top-30 outfielders...and that doesn't include Josh Reddick, according to FanGraphs' Paul Sporer.
*Two minor-leaguers, Granden Goetzman and Erasmo Pinales, became minor-league free agents. As a 26-year old at Corpus, Goetzman hit .225/.303/.422 in 82 games. 24-year old Pinales threw 18IP for Corpus, allowing 20H/8ER, 31K:12BB.
*The Super-Two cutoff is projected to be the least amount of service time in a decade.
*An automated strike zone, sort of, is coming to the minors in 2020.
*The Athletic's Katie Strang: Cocaine and molly are becoming more popular in the NHL.
*BBC: The selfie that revealed I was a stolen baby.
*Popular Mechanics: What would happen if the internet went down...forever?
*A Musical Selection: I don't care what any of you says, this is a great song. And if you didn't know it was Hootie & The Blowfish, I can almost guarantee you'd love it:
The Hot Links Music playlist on Spotify is now over 14 hours long.
Carlos Correa, career debut until 2018 back injury: .285/.363/.495, 386K:205BB, 79HR, 297 RBI
Carlos Correa, return to end of 2018 regular season: .180/.261/.256, 34K:16BB, 2HR, 16RBI
Carlos Correa, 2018 postseason: .241/.371/.379, 9K:6BB, 1HR, 6RBI
Carlos Correa, 2019 Opening Day until Massaged Rib: .290/.360/.547, 51K:20BB, 11HR, 35 RBI
Carlos Correa, return from Rib to end of 2019 reg season: .244/.355/.611, 24K:15BB, 10HR, 24 RBI
Carlos Correa, 2019 postseason: .191/.257/.382, 27K:6BB, 3HR, 9RBI
When Carlos Correa is healthy, he is a super-star. He will be in his Age 25 season in 2020. He has played in 185 regular season games in 2018-19, 51.1% of the Astros' total regular season games.
*Yordan Alvarez won the Baseball Digest AL Rookie of the Year Award, the 4th Astro (Greg Gross - 1974; Jeff Bagwell - 1991; Willy Taveras - 2005) to do so.
*The Hardball Times: Hinch didn't blow it - the Nationals won it.
*MLBTR posted their Top 50 Free Agents list, with predictions:
Gerrit Cole - 8yrs/$256m to...Anaheim.
Click the link to find where they predict Will Harris ends up, as well as who comes to Houston...Josh Lindblom, anybody?
*The Astros have three of MLB's Top-30 outfielders...and that doesn't include Josh Reddick, according to FanGraphs' Paul Sporer.
*Two minor-leaguers, Granden Goetzman and Erasmo Pinales, became minor-league free agents. As a 26-year old at Corpus, Goetzman hit .225/.303/.422 in 82 games. 24-year old Pinales threw 18IP for Corpus, allowing 20H/8ER, 31K:12BB.
*The Super-Two cutoff is projected to be the least amount of service time in a decade.
*An automated strike zone, sort of, is coming to the minors in 2020.
*The Athletic's Katie Strang: Cocaine and molly are becoming more popular in the NHL.
*BBC: The selfie that revealed I was a stolen baby.
*Popular Mechanics: What would happen if the internet went down...forever?
*A Musical Selection: I don't care what any of you says, this is a great song. And if you didn't know it was Hootie & The Blowfish, I can almost guarantee you'd love it:
The Hot Links Music playlist on Spotify is now over 14 hours long.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Tuesday Morning Hot Links
Working on a post for tomorrow of reflections of the 2019 season a week after it ended. Until then:
*Jake Kaplan: This winter might be Jeff Luhnow's biggest challenge yet.
*Brian McTaggart has a notebook in which:
-Jim Crane is ready to "make a run" at Gerrit Cole, who received a qualifying offer. This means that, if he signs with another team, the Astros will get a compensatory pick (possibly off-setting the loss of a pick if the Astros sign a player who received a qualifying offer). Luhnow:
We're probably over the line [the so-called Luxury Tax] at this point without any added additions. Fortunately, Jim's been really open to different investment ideas depending on how we justify it and how it helps our team. At the end of the day, we're not going to know our payroll until we start next year. There's going to be opportunities to improve the team.
In this video, Crane said "it's a possibility" to go over the luxury tax.
-Hitting coach Alex Cintron will manage Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
*Finalists for major AL awards: Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez.
*Finalists for AL Manager of the Year: Rocco Baldelli, Aaron Boone, Kevin Cash.
*Lance McCullers was reinstated from the 60-Day DL. Kent Emanuel was added to the 40-Man roster.
*The Astros declined Chris Devenski's $2.825m option for 2020. He's still arbitration-eligible.
*What The Heck Bobby has a good look at whomst the Astros could lose in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft.
*Tom Verducci: Seven moments that flipped the World Series. You don't have to read this.
*Ken Rosenthal spent the last part of his offseason column lobbying for harsh punishment to come the Astros' way for Brandon Taubman.
*A Musical Selection:
*Jake Kaplan: This winter might be Jeff Luhnow's biggest challenge yet.
*Brian McTaggart has a notebook in which:
-Jim Crane is ready to "make a run" at Gerrit Cole, who received a qualifying offer. This means that, if he signs with another team, the Astros will get a compensatory pick (possibly off-setting the loss of a pick if the Astros sign a player who received a qualifying offer). Luhnow:
We're probably over the line [the so-called Luxury Tax] at this point without any added additions. Fortunately, Jim's been really open to different investment ideas depending on how we justify it and how it helps our team. At the end of the day, we're not going to know our payroll until we start next year. There's going to be opportunities to improve the team.
In this video, Crane said "it's a possibility" to go over the luxury tax.
-Hitting coach Alex Cintron will manage Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
*Finalists for major AL awards: Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez.
*Finalists for AL Manager of the Year: Rocco Baldelli, Aaron Boone, Kevin Cash.
*Lance McCullers was reinstated from the 60-Day DL. Kent Emanuel was added to the 40-Man roster.
*The Astros declined Chris Devenski's $2.825m option for 2020. He's still arbitration-eligible.
*What The Heck Bobby has a good look at whomst the Astros could lose in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft.
*Tom Verducci: Seven moments that flipped the World Series. You don't have to read this.
*Ken Rosenthal spent the last part of his offseason column lobbying for harsh punishment to come the Astros' way for Brandon Taubman.
*A Musical Selection:
Monday, November 4, 2019
Monday Morning Hot Links
Ladies, get used to these Short Hot Links:
The Astros were shut out in the AL Gold Glove Awards. But Game 7 Hero Zack Greinke won his 6th straight NL Gold Glove at pitcher.
1B: Oakland's Matt Olson (Gurriel runner-up)
2B: Chicago's Yolmer Sanchez (Altuve runner-up)
3B: Oakland's Matt Chapman (Bregman runner-up)
RF: Boston's Mookie Betts (Reddick runner-up)
*Lance McCullers stays a good dude.
*Beyond The Box Score: The Astros are still the team of the decade.
*San Diego is going to make a run at Stephen Strasburg.
*Meet the guys promoted to fill the Rays' front office spots. They're all weird, and it's pretty cool.
*Czech out my favorite baseball fiction book.
*The Guardian: My double life as a KGB double-agent.
*The Outline: This essay is just Harry Potter for people who think comparing things to Harry Potter is stupid.
*A Musical Selection:
The Astros were shut out in the AL Gold Glove Awards. But Game 7 Hero Zack Greinke won his 6th straight NL Gold Glove at pitcher.
1B: Oakland's Matt Olson (Gurriel runner-up)
2B: Chicago's Yolmer Sanchez (Altuve runner-up)
3B: Oakland's Matt Chapman (Bregman runner-up)
RF: Boston's Mookie Betts (Reddick runner-up)
*Lance McCullers stays a good dude.
*Beyond The Box Score: The Astros are still the team of the decade.
*San Diego is going to make a run at Stephen Strasburg.
*Meet the guys promoted to fill the Rays' front office spots. They're all weird, and it's pretty cool.
*Czech out my favorite baseball fiction book.
*The Guardian: My double life as a KGB double-agent.
*The Outline: This essay is just Harry Potter for people who think comparing things to Harry Potter is stupid.
*A Musical Selection:
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Sunday Morning Hot Links
This is the worst. Let's see what is happening:
*Gold Glove winners are announced today. Here's the rest of the major dates this winter:
Nov 7: Silver Sluggers announced
Nov 11: Jackie Robinson Rookies of the Year announced
Nov 12: Managers of the Year announced
Nov 13: Cy Young Awards announced
Nov 14: MVPs announced
Dec 9-12: Winter Meetings
Jan 21: BBWAA Hall of Fame results announced
*There are only a couple of days left before teams can make qualifying offers (1yr/$17.8m) to free agents. Gerrit Cole will get one for sure. But what about Wade Miley? Dan Szymborski:
It may seem odd to offer this much money, even on a one-year contract, for a player the Astros didn't even trust on the playoff roster, but I think I would make Wade Miley an offer if I were in Houston's shoes because of their very specific circumstance.
*Stephen Strasburg has opted out of the 4yrs/$100m remaining on his deal with the Nationals, though Washington hopes to rework his deal.
*Anthony Rendon turned down an apparently heavily-deferred extension for 7yrs/$210m with Washington.
*Washington declined an $18m option on Ryan Zimmerman and a $9m option on Yan Gomes.
*Aroldis Chapman has reworked his deal with the Yankees and will be with New York through 2022. I am so f------ glad they got Chapman.
*The Hardball Times' Daniel Epstein: Pain, Baseball, and Near-Death.
*REM looks back at Monster, 25 years later.
*The To-Do List for people with crazy lives and short attention spans.
*Aeon: The Happiness Ruse: How did feeling good become a matter of relentless, competitive work; a never-to-be-attained goal which makes us miserable?
*Leeds United 2 Queens Park Rangers 0. Leeds are back to the top of the Championship. Can't wait to see how they break my heart around the time the Astros open up a 5-game lead in 2020.
*A Musical Selection:
*Gold Glove winners are announced today. Here's the rest of the major dates this winter:
Nov 7: Silver Sluggers announced
Nov 11: Jackie Robinson Rookies of the Year announced
Nov 12: Managers of the Year announced
Nov 13: Cy Young Awards announced
Nov 14: MVPs announced
Dec 9-12: Winter Meetings
Jan 21: BBWAA Hall of Fame results announced
*There are only a couple of days left before teams can make qualifying offers (1yr/$17.8m) to free agents. Gerrit Cole will get one for sure. But what about Wade Miley? Dan Szymborski:
It may seem odd to offer this much money, even on a one-year contract, for a player the Astros didn't even trust on the playoff roster, but I think I would make Wade Miley an offer if I were in Houston's shoes because of their very specific circumstance.
*Stephen Strasburg has opted out of the 4yrs/$100m remaining on his deal with the Nationals, though Washington hopes to rework his deal.
*Anthony Rendon turned down an apparently heavily-deferred extension for 7yrs/$210m with Washington.
*Washington declined an $18m option on Ryan Zimmerman and a $9m option on Yan Gomes.
*Aroldis Chapman has reworked his deal with the Yankees and will be with New York through 2022. I am so f------ glad they got Chapman.
*The Hardball Times' Daniel Epstein: Pain, Baseball, and Near-Death.
*REM looks back at Monster, 25 years later.
*The To-Do List for people with crazy lives and short attention spans.
*Aeon: The Happiness Ruse: How did feeling good become a matter of relentless, competitive work; a never-to-be-attained goal which makes us miserable?
*Leeds United 2 Queens Park Rangers 0. Leeds are back to the top of the Championship. Can't wait to see how they break my heart around the time the Astros open up a 5-game lead in 2020.
*A Musical Selection:
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