Daily Archives: May 9, 2004

How much does baserunning matter to run scoring?

With all the recent hoo-hah about productive outs and the poo-pooing by ESPN talking heads Harold Reynolds and John Kruk about “lumbering sluggers” who “clog up the basepaths” (Kruk, at least, should know a thing or two about that), it’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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One more week on Prop 1

The vote for City Proposition 1, which will determine whether or not Houston opts out of the constitutional amendment ratified last year to outlaw reducing pension benefits for a public employee, even if the employee was retired, is this Saturday, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Judge to Skilling: Sober up!

Am I a bad person for admitting that I find this funny? A federal judge on Friday ordered former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling to stop drinking alcohol, find a job or volunteer work and obey a curfew — one month … Continue reading Continue reading

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Come back to the city

The latest Houston Area Survey shows that more people are moving back to the city and away from the suburbs compared to recent years. This increased interest in urban living is being driven in large part by Anglos, Republicans and … Continue reading Continue reading

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April traffic report

April was my best month ever, with about 41,000 hits. A couple of referrals from Kevin Drum’s new Political Animal site was a big part of the boost. Things have tapered off a bit so far in May, but my … Continue reading Continue reading

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