PAINFUL FLASHBCKS
At the most basic level, sports are a simple concept. One team wins and one team loses. It accelerates in importance when the emotions get engaged. It is our emotions about the sporting events that sear the results in our memories. Players rejoice and regret the...
The Truth Revealed
1986 TRUTH REVEALED For over 30 years baseball fans have blamed Bill Buckner for the 1986 game 6 loss to the Mets. This is wrong in many ways. He DID NOT lose the game for the Red Sox. To recap the drama, the Reds Sox led the World Series 3 games to 2. A victory in...
THE PERFECT LOSS
Imagine that you have worked hard at your profession. You have done very well and now compete against the very best at your skill. One day you go to work and you do everything perfectly. For one moment you are the “best against the best”. Ken Johnson accomplished that...
PERFECTION IS CALLING
Phil Humber pitched 8 indistinctive years in the majors with 5 teams. He finished with a career record of 16-23 and an ERA of 5.31. When Phil Humber signed with the Chicago White Sox in 2012 for $530K he was coming towards the end of his career and was looking for a...