Posts Tagged ‘sports’

Perfectly Flawed

MLB Umpire Jim Joyce screwed up.  That’s putting it mildly.  Armando Galarraga threw a perfect game last night, whether the record books ever signify it as such isn’t really the point.  Anyone with a TV or an internet connection saw it and many hopped online immediately afterward to talk...
June 3rd, 2010 | Musings on Parenting | Read More

What an Onside Kick Teaches Our Kids

Last night, Sean Payton, the most imaginative coach in the NFL, also proved to be the gutsiest. Down 10-6 at halftime, preparing to kick off to the offensively dangerous Peyton Manning, the Saints head coach dialed up an onside kick – a play with a success rate of roughly 25%.  If the play falls...
February 8th, 2010 | Musings on Parenting | Read More