Book Review: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
The book Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein was a great find. I...
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Mar 12, 2020 | Baseball, Basketball, Book Review, Boxing, CrossFit, Cycling, Football, Health & Fitness, Hiking, Hockey, Mixed Martial Arts, Racing, Running, Softball, Sports, Volleyball | 0 |
The book Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein was a great find. I...
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Jun 3, 2017 | Baseball, Book Review, Business & Money, Education, History, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Writing | 0 |
To What End, Mr. Chomsky? I have been a reader of Noam Chomsky’s work since my early college...
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Apr 2, 2017 | Baseball, Basketball, Book Review, Business & Money, Entertainment, Football, Health & Fitness, Marketing, Running, Sports | 0 |
I did the audio book version of Shoe Dog: A Memoir by thee Creator of Nike and although it was...
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | May 12, 2014 | Baseball, Basketball, Book Review, Culture, Football, History, Politics, Running, Sports | 0 |
2014 Book Goal: 52 (mostly non-fiction) 2014 Books Read: 30 (87% non-fiction) Jim Thorpe, Original All-American by Joseph Bruchac is really a good book. It is a fictional biography written as if from Thorpe’s own mouth,...
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Feb 19, 2008 | Baseball | 1 |
Andy Pettitte’s public apology yesterday was welcome change. It was a change from the usual antics of our so-called sports heroes. It was a change from the spoiled brats living in their own ivory towers. It was a change from the “I’m above the rules” attitude. It was a change from the baseball factory pumping […]
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Aug 6, 2007 | Baseball | 1 |
Congrats to Alex Rodriguez on his 500th homer. oh yeah…. Did I ever tell you how much I detest Barry Bonds? 🙂 (why does it not surprise me that Mark Cuban celebrates him?)
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Jul 25, 2007 | Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, Sports | 0 |
Yet another black eye on the face of sports. Just days after Alexander Vinokourov won my respect with a gutsy comeback, it was announced that he tested positive for “blood doping.” That is the practice of injecting someone else’s (or your own previously saved) blood packed with oxygen-carrying cells prior to an arduous event in […]
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Oct 19, 2005 | Baseball | 0 |
HOUSTON WINS!!! HOUSTON WINS!!! HOUSTON WINS!!!
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Oct 17, 2005 | Baseball | 2 |
It was 45 years ago to the day that Houston was awarded a Major League Baseball franchise in an owner’s meeting held in Chicago. The Astros were then known as the Colt 45’s. Yes, 45 years later – it appeared that they were set to head to their first ever World Series. Call it coincidence, […]
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Oct 5, 2005 | Baseball | 0 |
Could I finally get my dream matchup in the World Series? I thought I had a shot at it last season, but fate conspired against both of my teams. Yes, the matchup I yearn for is the New York Yankees vs. the Houston Astros. Not only could I see my favorite team (NYY,) but I […]
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Aug 2, 2005 | Baseball, Politics, Sports | 0 |
“I told the truth, and today I am telling the truth again that I did not do this intentionally or knowingly,” he said in a conference call. Oh, I guess he “accidentally” took steriods! This is actually funny in a sad, twisted way. This is the guy that told Congress emphatically that he had NEVER […]
Read Moreby Chris Doelle | Jul 4, 2005 | Baseball, Cycling, Friends & Family, Podcast, Travel & Entertainment | 2 |
A ton of stuff going on with this podcast (Time: 17:56) * An update on the Tour de France after Stage 3 * 4th of July idiocy * Problems using Skype and Audacity together * Just started Houston Podcasting * Look ahead to Stage 4 of the TdF * Still trying to get listed on […]
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