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Wednesday, January 04, 2012

When the Bible is no longer the Bible

By Tangotiger, 09:16 PM

One day, The Sporting News was considered baseball’s bible.  How the mightly have fallen:

Headline: Astros’ new GM adds stats guru, ex-cheerleader to staff

Next time someone hires me, you can put:

Blank adds ex-warehouse shipping guy to staff

My first job outside the family business, I worked in the warehouse unloading trucks of retail goods.  I was 18 years old, and weighed under 100 pounds.  I was VERY thin.  I gained 15 pounds that summer, as I ate everything I could find, because I was completely sapped of my energy every day.  I never worked as hard as I did that summer, outlasting all the other summer kids, all of whom weighed much more than I did.  So, I’ll take that headline as a badge of honor.

Similarly, I presume being a cheerleader is extremely hard work and requires a great deal of dedication. 

(17) Comments • 2012/01/16 • SabermetricsMLB_Management
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