The Vig

If you read Michael Lewis’ Moneyball, you’re no doubt familiar with former Alabama catcher Jeremy Brown, he of the fat butt and high OBP.  The A’s improbably picked him 35th overall in 2002.  A solid minor league player, he got a whiff of the big leagues in 2006 before being sent back down.  According to […]

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Brian Baird, my congressman up here in the Couv, endorsed Barack Obama yesterday.  Better late than never, I guess.  Especially after the thumpin’ Hillary took here a week ago.
More importantly, Baird is a superdelegate.  So that’s one more vote Mrs. Clinton won’t be receiving.  At least for now.

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