I've got a guy who was a bench coach last year, has a 32 Pitching IQ, and wants to be my Major League bullpen coach this year.

How should I respond?

Watched Ben-Hur for the umpteenth time last night, and was wondering whether it would help NASCAR to adopt convertibles (open air driving), allow drill bits on the hubcaps, and ban seatbelts.  What are your thoughts?

I think most people like to see wrecks but not deaths.   But I could be wrong.

why does life suck so much?

Posted by MikeT23 on 2/25/2011 12:59:00 PM (view original):
I think most people like to see wrecks but not deaths.   But I could be wrong.

Has that ever happened before?

It's all perspective.   Good times, bad times, they come and go.   As a great wise man once said "This too shall pass" or something like that.  Maybe it wasn't a wise man, maybe it was a drunk at the bar last Thursday.  Nonetheless, he was right.

I think it happened once.   Can't really recall when.

Have you seen the movie "Inception", Mike?  What did you think?

I think "dream" movies provide a lot of creative license.   If you can't make a movie about dreams interesting, you need to stop making movies.  As for the end, the top appeared to wobble thus leading one to believe it would fall over.  Which meant the ending was not a dream.

Movies these days, are they pale comparisons script-wise, but much better in Special Effects?

I think it's tough to have an original idea so it's all in the story-telling.   We're also a country of short attention span so we need to see something to keep us interesting.  Combine the two and you get weak stories with big special effects.

Why is ESPN so in love with Cam Newton?

He's a big story.  They love big stories.   If he fails, it was inevitable due to his questionable decision-making.  If he succeeds, it's a story of redemption for a kid who made some bad decisions.  Tebow got the same treatment last year.   If he failed, it's because his skill set just didn't translate to the pro game.  If he succeeds, it's because of his hard work and character.  I don't think ESPN cares one way or the other on either guy just as long as it's a story.

Which deadline day do you ignore more, NHL or NBA?

It's impossible to ignore a day within a season that I'm already ignoring.