On Saturday, Colorado Rockies’ Daniel Bard clocked 99mph in a Rockies win against the Texas Rangers. Most would think the cardboard fan cutouts behind home plate would have been the biggest talking point. Bard only worked 1 1/3 innings and threw 25 pitches… but Bard’s story is quite a doozy. Never heard of Daniel Bard?…
Why They Did It, How It Worked, and What’s Next… We’ve recently learned that the Houston Astros sign-stole pitches, using a program dubbed “Codebreaker”. Interestingly, the Wall Street Journal just published it was an intern who developed the Excel-based scheme used through 2017 and part of the 2018 seasons. The role in 2019 may be…
AAA batteries have been around since the 1950s and are most often used in low-drain portable electronic devices… TV remote controls, digital cameras, etc… In fact, they may have been invented solely to allow Kodak and Polaroid cameras to be smaller sized. They are such low power that an AA battery has three times their…
When a patient develops a vague symptom like a headache, the thought of having a brain tumor is distant… but surely is a worst fear. Most patients watch the symptom for a while, but when it doesn’t resolve they may discuss with a physician. Headaches are reported in about 4.5% of all primary care visits.…