The Lance Barksdale foolishness continues but at least the injustice did not
Logan Webb is SO great. Paul Skenes is SO great.
Logan Webb 4-3 at Coors Field. Paul Skenes 0-1 at Coors
Great at low altitude.
Before calling someone GREAT: Should they be great all the time? Or just when its in their favor.
Connect F1 TV to Apple TV
I used to pay through the App Store for F1 TV. F1 TV has a B team of broadcasters. I prefer the commentary of the A team at Sky. It was an extra button click to listen to the Sky commenters but so worth it.
This year Apple got the rights to stream F1 through Apple TV. That’s one less bill for me. Easy access though Apple TV too. My subscription was automatically cancelled by F1.
The first few races I couldn’t figure out how to get the Sky commentary. I just played the broadcast through Apple TV. Today I tried to login to the actual F1 app to find Sky commentary. After login to my F1 account everything was locked - no access to streams. F1 app indicates it needs access to Apple Account. I follow the QR code with my phone as instructed. Several times. Nothing happens. I turn off content blockers and privacy protections. Nothing happens. And when I say nothing, nothing. It’s a silent error. Finally, I try to research this. The solution: use a desktop computer. Ugh.
Crazy that one of the highest wealth sports and the best tech company can’t work through this. Side note: the MLB app is also terrible but that’s another story. Also Apple insists on putting the 30 minute race summary as the default race instead of the real race.
The solution
Open the F1 app on Apple TV. Get the code to use to login in from a browser. DO NOT USE YOUR CAMERA ON THE BARCODE OR A MOBILE DEVICE. Open a browser from your desktop computer and go to F1.com/applecode and enter the code shown on your TV screen. Follow the instructions. It should link your accounts now.
Switch to Sky commentary
Open F1 tv app. Don’t play through Apple TV. After linking, lightly press the center button on the remote. Click the Audio button below the player bar. Switch to English Int commentary.
Gross ironic design in “journalism”
Incredible that this travesty of “design” is responsible for critiquing the best designed products in the world.
Popups, illegible logo, subscribe button covering up logo, odd line spacing, underlined heading and etc
Most efficient MLB team
Salary vs Record
- New York Mets (~$369M) 8-16
- Philadelphia Phillies (~$310M) 8-16
- Boston Red Sox (~$260M) 9-15
- Houston Astros (~$234M) 10-16
- Kansas City Royals (~$130M est.) 8-17
- Chicago White Sox (~$105M) 9-14
- Colorado Rockies (~$105M) 10-15
The Colorado Rockies are the most “efficient” here (not amazing, but least wasteful). The New York Mets are in a completely different universe—spending 4–5x more per win than the Rockies. There’s a $35M gap per win between top spender inefficiency and bottom spender efficiency.
Oh, and the Rockies split a series with the largest spender in the league. Is this league named Major League Dodgers or Major League Baseball?
Warren Schaeffer is doing a great job. Real grit, strategy and joy on this 2026 team
ABS Challenge signal ideas
Currently the signal to challenge a pitch is to tap twice on the helmet (hat). Some commentators have noted that this can be confusing when a player is adjusting their helmet hat.
A few ideas to change the sign:
•Twirl hand
•Ballerina twirl
•Rub head and pat belly at the same time (vice versa works too)
•Tap helmet hat with bat
•Hit umpire with bat
MLB ‘journalism’
I had this post written mentally yesterday. I decided to wait to see how the “best” Astros did today against the lowly Rockies before posting it.
The crack MLB POWER RANKINGS is either lazy, or their algorithm is broken (and they are lazy). www.mlb.com/news/mlb-…
Colorado Rockies fans are well aware of the suffering of last season. To start this year the Rockies have won the series against the Toronto Jays. And managed to fight hard against a Phillies team. They are 4-6 now. Yesterday when the power rankings posted they were 3-7, run differential -2. Compare:
Blue Jays - Ranked #6, 4-6, run differential -20.
Giants - Ranked #22, 3-7, run differential -25.
Phillies - Ranked #8, 5-4, run differential -6.
Chicago White Sox, Ranked #29, 4-6, run differential -25.
Most laughably: Boston Red Sox, Ranked #18, 2-8, run differential -17.
MLB.com editors are so blinded by their love of mascots they have forgotten to look at the evidence: their algorithm for rankings is broken. Or more likely, they are just too lazy to change their small paragraph about “hang in there Rockies fans.” I’ve been hanging in there. I don’t need pity or reassurance. Just give credit where it’s due instead of regurgitating from a flawed gut. It’s a new season, get a new perspective.
Colorado Rockies 9, Houston Astros 7. How sweet it was for those noisy Texas people to quiet down. May it be the same tomorrow.
This season of NFL I have adopted a practice of skipping the first half and checking the score at the second half so see if it’s even worth beginning to watch. Lack of parity is a joke, questionable penalties, and ridiculous commentary has made the NFL broken. Shut up;Let them play.
Why did the Detroit Lions abandon the run game and insist Jared Goff continue to throw? In the run game they were picking up chunks. In the passing game they can’t hit a barn with a shotgun
Referees seem to think I tune into watch them instead of the game
I was today years old when I learned about mobile gym dog training. It’s a treadmill in the back of a trailer. For $50-$100 per session, the business will show up to walk the dog. Track calories, distance, etc. Wow.
Yellowcard Better Days is on my favorite new releases. music.apple.com/us/album/…
49 and raining
Under (Financial) Pressure - Barnes - Financial Review - Wiley Online Library
Analyzing 13,136 defensive penalties from 2015 to 2023, we find that postseason officiating disproportionately favors the Mahomes-era Kansas City Chiefs, coinciding with the team’s emergence as a key driver of TV viewership/ratings and, thereby, revenue.
The NFL is broken. Could robots save it?
57 and cloudy
I am neither confident enough nor foolish enough to be effective at prediction markets.
“Confidence. It’s the food of the wise man but the liquor of the fool.”
Thou shall not pass
MacRumors thinks Colorado is unusual
Apple Hosts Unusual Colorado Event to Showcase Latest Hardware : macrumors.com
MacRumors acknowledges that Apple has hosted other events in other cities and states. What makes Colorado unusual? No idea. As a Coloradan it’s annoying, typical, and oh so satisfying.
Southwest Airlines abandons marketing, goodwill, and unique selling proposition
After I thought more about Warby Parker abandoning a unique part of its business, I thought of Southwest Airlines.
Southwest Airlines abandoned its key differentiator of free checked bags. At the same time, they abandoned the idea of choosing your seat after boarding and their unique check-in system. Southwest Airlines is now choosing to be like every other airline: charge more for less with no unique ideas.
Stunningly, this decision also forced Southwest to abandon millions of dollars spent on marketing campaigns advertising free checked bags. Years spent building customer expectations are now gone. Now they must pour more money into tone deaf ads explaining how they are like everybody else now