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Data, Coaching, and an All-Star

Matt Boyd is a nice guy who pitches for the Chicago Cubs. At 34, after multiple arm surgeries, a baseball career that was almost over before it got started, he is near the top ten in the National League in strikeouts and just made the All Star Team for the

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I Love You Man

Monday I went to the Cubs game with my boy Roberto. I’ve known Roberto for about nine years. I met him when I started salsa

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Business at Midyear?

Observations of the machining business at mid-year. There seems to be a real case of the blahs in the market. Auctions from the wreckage of

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Seized Up

A funny thing happened on the way to my colonoscopy. I followed the directions the hospital sent me perfectly. Tuesday, the day before the test,

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