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19th March 2009

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alexbain: The further I get into the book Baseball Between the Numbers, the more I realize that there’s a whole world of baseball wisdom I’ve been missing all along, and I feel almost too far behind to catch up. Every chapter makes me realize how much of what I thought about the game was wrong, and how much more fun it will be to watch baseball as I learn more. Consequently, I’m finding having a friend like Steve, who has his black belt in Sabermetrics to be very valuable. It reminded me of a running list I used to joke about: Topics for which I’d rather befriend an expert than become one”… Art history Latin Accounting The night life in whatever city I’m living in Men’s fashion Computer programming Cooking (though I’m happy to become, one day, an expert on the grill) Am I the only one who’s been casually keeping such a list? I think that, for a number of my friends, I’m the expert they call when they need to know something about: Apple products Things to do on Cape Cod Setting up a blog Cats Productivity methods Spinning a pen around one’s finger Boston’s history Twitter Teddy bears (I never thought I’d be an expert on that topic) Pro sports licensing United Airline’s Mileage Plus rewards program (Increasingly) Internet marketing I guess I’m proud of that list :-) I really like this way of thinking about things… although I have a bad habit of trying to build up my second list when I should just rely on the first list (to the detriment of my sleep, sanity, etc).

alexbain:

The further I get into the book Baseball Between the Numbers, the more I realize that there’s a whole world of baseball wisdom I’ve been missing all along, and I feel almost too far behind to catch up. Every chapter makes me realize how much of what I thought about the game was wrong, and how much more fun it will be to watch baseball as I learn more.

Consequently, I’m finding having a friend like Steve, who has his black belt in Sabermetrics to be very valuable. It reminded me of a running list I used to joke about: Topics for which I’d rather befriend an expert than become one”…

  • Art history
  • Latin
  • Accounting
  • The night life in whatever city I’m living in
  • Men’s fashion
  • Computer programming
  • Cooking (though I’m happy to become, one day, an expert on the grill)

Am I the only one who’s been casually keeping such a list?

I think that, for a number of my friends, I’m the expert they call when they need to know something about:

  • Apple products
  • Things to do on Cape Cod
  • Setting up a blog
  • Cats
  • Productivity methods
  • Spinning a pen around one’s finger
  • Boston’s history
  • Twitter
  • Teddy bears (I never thought I’d be an expert on that topic)
  • Pro sports licensing
  • United Airline’s Mileage Plus rewards program
  • (Increasingly) Internet marketing

I guess I’m proud of that list :-)

I really like this way of thinking about things… although I have a bad habit of trying to build up my second list when I should just rely on the first list (to the detriment of my sleep, sanity, etc).

Source: alexbain

  1. 2arrs2ells reblogged this from alexbain and added:
    really like this way...things… although...trying to build up...
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