Great Nike Ad with Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux

This was a great ad back in the day, and it has held up with time. So good.

It's Greg Maddux's birthday

We're celebrating by watching one of the greatest baseball commercials ever made 👇 pic.twitter.com/SkFAHU4gJu

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 14, 2018

Jonah Goldberg's Important Paragraph

Jonah Goldberg has an interesting and wide-ranging piece at National Review. In it, Goldberg writes one of the finest paragraphs I have seen regarding not only Paul Ryan's retirement, but also civility in general and politics in particular.

Again, I’m biased. But as a general rule, whether you’re on the right or the left, if you personally hate Paul Ryan, that’s an indicator to me that you’re an unreasonable person. Sure, you can disagree with him. You can be disappointed in him. But if you buy the claptrap from the Krugmanite Left or the Bannonite Right about Ryan, if you think he’s evil or a fraud, I’m going to assume you’re part of the problem in our politics.

Joe Kelly's Awesome "Come on" Leads to Basebrawl

On a normal day, the so-called rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox means nothing to me. It's Boston vs. New York, let's face it, no one wins.

Tonight there was a brawl in Boston between the two teams, and... It. Was. Awesome.

There is a child playing for the Yankees named Austin Tyler. To make a long story short, Tyler slid into 2nd base earlier in the game with his spikes up and caught a Red Sox infielder (I don't know his name or what position he plays and it doesn't matter) in the calf and lower ankle area. The infielder took exception, said something to Tyler, and the benches cleared, however no punches were thrown.

Later in the game, Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly was in the game, and it was time to show Austin Tyler who was boss. Kelly landed a high fastball right into Tyler's back. Tyler was upset, he slammed his bat into the ground, breaking it. He made a few steps towards the pitcher's mound where Kelly was standing, and he was not looking away. Tyler was jawing words, who knows what he was saying, Kelly kept staring, Tyler kept moving towards the mound.

This is when the excitement happened.

Joe Kelly made a motion with his throwing hand that indicated "come here." Tyler charged to the mound, Kelly was ready, semi-dodged Tyler until Tyler was on the ground, and then started landing some punches. By that point the benches had cleared and everyone was on the field and other than some yelling, the event, was uneventful.

When we see the side angle, of the initial "come here" signal I mentioned before, it's tough to determine if Kelly uttered the words "come on" or "let's go." Either way, either of those please me a great deal. This Red Sox blogger name Red (@SurvivingGrady on Twitter) posted one of the funniest things I saw about this on Twitter tonight, and he thinks Kelly said "let's go."

Joe Kelly saying "let's go" is my new spirit animal pic.twitter.com/KKXVXqxUHj

— Red (@SurvivingGrady) April 12, 2018

I tweeted later, and after having watched the video no fewer than 100 times already, that I think Kelly said "come on."

Seeing @JosephKellyJr retaliate tonight was brilliant. Too bad his catcher didn't help him any, but the "come on" gesture was awesome and he stood there and took the charge. Tyler Austin acted like a child. #BaseBrawl

— steveparkhurst (@SteveParkhurst) April 12, 2018

I will continue to follow this and update this post as I have more to share. In the meantime, know that I loved this whole thing, Tyler got what he deserved, and I am a big fan of Joe Kelly for the rest of his career.

Replies to Red and coming in and they're hilarious:

Build the statue now https://t.co/DYKxT7KpwI

— Zach Dean (@ZachDeanDBNJ) April 12, 2018

😂😂😂 I respect his gangsta especially in them glasses. https://t.co/Ukh4dPf7xc

— Vic 24-7 (@VWilliams247) April 12, 2018

@JosephKellyJr is here to throw baseballs and lay hands, and he's all out of baseballs. https://t.co/hhzFli2bxS

— Sean Tuxill (@thebostinian) April 12, 2018

I feel this in my soul https://t.co/IgOJVVt5VI

— that baseball girl (@carameleyedgirl) April 12, 2018

put this on Pornhub https://t.co/xyMkbjrSNF

— felicia (@fensousa) April 12, 2018

What church do I go to to worship Joe Kelly? https://t.co/U24iWrSxrV

— Cale Kaiser (@TheCaleKaiser) April 12, 2018

I’m gonna watch this everyday for the rest of my life https://t.co/7WA46kjFFi

— Tor (@torihadden) April 12, 2018

His walk out music was the Walmart Yodeling kid, now this. Put some damn respek on his name https://t.co/0iELWOqw4x

— Kohl Burkhardt (@KohlBurkhardt) April 12, 2018

The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club. The second rule of fight club is “Let’s go.” #JimBuchananFisticuffs https://t.co/g5qZ7Zz4dF

— Emily Palmer (@erepalmer) April 12, 2018

Damn daddy 👀 https://t.co/AOC4Esmi3d

— Jordan Wier (@jordan_wier15) April 12, 2018

I'm back in on baseball https://t.co/zf3owRHjiQ

— Mish (@mishL09) April 12, 2018

I’ve watched this 100 times today and I’ll watch it at least 100 more https://t.co/N32aV0gSWU

— Dab Daddy Dingo (@dingo_dennis) April 12, 2018

The Masters, 2018

I first started watching The Masters in 1987 because I was obsessed with golf and the Augusta National golf course was amazing to watch on television. I remember watching Larry Mize chip in from off the green to win the Green Jacket. My most memorable tournament was the 1988 Masters when I rooted for Sandy Lyle all the way to victory. The iron shot he made on the 18th out of the sand is as clear to me now as it was then.

 Anyway, I still watch The Masters today. They have made it quite easy to watch the Masters each year via their website and the app, which I have downloaded on my iPad. I opened the app today to make sure it was ready for tee off tomorrow, and that beautiful screen appears and it is amazing (this is a scren cap). I'm ready for another Masters. I'll be rooting for Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson, as usual.

Clearing the Tabs 3-30-2018

March 28
Opportunity Knocks

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Clearing the Tabs 3-9-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

March 6
Tariffs Don't 'Drain the Swamp,' They Are the Swamp

March 7
For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned.
This article was really enlightening and there is a lot in the news recently about the quality of the, well, news. I myself am going to experiment a bit with the news I consume and the sources from which I consume news.

March 8
Where Small Town America Is Thriving

Joel Kotkin is always worth reading.

Clearing the Tabs 3-2-2018

Some things I've read this week or will be reading over the weekend.

Feburary 24
Localism in America: Why We Should Tackle Our Big Challenges At The Local Level

February 25
Conservatives Have It Exactly Backwards: Vladimir Putin Loves U.S. 'Fracking'
John Tamny is such a great writer and thinker.

February 26
Generation Z warms to GOP, like Trump's 'tell it like it is' style

March 1

The Entitlement Crisis Ignored

You might be a protectionist…..