This is my 24th annual message for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The tradition started in 2002 as an internal message at my law firm about the MLK holiday. The recipients expanded to friends and family, and in 2016, the message moved to Hot Stove. Continue reading
Former President Jimmy Carter died on December 29, 2024. He was 100. Continue reading
Final Hot Stove of 2024. I’ve been busy, so won’t get down into the baseball weeds today. Instead, I’ll start with some personal stuff. Continue reading
Willam H. “Doc” Worley died last Saturday (12/7/24) at the age of 82. His funeral is tomorrow morning (details and obituary here). Continue reading
Money, money, money.
“I am hoping for one outcome and dreading the other. I think that describes most of the country.”
This quote comes from a column posted on election night BEFORE the returns started coming in. So, it aptly applied to voters for both Trump and Harris as we all awaited the result. Continue reading
The Dodgers beat the Yankees four games to one. I’m guessing the vote for MVP was unanimous. Freddie Freeman. Continue reading
Tomorrow night. Game 1 of the 2024 World Series. Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) vs. New York Yankees (94-68) at Dodger Stadium. Continue reading
What a wonderful baseball season in Kansas City!
The 2024 Royals were 86-76, an improvement of 30 games over the 56-106 record in 2023. Continue reading
Hallelujah! A Royals sweep of the Orioles in the Wild Card round!
The scores: 1-0 and 2-1. Continue reading
