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...favorite is the Dave Kingman award, which is given to the player who, through the formula you created, is shown to "best exemplify the idea of hitting home runs without doing anything else positive as a hitter." It was my favorite award despite the fact I was a huge Dave Kingman fan growing up. He was a famously prickly guy - has he sent you any angry letters or anything for naming this award in his honor. Or more like his dishonor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A: Baseball Guru Bill James | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...forward to perhaps getting a nicely wrapped dead gerbil or something like that [in the 1980s, Kingman infamously mailed a dead rat to a reporter. Past winners of this "award," besides Kingman, include Steve Balboni, Fred Lynn, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire. The 2007 winner was Cincinnati Reds catcher Dave Ross, who hit 17 home runs - with a mere 39 RBIs. He hit just .203, and struck out 92 times in 311 at bats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A: Baseball Guru Bill James | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...fonts vs. the dozens in Microsoft Word--chances are you won't miss what's missing. After all, most people use only a small fraction of the features available. "Software went through a period where it got way too complex. We have a concept that focuses on simplicity," says Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager of Google's free Web applications...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Shrink-Wrapped Software Dead? | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...minutes. Colgate took four attempts in the extra session—all stopped by sophomore goaltender Kyle Richter, who finished with 25 saves. “All things considered, playing in a tough environment...I think we got to be happy with the effort,” co-captain Dave MacDonald said. “These guys worked hard until the buzzer went in overtime. Kyle Richter came up big a lot in the third period.”Harvard had a sluggish start to the game, as three first-period penalties tired out the Crimson defense. Despite Harvard killing...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rogers’ Third-Period Tally Forces Road Tie | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...Dave Watters flicks away a puck, then is checked along the boards so hard that he loses his mouthguard -- out of his helmet...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Hockey @ Cornell | 3/1/2008 | See Source »

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