{"id":5842,"date":"2017-07-29T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/?p=5842"},"modified":"2017-07-29T15:48:48","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T19:48:48","slug":"stick-to-baseball-72817","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/29\/stick-to-baseball-72817\/","title":{"rendered":"Stick to baseball, 7\/28\/17."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Insiders, I <a href=\"http:\/\/klaw.me\/2tW9LlR\" target=\"_blank\">ranked the top five farm systems in baseball<\/a>, broke down <a href=\"http:\/\/klaw.me\/2uRJ1r1\" target=\"_blank\">the Jaime Garcia trade to Minnesota<\/a>, and broke down <a href=\"http:\/\/klaw.me\/2v4zxZe\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay&#8217;s trades for Lucas Duda and Dan Jennings<\/a>. I also held a <a href=\"http:\/\/klaw.me\/2v27yJV\" target=\"_blank\">Klawchat<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: I&#8217;ve got one more Insider post <a href=\"http:\/\/klaw.me\/2v9R6HF?\" target=\"_blank\">covering a few small trades<\/a> from this week. <\/p>\n<p>I appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bumpers.fm\/e\/b5uaglkq30u0013msn90\" target=\"_blank\">Freezing Cold Takes podcast<\/a> this week, discussing my worst takes, my scouting process (and how failed evaluations have changed it), and <em>Smart Baseball<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve exhausted most of my signings schedule, but will be at GenCon in Indianapolis, signing books on Friday, August 18th, and I believe I will also be signing books at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia in November. Also, Volumes Book Cafe in Chicago has signed copies for sale; call (773) 697-8066 to purchase one.<\/p>\n<p>And now, the links&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I assume you&#8217;ve seen the <em>New Yorker<\/em> piece <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/ryan-lizza\/anthony-scaramucci-called-me-to-unload-about-white-house-leakers-reince-priebus-and-steve-bannon\" target=\"_blank\">that resulted from Anthony Scaramucci calling reporter Ryan Lizza<\/a>. I keep seeing references to Scaramucci as &#8220;surprisingly candid,&#8221; which is a cute euphemism for &#8220;dangerously unhinged.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>William Regnery II inherited millions and decided to plow them into funding racist right-wing movements across the country for 15 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/aramroston\/hes-spent-almost-20-years-funding-the-racist-right-it?utm_term=.sexl0Q16M#.cyPAOjYNy\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s finally paying off for him<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Twitter experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recode.net\/2017\/7\/27\/16049084\/twitter-jack-dorsey-q2-earnings-2017\" target=\"_blank\">no user growth in Q2<\/a> and actually lost users in the U.S. Maybe one reason is that <A href=\"https:\/\/theoutline.com\/post\/1743\/twitter-s-nazi-problem-is-still-out-of-control\" target=\"_blank\">their Nazi problem is still out of control<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Genes can &#8220;jump&#8221; around on chromosomes, a process called transposition, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/medicines-movable-feast-what-jumping-genes-can-teach-us-about-treating-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\">this may be a cause of many major diseases<\/a>, including hemophilia, cancer, and diabetes \u2013 but the transposons can also produce beneficial results in humans and other species as well.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Atlantic<\/em> profiles Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/amp\/article\/534201\/\" target=\"_blank\">who speaks and acts like a decent human but still votes for everything Trump proposes<\/a>, including ACA repeal (which Flake cheerfully supports) and every dubiously qualified Cabinet candidate to come before the Senate.<\/li>\n<li>Arepas, the thick Venezuelan cornmeal pancake that&#8217;s split in two (like an English muffin) and filled with meat or cheese, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caracaschronicles.com\/2017\/06\/11\/arepa-took-world-died-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">become trendy around the world even as Venezuelans can&#8217;t afford to make them<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I haven&#8217;t tried this yet, but Anova, the makers of the sous vide device I own and often recommend, posted <a href=\"https:\/\/anovaculinary.com\/anovafoodnerd-sous-vide-coffee-johnny-gabaldon\/\" target=\"_blank\">a recipe for making cold-brewed coffee via sous vide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>English comedian Peter Price spoke to the BBC about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/magazine-40717376\/i-was-sent-for-gay-cure\" target=\"_blank\">being sent for &#8220;aversion therapy&#8221; in the 1960s<\/a>, when homosexuality was illegal and gays were targets for attacks. (Video)<\/li>\n<li>A group of academics, led by several at Cal Berkeley, have collaborated with anti-GMO (and thus anti-science) groups <a href=\"https:\/\/geneticliteracyproject.org\/2017\/07\/17\/berkeley-led-academics-conspired-anti-gmo-groups-attack-food-evolution-movie\/#.WXX4_AhkA4Q.twitter\" target=\"_blank\">to attack the new documentary <em>Food Evolution<\/em><\/a> and silence debate on GMO safety, despite a preponderance of evidence that genetically modified foods are safe to grow and consume.<\/li>\n<li>An American neurosurgeon volunteering in Tanzania realized that when he left, no one would be able to perform the life-saving surgery he was providing, so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2017\/05\/21\/523969459\/why-a-surgeon-taught-a-non-doctor-to-do-brain-surgery\" target=\"_blank\">he trained a local medical officer who had no surgical experience to perform it<\/a>. And it worked.<\/li>\n<li>ProPublica details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/on-rikers-island-a-move-toward-reform-causes-trouble?\" target=\"_blank\">a new type of inmate abuse on Rikers Island<\/a>, shackling inmates to &#8220;restraint desks,&#8221; which leaves them defenseless if another inmate in the room slips out of his restraints.<\/li>\n<li>Got a newborn somewhere in your life? <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@gidmk\/protecting-babies-from-whooping-cough-5590a6f85db0\" target=\"_blank\">Go get a pertussis booster shot<\/a> to help protect that infant from whooping cough, which can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunisationfoundation.org.au\/light-for-riley\/\" target=\"_blank\">kill a child<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Government run amok? A meal program for seniors in Albuquerque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1035942\/these-seniors-are-finding-it-hard-to-digest-citys-no-salt-rule.html\" target=\"_blank\">prohibits the recipients from using condiments or even salt<\/a> to force them to comply with health guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Insiders, I ranked the top five farm systems in baseball, broke down the Jaime Garcia trade to Minnesota, and broke down Tampa Bay&#8217;s trades for Lucas Duda and Dan Jennings. I also held a Klawchat on Thursday. UPDATE: I&#8217;ve got one more Insider post covering a few small trades from this week. 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