Archive for January, 2014

Starting On The Right (and left) Foot

The Dodgers have a very peculiar schedule to open 2014, and I’m not just referring to opening it up down in Australia. The season opens with a double-header in the land down under that is a week before they play any regular season games in the US. Then they have 5 off days that happen after they play their US opener in San Diego. This…

I Do Not Want a Larger Screen On My iPhone 6

I was skeptical when Apple introduced the 4-inch screen, but quickly became a believer when the device featured a screen larger only in one dimension while still maintaining a device body that was only marginally larger than it’s predecessor. Apple even debuted a new advertisement that touted that your thumb goes from “here to here” which was the span of the screen. I, for one,…

2014 Opening Day Starting Lineup?

Off the heels of the wonderful news yesterday that Clayton Kershaw will be a Dodger at least through 2018 and perhaps longer, it seems the starting rotation and bullpen are quite set, even if the Dodgers are rumored to still be in on Masahiro Tanaka. So with that said, what is the opening day lineup going to look like? There are a lot of the same pieces returning, but…

Clayton Kershaw: The Ace of Paid

It has been revealed earlier today that Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers have extended our favorite pitcher’s contract to the tune of 7 years and $215 million. Yes, that’s the largest contract for a pitcher ever, yes that’s $30.7 million per year which is the largest annually for any player ever, and yes I am very happy with this deal. Let’s break it down, shall…

4 Months With iOS 7 (Final)

I must say, aesthetically, iOS 7 has grown on me. Installing very buggy developer builds that featured a home screen of clashing iOS 6 and iOS 7 style icons was very jarring, but now that nearly all developers have provided proper updates that fit in with the new polish of iOS 7 there is a lot less to complain about in terms of visual design….