Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Loria Years: $300 Million Double Double

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Forbes has produced their annual MLB valuations, which gives me an opportunity to update my Profit and Loss financial statement for the Florida Marlins. BD [Before Deadspin], producing the financials was like putting together a puzzle whose contents were constantly … Continue reading →

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Larry Beinfest: Hyman Roth’s Progeny?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Tom Hagen, he of German-Irish descent, quote from G2: Roth, he … he played this one beautifully Hyman Roth meet Larry Beinfest. The kid’s been running molasses out of Jamestown, Greenboro, Jupiter and New Orleans. He always make money for … Continue reading →

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Unsparing Profile Of A Heart Breaker

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Take a moment to see photographer Darcy Padilla’s Julie Project. A profoundly sad pictorial documentation of the life of a someone who never escaped the odds stacked against her. Ms Padilla states that she hopes that people will have a … Continue reading →

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Lady Badgers Earn Fourth Title

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jorge Costales

If they were ignorant, rude, loud and smelled [i.e. New Yorkers], we would be raising our pitchforks in unison to protest their domination of the Frozen Four. But they’re from Wisconsin, skilled and mostly blonde so nobody, and we mean … Continue reading →

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28th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan Quoting C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jorge Costales

I’m always a sucker for a good CS Lewis quote: The greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil that Dickens loved to paint but is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clear, carpeted, … Continue reading →

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Miami Heat: A Fan’s Plea to Keep Track Of All Those Jumping Off The Bandwagon

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Before you have even one word of conversation with anyone about the Heat today, you need to get them on the record in response to one question. The question’s genesis is rooted in more serious topics — from friend and … Continue reading →

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