This is a pretty cool poster.
Month: September 2013
> “I said if you guys are going to switch [stations during the play], hustle so you’ll be in position to make the call, and that’s when he threw me out,” Gonzalez said. “We all know he got it wrong because he’s not in position to make the call. I could see it from second base.”
Another example of how horrible baseball umpires have been this year. Joe West should be suspended for the remainder of the year, including the postseason, for garbage like this.
In a bad piece by Ellis Hamburger on *The Verge*, this might be the worst paragraph:
> Even so, and despite Clear’s very low price tag, your frustration is warranted if you bought Clear within the last couple months and now have a to buy a new version, or if you bought Reeder, an RSS app, expecting months or years of updates and now have to buy a new version. Reeder developer Silvio Rizzi left his iPad users out in the cold by abandoning the app when its syncing engine, Google Reader, was killed off by Google. Several months later, Rizzi debuted Reeder 2, which works on both iPhone and iPad, but many of his Reeder for iPad users were appalled. The previous version of Reeder for iPhone still works, while Reeder for iPad users were forced to upgrade or find another RSS app. Some of them likely would have been more forgiving had Rizzi been more communicative during the process, but the developer is notoriously quiet online in comparison to others in the iOS community.
This whole paragraph is completely wrongheaded. People’s expectations for what applications, mobile or otherwise, should cost are completely out of touch. Developers spend weeks, months, and even years developing these applications and people get upset because a developer charges 99 cents for them? It is beyond ridiculous.
I have utmost respect for the [Omni Group’s](http://omnigroup.com) decision to release new, $20 versions of its apps as part of the iOS 7 upgrade cycle. I wish more developers would follow in Omni Group’s footsteps, and, relatedly, that people would recognize the value they are getting from their applications.
Thankfully, this does not conflict with any of my planned 2014 trips.[^fn1]
[^fn1]: It is tougher to tour the Magic Kingdom without corn dog nuggets.
Splash Mountain is going to be closed from January 6, 2014 through March 21, 2014. I am bummed it will be closed during the Princess Half-Marathon weekend, but I have my fingers crossed that this will help fix a lot of little problems that ride has had recently.
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Instapaper Releases InstaRank
Really interesting feature to help you sort your Instapaper reading list based on what is popular in other reader’s queues. Of course, I worry that my interests will not align with the interests of enough Instapaper readers to allow the algorithm to effective for me.
It’s official. The food kiosks are coming back to the 2014 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. More importantly, the dates of the festival have been announced: March 5 through May 18, 2014.[^fn1]
[^fn1]: Which, thankfully, includes our honeymoon.
In Joss we trust.
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Instacast 4: Revamped for iOS 7
Cody Fink’s review makes me even *more* excited to try it out.
I am, unsurprisingly, excited about this.
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Jonah Keri on the Dominance of Koji Uehra
His final paragraph:
> Boston’s fourth choice for a closer this year has proven to be the game’s best relief pitcher in 2013. And he’s just completed a run that might not be topped in our lifetimes.
It is because of pieces like this that Keri is my favorite baseball writer. I encourage you to read the whole thing.
Sam Miller at *Baseball Prospectus* breaks down all 37 batters that Uehara retired over his “Perfect Game+” streak. It’s pretty impressive.[^fn1]
[^fn1]: Both the article from Miller and, obviously, Uehara’s streak.
Who says Disney is not opening new stuff?[^fn1]
[^fn1]: Yes, I am obviously kidding.
[Omnifocus 2 for iPhone](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnifocus-2-for-iphone/id690305341?mt=8&at=10l5TL)[^aff] is now available in the app store. You can read the reviews from [MacStories](http://www.macstories.net/reviews/omnifocus-2-for-iphone-background-sync-and-a-bold-redesign/) or [Shawn Blanc](http://shawnblanc.net/2013/09/omnifocus-2-for-iphone/) if you need more information.
[^aff]: Affiliate Link (as is the post link.)
[Omnioutliner 2](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnioutliner-2/id704610906?mt=8&at=10l5TL) is now available in the app store.[^aff] You can read the [MacStories](http://www.macstories.net/reviews/omnioutliner-2-refined-for-ios-7-now-with-external-keyboard-support/) review if you need more details.
[^aff]: Affiliate Link (as is the post link.)
A comprehensive guide from EasyWDW for people attending Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this year.
MLB umpires have been atrocious this year. Baseball really needs to do something about it this offseason.
Spear!
If being VCU's top priority appealed to Larrier, so did the way Smart and his staff pursued him. Smart made it a priority to get to know the New York native during the 18 months that VCU recruited him, calling on his birthday, mentoring him regarding life as much as basketball and getting to know his friends and family.
Who would not love to play for Shaka Smart?
Jeff Eisenberg writing at Yahoo:
Spreading word via flyers and social media that Williams might attend helped Telman transform a small-scale fundraiser into a meaningful one. Three times as many people agreed to walk or run as initially expected and the event raised more than $28,000, nearly tripling the already wildly optimistic target Telman had set for herself when she came up with the idea a few days earlier.
Well done Coach Roy. Well done.