BURGER SCOOT

  • Make a Wish–That Fisher Sells

    Make a Wish–That Fisher Sells

    D.A. busts Major League Baseball’s worst owner–again! Read more

  • “Exxon Hates Your Children” (A Skimmed version of my 2015 Spill)

    “Exxon Hates Your Children” (A Skimmed version of my 2015 Spill)

    I posted this on January 25, 2015, but didn’t bother looking at the finished product. It was nothing, but HTML gobbledygook. Here’s a cleaned up version of the original disaster. Read more

  • D. A. Strikes Again

    D. A. Strikes Again

    I keep saying I’ve said my piece about John Fisher and Rob Manfred, but I’ll always share what D.A. has to say about this travesty. Read more

  • To Use AI or Not to Use AI

    To Use AI or Not to Use AI

    I started a post and ran out of inspiration fast. I just didn’t want to finish it. It’s a bad sign when a blogger doesn’t want to write about himself, but this isn’t a new thing for me, I have 46 other posts-in-the-making or outlines for a posts, or just titles that I just haven’t Read more

  • Hometown Pride

    Hometown Pride

    “Anyone who doesn’t think the best hamburger place in the world is in his hometown is a sissy… and probably a security risk.” — Calvin Trillin I was reminded of the above truism by Joe Posnanski, arguably the best writer in baseball, the author of two of my favorite books on the subject: Why We Love Baseball: Read more

  • Field of Schemes*

    Field of Schemes*

    With the Sacramento Bee running a positive article on the A’s temporary move to Sacramento (including what I only hoped was an ironic “Play Ball” headline in apocalyptic font size; and Marcos Bretón’s accompanying commentary calling the move “smart.” (Smart for whom, Marcos?) I felt the need to throw a counterpoint out there. Unfortunately, I Read more