Is Bryce Harper a “Bust” This Season (2019)? Or is He Just More…
I'm updating this post with data from the past two seasons, especially since Bryce Harper is considered to be a…
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The Return of “Ted Lasso” and the End of “Tyrannical”…
I absolutely loved the first season of the show "Ted Lasso" (available streaming through Apple TV+).
If you're…
Throwback Tuesday: Shohei Ohtani, Norman Bodek, and the Harada Method
As I watched the MLB Home Run Derby last night, I really enjoyed watching the Japanese baseball player Shohei…
When It’s Easier to Distort the System Than it is to Improve It: Baseball…
I'm often reminded of what the late Peter Scholtes would write or say (often repeated by W. Edwards Deming), where…
Amin Elhassan: It’s Not Enough to Be Right, How You Communicate Matters More
I've learned this lesson the hard way at times in my career: Having the right answer isn't enough if you can't…
Will “Kaizen” Get the Buffalo Bills to Next Year’s Super Bowl?
I'm not a Buffalo Bills fan (a.k.a. "The Bills Mafia"), but I did attend one game at what was then called Rich…
NFL Scoring is Up, An All-Time High, But is it A “Signal” Worth…
I do enjoy watching football, so this headline caught my eye:
"Why Are N.F.L. Scores Scores So High This…
Respect for People as a Competitive Advantage in Major League Baseball
"Respect for people" is, of course, a core tenet of Lean and the Toyota Production System. It's an important idea…
Are NFL Kickers “Regressing” in Field Goal Accuracy?
Rodger Sherman is a fellow Northwestern alumnus who I follow on Twitter, for tweets about NU football and beyond.
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#Throwback Thursday (and Updates): Bryce Harper, Home Runs, Attendance, and Game…
The Major League Baseball regular season has ended, so there's an opportunity to revisit some posts about…
An Example of Quick PDSA Study & Adjust on ESPN’s MNF?
Last night was the first night of Monday Night Football (MNF) on ESPN. I didn't tune in until the last five…
Is Tom Brady Getting Better AND Getting Worse With Age?
I was reading this NFL preview article in the Wall Street Journal (which makes as much sense as getting business…
A Strong Signal in the Number of Home Runs — and a Surprising Special Cause
It's been a busy few weeks for me with work travel and, blogwise, I'm winding down into a few weeks of "blog…
A PDSA Cycle in the Early Days of Baseball Uniforms
As somebody who grew up as a big baseball fan, I somehow managed to not see the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball.
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Is “Kaizen” a Slogan or a Methodology for the Seattle Mariners?
Here is an interesting article that a few people pointed me toward the other day about the Seattle Mariners team:
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Metrics Require More Than 2-Pointers or 3-Pointers: NCAA Men’s Hoops Final…
Two data points are not a trend. But, one data point can be a "signal" that a metric has changed enough to merit…
Lessons from Brett Favre on Permission and Innovation
It's a big week for American football. Monday was the College Football Playoff championship game. Alabama, led by…
Don’t Overexplain College Football Playoff TV Ratings Being at “An…
We have to be careful with text descriptions of business metrics -- this is true when it's numbers in the news or…