Tag: Sports

Safety, Quality (Starts), Delivery (to the Plate), and Coaches

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Coaches grousing over mandatory helmets : Rockies : The Rocky Mountain NewsHappy Opening Day to baseball fans out there. I grew up a huge...

American-Made Footballs in the Super Bowl

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At a Small Ohio Factory, Leather and Laces Mesh - New York Times It's not a Lean story, per se, but it's always nice to...

Not following the "Standard" lets an athlete off the hook?

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Jenkins beats doping charge -- chicagotribune.comHere's an example of a testing lab not following their own industry standard work, an error that "vindicates" (in...

"Not Conducive to Suggestions"

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My ears always perk up when I hear the word "suggestions." Again, it was in a football context. But unlike the ASU Sun...

The Sun Devil Suggestion System

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My wife is an Arizona State alumna, so we're watching the annual Arizona St / Arizona rivalry football game (well, I'm watching it, she...

NHL Backing Off like the NBA Did?

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B's seek more offensive firepower - BostonHerald.com:Is the NHL starting to go back on their revolutionary uniforms that players started complaining about before the...

Sunday Night Muda

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I'm in Seattle, about a mile from the stadium where the Seahawks are playing the Saints tonight. I was tempted to get a ticket,...

Long-Term vs Short-Term in Sports

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About a week ago, I heard ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd on my way to the airport. He was ranting about the stupid business...

The Patriots are like Toyota?

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Unbeaten Patriots see room for improvement - NFL - Yahoo! SportsThe above headline blew me away this morning. The Patriots have basically been...

Suboptimizing the New NHL Uniforms?

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Penguins training Camp: Players say uniform changes all wet I'm getting excited about the upcoming NHL season. I grew up a Red Wings fan, but...

"Bad Systems in the News" Update

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Here are some updates on the "Bad Systems" I featured last week, Northwest Airlines and the NBA. I know I promised more positive...

Bad Systems in the News: NBA

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Last week, I saw a number of news stories that caught my eye, non-manufacturing stories about systems (or lack thereof) and blame. What do...