I just read yesterday that Amazon is going to get into its own, branded food products. I love Amazon as much as anyone, but I wonder if even I’m ready for Amazon Milk or Amazon Tuna. I respect the effort from a business perspective, but I wonder what adoption is going to look like on that. Then again, I thought Amazon was crazy 15 years ago for expanding beyond books, and a few years ago for expanding into streaming, so what do I know?
Speaking of Amazon being awesome, if you do shop there as my family does essentially daily, you should use this link when you go to Amazon, which will tell them that BN sent you. Amazon then gives BN a small portion of what you spend there. So, basically, you do what you were doing already, but you’re supporting BN in the process. Much obliged. (You can always find the link at the top of the site, by the way.)
After his erratic – for him – start to the season, Kyle Hendricks sat down with Cubs pitching coach Chris Bosio to audit what he was doing and try to simplify things mechanically (Cubs.com). That was just before his last two starts, which, maybe not-so-coincidentally, have been fantastic. Hendricks says he finally feels like he got his command and has a better idea of where the pitch is going when it leaves his hand. For a maximum control/command guy, that’s obviously critical. The article is a great read on Hendricks, Miguel Montero, Bosio, and Jason Hammel.
Just to confirm it, Dan Vogelbach’s current injury is indeed a hamstring injury (Tribune). Not sure of the severity.
Addison Russell continues to progress, and it’s just about impossible to find anyone who doesn’t think he’s special (CSN).
But, for me, it was disappointing to see that the bat actually slings almost straight down, not crazy high up in the air, as the angle of his arms make you think at first. Here’s another view:
It’s really, really good. Don’t get me wrong. But when I first saw it, I thought he made that motion AND flung the bat 50 feet in the air straight up. That would have been really crazy. Probably dangerous, too. Maybe that wouldn’t be a great idea. Would be a solid video, though. Maybe I’m just partial to all things Luis Valbuena when it comes to batflips.
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I just read yesterday that Amazon is going to get into its own, branded food products. I love Amazon as much as anyone, but I wonder if even I’m ready for Amazon Milk or Amazon Tuna. I respect the effort from a business perspective, but I wonder what adoption is going to look like on that. Then again, I thought Amazon was crazy 15 years ago for expanding beyond books, and a few years ago for expanding into streaming, so what do I know?
