The vast accumulation of centuries of military thought has been distilled into a few, basic principles of war. The U.S. military accepts nine (Objective, Simplicity, Mass, Offensive, Surprise, Economy of Force, Maneuver, Security, and Unity of Command). The principles represent enormous amounts of scholarship and thought regarding battles and campaigns, and learning to apply […]

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I will be a guest on the Fantasy Baseball Guy radio show tonight, hosted by Paul Greco, at 8:40 EST. Tune in and call to heckle me if you are so inclined. The link is here.

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I am going to make this a regular column. Last year I did a bunch of player profiles but wanted to expand it a bit this year, and hopefully this will help with drafting. I will try to do one every day until opening day and it will continue through the season periodically.
This column […]

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In every successful military staff planning organization, there exists a small cadre of experts and analysts whose special purpose is to, in effect, find the flaws in any proposed plan before it is executed. My background includes 24 years of service as a US Navy officer, along with my current experience as a civilian military […]

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Some of you may have heard of it already, but I just came across this site and it seems like a fascinating game.
Rudy Gamble, one of the proprietors of the Razzball site contacted me about joining a Razzball league. I had never heard of it, and discovered that it is a fantasy game where […]

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A look at over/undervalued players at each position.
After a short absence, I’m back in action. Unfortunately I got sick like the rest of the country. Anyway, next up are OFers. Since there are a lot, I’ve decided to start with just looking at the overvalued.
Overvalued
Curtis Granderson (27th overall, 9th amongst OF)- Improved his contact […]

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