Sports
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Stop Thinking
NYT sports columnist George Vecsey has some Taoist advice for Alex Rodriguez: The instinctive A-Rod of the first two rounds seemed to have vanished. He was squeezing the bat. Gone was the guy who lashed home runs in the postseason,… Continue reading
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The New York Yankees and the Mandate of Heaven
For those readers who follow US sports, you'll know that that the New York Yankees have been winning of late. For a Taoist Yankee fan like myself this is a pleasant thing. For followers of the Boston Red Sox, however,… Continue reading
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Sun Tzu is not a Taoist
I keep an eye out for American popular cultural references to ancient Chinese philosophy. So, imagine my surprise when I chanced upon this story from ESPN: "Amare Stoudemire, Taoist?" It seems that the Phoenix Suns basketball player has gotten into… Continue reading
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The Confucian Way of Derek Jeter
The Master said: "Don't worry about not being recognized by others; worry about not having any reason for them to recognize you." Analects 14.30 (Ames and Rosemont trans.) Derek Jeter, shortstop for the New York Yankees has long been derided… Continue reading
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Terry Francona, Taoist Sage
As a Yankees fan, I am very much pleased by the events of this past weekend. And I will admit a perverse pleasure: I read the Boston Globe sports columnists on days like today. Indeed, I thought this piece a… Continue reading
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How ’bout those Yankees!
Some of you may not know this (though others who have been reading this blog for some time will remember): I am a New York Yankees fan. Indeed, as I explained three and a half years ago, I am a… Continue reading
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This just in: a black man can be Chinese…
I noticed this story the other day but was just reminded of it again (thanks to CDT): A 19-year-old volleyball player from the eastern city of Hangzhou has become the first black athlete to be called up to represent China,… Continue reading
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Tao in the Net
The NYT Magazine today had its year-end edition, The Year in Ideas 2008, in which ideas from the last twelve months are briefly described. One item caught my eye, because my daughter plays goalie on her lacrosse team: "Goalkeeper Science."… Continue reading
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Herb Score and Chuang Tzu
An obituary today brought to mind the uncertainty of Way, how, in a moment, the trajectory of our lives can change. Herb Score was a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the 1950's. He was strong and promising and destined,… Continue reading
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Goodbye to Yankee Stadium
At least I can say I took my daughter to the original…. Because I am a Taoist Yankee fan. Continue reading
The Useless Tree 