We all know that the Covid-19 case count has been increasing pretty dramatically the past month in the United States: But the good news is that the deaths from Covid continue to drop. The chart below shows the daily deaths, through last weekend. The solid line is a 7-day rolling average, which smooths out the … Continue reading I’ve got a bad feeling about this…

It's July 1st, which means that the New York Mets have to make a yearly payment to a baseball player who hasn't played for them in 20 years. In 1999, the Mets signed Bobby Bonilla to an ill-advised contract. Bonilla, 36 years old at the time, was on the downside of his career, and it … Continue reading Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!