Newsweek’s Daniel Gross explains the Consumer Price Index (here’s the official BLS site) in a very simple video. I could do without the goofy sound effects, but it’s a good, 2 minute explanation of how the government tracks inflation.
Per David Simon’s Berkeley talk, though, the video doesn’t go into why this matters. Perhaps they’ll cover that in the next installment of the Economics 101 series.
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Come on Josh, there’s still time to get on the bandwagon: Robert Horry for the Hall of Fame. Is he worthy? I don’t know, but I know that basketball fans should be having that conversation. If any role player deserves to be in the Hall, it’s Robert Horry.
June 20th, 2005 at 7:22 pm
No. I will not get with whatever band is leading this wagon. Robert Horry is a very key, clutch player, without whom, the Lakers would not have won at least one, if not multiple championships. Neither, would San Antonio be in this position, by the by. (I’ll also mention that if not for Isiah Thomas, SA would not have Nazr Muhammed either. ARGH! Isiah, could you please NOT pick up another 6′9″ center?!?!?! HEIGHT AND YOUTH! WE NEED BOTH!)
But, back to the topic at hand, the Hall of Fame should be for players who have made a singular, definitive statement, over the course of a career. Having hit a few big shots for championship teams doesn’t make him eligible for the Hall, in my mind. At best, it means he should be eligible to have his uniform retired by the respective teams he’s played for. Absent that, I’m not really sure I’d want a special “guys-without-which-we-wouldn’t-have-been-here” wing in Springfield.
But that’s just a thought or two…
June 21st, 2005 at 9:32 am
I have to start this post with “I am not a big NBA fan.” College Basketball, great sport. Pro Basketball, good in the playoffs when it is all on the line.
With that said, ESPN has covered Robert Horry like he were Michael Jordan this week. I do not claim to be an expert but would like to make a comparison.
Paul O’Neill will probably not make the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was a solid, every day Right Fielder. He was solid at the plate. He had a problem with water coolers (i don’t know what the issue is there but must be related to his childhood or as Freud would say… but I digress)
Paul O’Neill was instrumental in the Reds win in 1990. He was a key component of the Yankees run in the late 1990s. He was a good team player.
His personal highlights are listed on his website:
http://www.pauloneill21.com/career_history/
How does this relate to Robert Horry? Paul O’Neill isn’t the greatest RF to play the game, he wasn’t even the best during the time he played in the Major Leagues. When he is eligible, Cooperstown will not be calling. (i would like to see him make it, but it ain’t gonna happen)
Anyway, Robert Horry strikes me as one of these guys. He’s good. But for Hall of Fame credentials I might have to agree with Josh. Robert Horry isn’t a name you know unless he gets hot in the playoffs or in the finals. He doesn’t lead off Sportscenter, I don’t think he is the focus of regular discussion among NBA fans and other then be one of the key role players that helps win championships, is his career indicative of greatness?
It might be… but other then the clutch shots in the playoffs, why?
June 21st, 2005 at 9:53 am
Paul O’Neill would probably be the best example in any sport of a player like Robert Horry. He was talented, yes, but never the best player at his position. He was a player without whom the Yankees wouldn’t have made it to the World Series (or done as well, certainly), but should not be in the Hall of Fame.
June 21st, 2005 at 10:18 am
For what it’s worth, I think you guys are right. I wouldn’t want a career role player to be in the Hall in baseball, but it’s a fun discussion to have anyway. 5 rings so far and some great basketball, especially his last game…