There’d better be a Mirrorball

Mirrorball is Moneyball in reverse: sport as our model of “real life”

Aug 17 • Oscar Howie

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July 2026

LeBron James just got off the escalator to nowhere

The Decision, The Decider, The Desiderata.

Jul 29 • Oscar Howie

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Is Thomas Tuchel deluded or what?

Crank it up.

Jul 19 • Oscar Howie

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“I understand sports really well, really well.”

Nope.

Jul 9 • Oscar Howie

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June 2026

11 ways the World Cup can help you survive

An adjustment to the Information-Action Ratio.

Jun 29 • Oscar Howie

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The World Cup is a random number generator

And at the end legends will be minted.

Jun 25 • Oscar Howie

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Writing is thinking, doing is learning

Doing the day job is only one of the reasons we - you, me and Papa Leo - go to work.

Jun 22 • Oscar Howie

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Why isn’t there a shrine to the Unknown Donor at Roland-Garros?

Rafa Nadal isn’t the GOAT, and neither are Federer or Djokovic.

Jun 8 • Oscar Howie

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May 2026

You don’t have to stick to your picks

Changing your mind is not the second-worst thing you can do.

May 23 • Oscar Howie

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It’s a dog eat dog world

Unless and until we decide otherwise.

May 4 • Oscar Howie

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April 2026

Everything is a tradeoff

We are all always a blanket short of a picnic.

Apr 27 • Oscar Howie

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Give my Blog a name

Save lives cost-effectively AND get your name on the building.

Apr 20 • Oscar Howie

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