Irony

First off, I have a new computer and forgot to save the more up to date blog, so my apolgies (if you care).

Life is full of everyday happenings that remind us that God does, indeed, have a sense of humor.  Mere mortals regularly call this -- irony. 

One of the most well known, if not most influential, hitting coaches in the 80's and 90's was Charlie Lau.  Watching many White Sox and Royal hitters release that top hand during their swing was a regularity during that time.  Lau had several success stories;  George Brett, Willie Wilson,and Hal McRae.  Harold Baines, Carlton Fisk and Ron Kittle.

So, back to the topic of this post - irony.  Looking at the aforementioned list of good hitters, one could assume that Charlie Lau himself was a success in the batter's box.  As I roll on through the 1964 replay, we are 8 games into the season, and Lau is hitting a robust .000.  That my friends, is the very definition of irony.