I want to get into this whole "be a scientist" scam. The NYTimes website today fronts an article in which social scientists claim that decentralized groups like the Yankees tend to be more successful and more immune to outside criticism than close-knit groups like the Red Sox. There even is a hilarious locker room diagram of the Yankess which shows where they all sit and explains the influence they have on each other. The best part, from both the graphic and the article, is this line:

"Like good friends sitting on a porch, Mussina anchors a group of pitchers and support players, who sit in a loose semicircle. They form a small clique."

I didn't realize that baseball was like my high school's hallway during lunchtime.

But read the article, it's fun fluff.

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