The Intangible Tulo

Troy Tulowitzki is no doubt a fantastic MLB player; there is a reason he is the only player in baseball signed through 2020. His stats further prove his exceptional success in the sport. The Rockies' head coach, Dave Snow, claims Tulowitzki brings more to the Colorado Rockies than just stats.

In a New York Times interview, he stated, "I came back a week later, and he was back in the lineup. Just his presence at shortstop, I noticed an immediate difference in the whole ball club — the tempo, the energy — and it carried over into the game. There’s something intangible with Tulo, with his makeup and his inner drive."

So how do you value such an intangible asset? Try $175.75 million from 2011-2020. That is around $17.575 million a season, or about 44 times the salary of Obama.

Consider this, young men of America...
You could be the future president of the United States of America.
Or, with some baseball talent and hard work, you could be ridiculously wealthy and play in the MLB.
It's your call, but the odds of landing the job are better for 'MLB superstar.' And you could be a millionaire.

Link to the NYT article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/sports/baseball/13tulowitzki.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&sq=rockies&st=cse&scp=2

Trash Your Backyard?

No one wants trash in his or her backyard. No family wants a landfill where their children play. This is the issue the Greek town of Keratea is facing. The government is being very persistent about planting the landfill right behind the town. The major complaint of the local citizens is that the proposed location of the landfill is a treasure chest of archaeological riches. Other Greek towns have also faced similar protests over landfills in recent years.
The protests have been raging for around 3 months. They do not appear to be near a compromise.