Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Greatest NHL Hockey Coaches of All-Time - by Moses

50 Greatest NHL Hockey Coaches of All-Time

1. Scotty Bowman
2. Toe Blake
3. Dick Irvin
4. Punch Imlach
5. Al Arbour
6. Glen Sather
7. Jack Adams
8. Fred Shero
9. Hap Day
10. Tommy Ivan
11. Lester Patrick
12. Pat Burns
13. Art Ross
14. Jacques Lemaire
15. Harry Sinden
16. Mike Keenan
17. Billy Reay
18. Randy Carlyle
19. Marc Crawford
20. Joel Quennville
21. Roger Nielson
22. Larry Robinson
23. Pat Quinn
24. Terry Crisp
25. John Muckler
26. Dan Bylsma
27. Mike Babcock
28. Jacques Demers
29. Don Cherry
30. Frank Boucher
31. Dave Tippett
32. Ron Wilson
33. John Tortorella
34. Peter Laviolette
35. Alain Vigneault
36. Paul Maurice
37. Jacques Martin
38. Claude Julien
39. Lindy Ruff
40. Herb Brooks
41. Emile Francis
42. Darryl Sutter
43. Guy Boucher
44. Gerry Cheevers
45. Joe Primeau
46. Bruce Boudreau
47. Todd McLellan
48. Barry Trotz
49. Lou Lamoriello
50. Bryan Murray

Greatest Baseball Managers of All-Time - by Moses

50 Greatest Managers of All-Time

1. Casey Stengall
2. Joe Torre
3. Cum Posey
4. Billy Martin
5. Cito Gaston
6. Sparky Anderson
7. Dick Williams
8. Tony LaRussa
9. Connie Mack
10. Walter Alston
11. John McGraw
12. Bobby Cox
13. Tommy Lasorda
14. Earl Weaver
15. Leo Durocher
16. Tom Kelly
17. Danny Murtaugh
18. Whitey Herzog
19. Terry Francona
20. Ralph Houk
21. Dick Howser
22. Johnny Keane
23. Gene Stallings
24. Felipe Alou
25. Davey Johnson
26. Joe Altobelli
27. Jack McKeon
28. Buck Showalter
29. Mike Scoscia
30. Charlie Manual
31. Pete Rose
32. Danny Ozark
33. Jim Leland
34. Mike Hargrove
35. Bruce Bochy
36. Ozzie Guillen
37. Dusty Baker
38. Chuck Tanner
39. Jim Frey
40. Ron Washington
41. Gil Hodges
42. Frank Robinson
43. Joe Girardi
44. Jimmy Collins
45. Lou Pinella
46. John Maddon
47. Ron Gardenhire
48. Don Baylor
49. Willie Randolph
50. Eric Wedge

Monday, May 16, 2011

Wealth - by Moses

A mans' wealth can be measured in a number of different ways. First off, money is used as a barometer of what one can afford. This is an anomoly towards good health, as perhaps only the food a man can buy is tangible towards a persons' health. This analogy describes the paradigm relationship between health and wealth.
A person can have all the money in the world, yet have failing health at an early age and die young.
At 40 years of age I'm constantly broke, yet I'm still in good health and my lifespan will likely reach 77+ years of age. The concerns I have in life are to meet my soul-mate, have children, and live an average life somewhere in the Suburbs. Achievable - yes, in the here and now - no. Those that have amassed small fortunes and are raising their families may look to be wealthy. This does not, however, breed definitive wealth as we can be taken away from the earth in the snap of a finger. Should a persons' wealth outweigh their health (in perception) it skews our sensibilities. Howard Hughes was known as the wealthiest men on the planet, but did he enjoy his years as a billionaire?
One day, I may very well have parlayed 300 articles and a recording C.D to monetary wealth. It won't mean anything unless I'm around to enjoy it. Beetoven was deaf during his years as a successful musician. Did he have a high quality of life? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died young and penniless. Edgar Allen Poe was an opium addict, and likewise died young.
I'll take 77 years on this planet with a wife, a couple of kids, and a small house with a picket fence. That would make me the wealthiest man in the world.