SEPTEMBER 4, 1989

Full News Archive

• Headline: Cubs Showcase Inner Team Dynamics. Impact: If the Cubs had never formed this 'team within a team,' we might have never seen the rise of the concept of 'teamwork' in corporate America, leading to a world where everyone just nods at each other in meetings while doing absolutely nothing.. Fact: Did you know that the Cubs are still searching for their first World Series win since 1908? At this rate, they could have formed a support group instead of a team..
• Headline: Bunting: A Skill in Decline. Impact: The decline of bunting led to the rise of home runs and the inevitable creation of the term 'small ball,' which has since been used to describe not just baseball, but also many a failed relationship.. Fact: Bunting is like the hipster of baseball strategies: it was cool before it was cool, but now everyone pretends it never existed..
• Headline: BUSINESS PEOPLE; Founder to Nominate New Chief for Coastal. Impact: This corporate transition set off a chain reaction leading to the widespread belief that anyone can be a CEO, as long as they have a good haircut and an inflated sense of self-worth.. Fact: Did you know that in the corporate world, the term 'second in command' often means 'I hope the first person doesn't trip over their own ego?'.