TITLE: Social Media, Baseball, and Addiction
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: December 14, 2014  9:38 AM
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In
<A HREF="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rushs-geddy-lee-answers-your-twitter-questions-20141114">
    a recent interview with <EM>Rolling Stone</EM></A>,
rock star Geddy Lee revealed himself as a fan of baseball, but
not of social media:

<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
 Geddy Lee isn't a big fan of social media.  "I sometimes
 look on Twitter to follow baseball transactions," he says.
 "But that's it.  I'm also not on Facebook or anything.  I
 see it as an addiction and I have enough addictions.  God
 knows I pick up my phone enough to check baseball scores."
</EM></BLOCKQUOTE>

As a baseball fan without a smart phone, I am in no rush to judge.
I don't need more addictions, either.

The recently-concluded winter baseball meetings likely kept Lee
as busy following transactions as they kept me, with several big
trades and free agent signings.  My Reds and Tigers both made
moves that affect expectations for 2015.

Pitchers and catchers report in a little over two months.  Lee and
I will be checking scores again soon enough.
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