Steven Pope

but they can catch and they get on base.

That is my favorite thing about running a company, is taking people, and by the way, there are so many Moneyball concepts out there in the world.

Ender's Game, another one.

For those that have read the book, you understand what I'm talking about.

Ender takes this ragtag group of kids,

who no other team wants, turns them into all-stars, makes them the best team, and beats the competition.

And then he goes on to kill and genocide an alien race.

But that's a story for another time.

And the movie was okay.

You know, Harrison Ford doing Harrison Ford gruff voice trying to be Clint Eastwood.

Yeah.

I don't know if you really like that Harrison Ford guy trying to be Clint Eastwood at 76 or however old that dude is.

But the movie was okay.

Didn't do justice on the book, but I freaking loved that book.

That was my favorite book as a kid.

Because I felt like Ender all the time.

I felt like I was ignored, wasn't invited.

I was the last guy cut for the basketball team.

I was always running for political office in my school, and I'd be the runner-up every time, seemingly.

I probably wasn't, but it felt like that.