Bernanke Derives Lessons From Baseball in Unusual Column

From efxnews.com

When the name Ben Bernanke is mentioned, the acronyms that normally spring to mind are QE3 and FFR, or maybe IOER -- not RBI or ERA. But in an unusual column penned for the weekend Wall Street Journal the Federal Reserve Chair holds forth on, of all things, professional baseball in the nation's capitol. Nominally, Bernanke is writing about the Washington Nationals, who after a shaky start in 2005, have climbed near the pinnacle of success in Major League Baseball, winning the National League East and advancing to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. But not surprisingly the ... (full story)