Tag Archives: failure

The Best Ever Failed 63% of the Time

By Greg Huntoon | January 30, 2009

Ty Cobb failed 63.4% of the time, finishing his career with a .366 lifetime batting average. The ultimate benchmark for greatness for a hitter is the .400 mark, and that has only been eclipsed 26 times in history. Hell, some of the sports’ greatest hitters failed 72-73% of the time, and made up for it [...]

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Microsoft Songsmith Ad Crushed By Blow-up Condom Animals

By Greg Huntoon | January 15, 2009

Let me start off by just squashing all of the “you can’t compare those two videos” kinda comments. Because two things: a) I am fully aware that these ads are not going to run against each other, are in completely different genres, and that the Durex ad will most certainly be blocked and prevented from [...]

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