Numbers don't lie

Unlike my first wife, numbers don't lie.

Forbes magazine did an interesting article on the dollar value of actors in Hollywood. Matt Damon came in first as the most productive actor available. For every dollar he is paid to do a movie he brings in $29 of gross income for the production company. (Thats worldwide sales of movie and merchandise minus all production and advertising costs). Second place went to Brad Pitt at $24 and tied at third was Vince Vaughn and Johnny Depp at $21. Its interesting to note that three actors that are paid $20 million plus for movies (Will Smith, Tom Hanks, and Tom Cruise) only have a return on investment of $12. And Jim Carrey is only at $8. Numbers don't lie.

Or maybe just like my ex-wife numbers will lie and leave you in the middle of the night with a huge mortgage and two kids. I was watching the Brewer's game last night while they were losing to one of the worst times, the Colorado Rockies. (How do we only score two runs in Colorado?) The interesting part came in the 9th inning when the Rockies committed 2 errors to give the Brewers' a chance. They then put a the league leaders in fewest errors for the year. The three lowest teams were the Rockies, Orioles, and Pirates; three of the worst teams in the league. The team with the most is the Dodgers, one of the best teams. We are always told that errors cost you games, but maybe they don't really. Something to think about. Do numbers just lie when it is convenient for them?