SHAKESFUNK

I. LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST:

Britain's Robert Edwards won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine for developing in-vitro fertilization.

"Edwards, an 85-year-old professor emeritus - - -developed this technique - in which egg cells are removed from a woman, fertilized outside her body and then implanted into the womb - together with British gynecologist surgeon Patrick Steptoe."

One assumes inserting the fertilized egg cells was a piece of cake. Inserting Steptoe, maybe less so.
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II. COMEDY OF ERRORS:

Pittsburgh Pirates ended their 2010 season with a record 18th consecutive season of losing.
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III: KING JOHN

Pirate Manager John Russell - who has lost 299 games in a three year tour as Manager is rumored to be fired today.
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IV MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING:

(Please see II & III above)
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IV: MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM:

Pirates owner Bob Nutting, when interviewed about the Pirates leadership in early 2010, claimed it to be: 'the best in all of baseball - maybe the best in all of sports."
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V: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL:

Nutting, during an early 2010 interview response when asked about 2009's record: "we're not going to accept an inferior performance' (and he pledged accountability).

In 2010 Pirates lost 100 games or more for the first time since 2001 - 6 more than 2009 - 10
more than 2008.
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VI: AS YOU LIKE IT:

Pirates won/loss record last three years and resulting draft order.

2008 - 67-95
2009 - 63-99
2010 - 57-105

Pirates (won) 2nd overall draft choice in 2008 & 2009 and 1st in 2010.
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VII: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Question for you math geeks: using the past three years for trending, how long will it take the Pirates to lose all 162 games?
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VII: KING LEAR:

(Dear readers - please insert your own choice.)
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VIII: WINTERS TALE:

Pirate pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in February, 2011

HAVE A GREAT DAY