I finally got my hands on an Apple Watch this weekend! I've been waiting for this since it was announced, mostly for the promise of the workout features. My 2+ year old MOTOACTV watch is finally starting to show it's age - although I still feel it's one of the best running watches on the market as it combines GPS, bluetooth, wi-fi syncing, and a color screen all in one. Oddly, almost no other running watches offer that.

My first run with the Apple Watch was nothing short of a disaster. Perhaps I have it misconfigured, but the three most common actions for me (starting/stopping at an intersection, changing audio playback, and seeing my workout metrics) were all HUGE usability nightmares. More coming soon, but suffice it to say that for a company that prides itself in design and has marketed this watch as a fitness device, my first impressions were very disappointing.

According to STATS (via Men's Health), in the 2011 Major League Baseball season at the All-Star break the number of runs per game was down 20 percent from 2000 and home runs had dropped 31%. It will be interesting to see these stats trend over the next few years, but assuming it does I guess this answers once and for all how big of a problem there was with steroids, huh? Interesting chart, with each # representing a MLB player (http://baseballsgreatesthitters.com/Steroids_and_HomeRuns.html)

Rank	40+ HR seasons	50+ HR seasons	60+ HR seasons	70+ HR seasons
The Dead Ball Era	0	1	0	0
Babe Ruth Era	18	4	1	0
Baseball During WWII	11	5	0	0
Baseball 1950's-mid 1960's	50	3	1	0
Pitching Era	27	2	0	0
The Last Clean Era	18	0	0	0
Steroid Era	83	11	4	2
Baseball After Steroids	52	7	0	0

First Impressions of Apple Watch Workout App

Baseball and steroids