Shilling wants to change the world --after one more season pitching. That's certainly a more ambitious and longer-term plan than most professional athletes have. ...And dangerous: you're only as good as your last season.

One reason people shy away from public office is having to deal with the press. But for Shilling if he decides to run for office, after dealing with sports writers, the political media will seem like a walk in the park.

Peter Canellos writes, this morning, about how a candidate's original occupation (mostly focusing on Romney as a venture capitalist) can define their tenure in office.

Ronald Reagan, the former movie actor, became the Great Communicator. Herbert Hoover , former engineer, organized one of the most complicated relief missions in history, saving millions from starvation after World War I. Woodrow Wilson, former college president, brought academic idealism to foreign policy with his Fourteen Points.

If Shilling ever makes it to the White House (stranger things have happened) I wonder how his administration would be described. I suppose it will depend on how many curve-balls he throws during the election.