We Polled the Yard. Three Questions. Five Guys. The Results Are Damning.

We took a poll at the yard last week. Three questions. Five guys. Here are the results, with no commentary needed.

Question 1: Who won the World Series last year?

• Hector: “The Dodgers, obvio.”
• Beto: “Dodgers.”
• Carlos: “I think the Dodgers.”
• Memo: “Dodgers, I’m pretty sure.”
• Luis: “Is that the boxing one?”

Question 2: What is the right machine for a 6-inch trench in West Texas caliche, 200 linear feet, no utility conflicts?

• Hector: “Mini ex with a 12-inch bucket.”
• Beto: “Mini ex, no question.”
• Carlos: “I’d run a trencher if you can get one. Otherwise mini ex.”
• Memo: “Mini ex, but check the bucket teeth before delivery.”
• Luis: “320 with the 12, set the depth stop, run it slow, bring water for dust. If you hit hardpan past the first 60 feet, switch to a ripper attachment for that section. And stop pretending the trencher is going to work, it’s caliche, the chain will eat itself by lunch.”

Question 3: Name one current Major League Baseball player.

• Hector: “Shohei.”
• Beto: “Mookie. Aaron Judge.”
• Carlos: “Trout, Soto, Acuña.”
• Memo: “Bryce Harper, José Ramírez, Manny Machado.”
• Luis: “…Babe Ruth?”

The point.

The right person for the job is not always the most well-rounded person. Sometimes the right person is the one who has spent thirty-seven years getting devastatingly good at one specific thing while remaining cheerfully ignorant about everything else.

You don’t need Luis to know who’s pitching for the Padres tonight. You need Luis to know what’s going to happen to your day if you put the wrong machine in the wrong soil. And on that, he is the GOAT. (He also does not know what GOAT means. We told him. He thought it was a typo.)