. . .the rules and realities of the game,” goes one of the most famous quotes in baseball history if not all of American history. Few people though remember the next words in Jacques Barzun’s 1954 book God’s Country and Mine: A Declaration of Love Spiced with a Few Harsh Words: “and do it by Read More
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball . . .
May 13, 2009
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The home runs were flying out of new Yankee Stadium last night, . . .
May 13, 2009
. . .the Rays hitting six of them including two in the ninth off the usually reliable Mariano Rivera (reliable, to put it mildly) to sweep the two-game series. I like the way the Rays play the game and I’m not just saying this because their excellent manager Joe Maddon has been an ardent supporter Read More