Baseball’s Home Run Derby and All-Star game suffer from the same pre-event downplaying that has casual and serious fans alike saying something along the lines of, oh, it doesn’t mean what it used to, it isn’t interesting anymore, “they’ve” ruined … Continue reading
So my beloved New York Yankees were able to reach .500 at the All-Star break, though they’re still seven and a half games out of first place in the AL East. Two Bronx cheers for the Pinstripers. In the National … Continue reading
Even in the era of cellphones, iPads, and driverless cars, a 19th-century pastoral game can still elicit excitement and produce entertainment for even the most casual fan. Last night’s games involving the subjects of Wednesday’s post—my hometown Nationals and my … Continue reading
Still basking in the glow of Monday’s first ever public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Sterling Park we turned our attention now to baseball, our national pastime, where most MLB teams are playing under God’s lights this summer … Continue reading
Cue patriotic music. Gather hot dogs and all available mustard. Set coordinates for local playground. It is one of my favorite holidays of the year and it is here. For a full description of today’s events read last Friday’s post, … Continue reading
Fourth of July weekend is upon us—isn’t it great when holidays naturally fall on Mondays?—and I’m gearing up for a new/old tradition this year. As I did half a dozen times in my old hometown of Binghamton, New York, this Monday I … Continue reading
More than 24 hours now have passed since the Yankees’ middle-of-the-night meltdown at the hands of the Texas “Rain-gers.” Monday night’s game ended at 2:44 a.m. Tuesday morning after a three-and-a-half-hour rain delay halted play in the top of the … Continue reading
Conservative columnist George Will announced Friday he has left the Republican Party, citing irreconcilable differences or some such thing between him and the GOP’s presumed presidential nominee, Donald Trump. Much as I’ve liked Will in the past, I say good … Continue reading
It’s times like these I wish I paid more attention to British politics. A sovereign nation walking away from an international body? Awesome. Any event that starts with the citizens voting for what they want and ends with politicians resigning … Continue reading
Oh, soccer… you with the periodic way in which you get our hopes up. It’s not just every four years now, either. Somehow it’s become more frequent than that. You got me again last night, as I tuned in to … Continue reading