You Can Bank on It
July 28, 2011 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
In 1967, Louis Armstrong recorded “What a Wonderful World.” Do you think Armstrong naturally believed that about everything? Most likely not, but he made a decision to view life with optimism. While Armstrong dazzled the jazz circuit, Ernie Banks shared a similar view on the baseball diamond. “Let’s play two,” Banks said. A combination of […]
Let’s Play Two
April 17, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
The Sunday doubleheader was a staple of baseball in the Golden Era of the game, you know, when the World Series was played in the first half of October and kids listened to Don Larsen’s perfect game on the radio in Ms. Hill’s sixth grade class. Â The Nationals and Brewers played a Sunday doubleheader today. […]
Post-Season Condensed by One Lousy Day
March 25, 2010 by Gabriel Schechter · Leave a Comment
In a breakthrough that was hailed as the forerunner of even more seismic shifts down the road, a special 14-man committee put together by Commissioner Bud Selig has announced the elimination of exactly one off-day from a postseason schedule that turned last year’s championship competition into a joke. Thus it remains a joke, a bad […]
