Mr. President, Baseball Lasts Til Almost November

January 13, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · 3 Comments

The St. Louis Cardinals are in the Rose Garden soon for the customary victory lap stop-over at the White House. It will be a rare baseball event for President Obama, and that is a sad commentary for both the game and for a president whose political advisors are so clearly asleep at the switch. Presidents […]

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Pete Rose: Justice Delivered, But Only Temporarily And Only In Theory

September 12, 2010 by Aaron Somers · 17 Comments

Twenty five years ago today one of the most hallowed records in baseball history was broken when Pete Rose singled to left field against San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show (whoâ€™s tumultuous life and death were chronicled by ESPNâ€™s Outside the Lines)Â for career hit number 4,192, passing the legendary Ty Cobb. Fireworks instantly went off […]

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