Baseball Notes for April 22, 2013
April 22, 2013 by Andrew Martin · 2 Comments
Other sports like football and basketball may have infringed on the popularity of baseball over the years, but make no mistake about it, the game is still America’s National Pastime. Baseball personifies Amercianism and is often seen as an example of what is right and good in the country. While that may be a Pollyanna […]
The National Pastime Almanac and the Joy of Numbers
March 13, 2010 by Mike Lynch · 5 Comments
This time of year is my favorite for obvious reasons: Spring Training is in full swing, newsstands are peppered with baseball preview magazines, and the weather starts to warm up, allowing me to hang out in my back yard with a good book or magazine, an adult beverage, a strong cigar, and, eventually, a Red […]