Sports and Politics: 1869 and 2019
“Keep politics out of sports!” “Just report what happens on the field!” This isn’t how it works.
Author: Richard Hershberger
Richard Hershberger is a paralegal working in Maryland. When he isn't doing whatever it is that paralegals do, or taking his daughters to Girl Scouts, he is dedicated to the collection and analysis of useless and unremunerative information.
Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball
This is my shameless self promotion post. I have mentioned previously that I had a book coming out. Well, it is out now. It is a history of the rules of baseball.
Deep Thoughts on the World Series
Then it hit me: How about a good rant? That is right in my wheelhouse!
What is Going on with Baseball?
With more strikeouts than hits, what, if anything, has changed? And what to do about it?
Star Wars and the Failure of the Imagination
In any extended series the creators reach a decision point. They have said what there is to say given the series’ starting point. They have to choose: Do Something Different, or More of the Same.
The Shipwreck and Eventual Rescue of James B. Vincent of the Whaling Bark Napoleon
It was supposed to be only a five hour tour…
“Practical Base Ball” — A Tale of Skullduggery
Or, How Spalding Signed Clarkson, but that is boring…
Foreign Born and Anti-Christian and Anti-American Socialists and Infidels
An adventure in obsolete culture wars
