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Nicholas Frankovich writes at National Review Online about the latest example of a professional sports team changing its name. “Cleveland Guardians” it will be. The news arrived on Friday, July…
Jay Nordlinger of National Review Online ponders the meaning of an important term. Twenty-five years ago, I met Scott Morris, when we both worked at The Weekly Standard. He asked,…
Tevi Troy reviews for The Weekly Standard the latest book from former John Locke Foundation Headliner Donald Critchlow. The historian has turned his attention to a time when Hollywood could…
Was there really any question about who the Marlins would turn to following the abrupt resignation of former Hoppers manager Edwin Rodriguez? I like Jack McKeon not so much because…
Guarino catches the last three innings of Roy Halladay’s historic no-hitter against my Reds. Aw hell, it’s fun to be part of history, even if it’s on the wrong side.…
I took the liberty of a little couch time yesterday and flipped between Spain’s 1-0 World Cup victory and the Phillies-Reds 1-0 pitchers’ duel. Meanwhile, with training camp a mere…
Interesting NYT analysis of publicly-funded professional sports stadiums: Years after a wave of construction brought publicly financed stadiums costing billions of dollars to cities across the country, taxpayers are once…
*I’m back after a couple of days in Cincinnati, where I watched the Reds take on the Indians in the Battle for Ohio. I like Dusty Baker’s team. The pitching…
Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigns for John McCain in Ohio. Worth a watch. There’s just something about the Terminator dissing Europe’s socialist values with his German accent. I like Hank Jr. in…
If you’ve ever tried to wade through the educational gobbledy gook to figure out what SAT scores tell us about North Carolina public schools, you might enjoy hearing Terry Stoops‘…
Donna, it’s understandable that you, as a female, would have the perspective that emphasizes your relationship with a father that brainwashed you into supporting the Reds, especially in 1975: Of…
So I was away from the blog yesterday and now I realize I’ve missed out on a monumentally important announcement: John Hood wants to get interested in baseball! But gang,…