Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
New York Yankees Don't Understand The Free Market
by Anthony L. Fisher. The New York Yankees are known for being Major League Baseball's financial juggernaut, taking in monstrous amounts of revenue while putting
out rosters with payrolls that frequently push the $200 million mark.
Historically, they have unapologetically embraced capitalism, usually to the benefit of their fanbase. That is, until ... MOREDebra J. Saunders: The War on Drugs, San Francisco-Style
Banning chewing tobacco simply because they can. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had out-of-towners tell me they think San Francisco is a breathtakingly beautiful city — so why is it that City Hall hasn’t done more about baseball pitchers chewing tobacco at city ballparks? No, wait. I can tell you. I’ve never heard that. ... MORERob Manfred Says MLB Could Support Legalized Gambling
by David Brown. New commissioner Rob Manfred says he would be open to Major League
Baseball considering a new approach to legalized gambling. Echoing
statements that NBA commissioner Adam Silver made recently, Manfred told ESPN's Outside the Lines on Thursday that, "It's important for baseball to give fresh consideration to the ... MOREWalter E Williams: What Is Rule Of Law?
Contemplating fairness. President Barack Obama said just before the recent Ferguson, Missouri, riots, "First and foremost, we are a nation built on the rule of law." Most Americans have little or no inkling of what "rule of law" means. Many think it means obedience to whatever laws legislatures enact. That's a vision that has led to human tragedy ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Insights derived from wisdom. The great boxing champion Joe Louis once said about one of his opponents, who was known for his speed: "He can run but he can't hide." In the Congressional elections this year, many Democrats are running away from Barack Obama, but they can't hide their record of voting for Obama's agenda more than 90 percent ... MOREThomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Observations of a wise man. I don't know why we are spending our hard-earned money paying taxes to support a criminal justice system, when issues of guilt and innocence are being determined on television — and even punishment is being meted out by CNN's showing the home and address of the policeman accused in the Ferguson, Missouri ... MORE
American Soldiers Did Not Die Defending Our Freedom
by Jacob Hornberger. An indoctrination proclamation. I was at the Washington Nationals baseball game last week. Whenever I attend a Nats game, there is an air of militarism surrounding the game, but attending on Memorial Day helps to remind us what a truly militarized society America has become. After all, what in the world does baseball, a quite ... MORENick Gillespie: In Defense Of Alex Rodriguez
At least, spare us the outrage. Alex Rodriguez’s career—and Hall of Fame hopes—died for somebody’s sins, but not his. No, the Yankee slugger is simply the latest fall guy for our society’s infantile belief in sports as an imaginary zone somehow separate and apart from the real world, a sort of grown-ups’ version of Chuck E. Cheese’s ... MOREWhat The Red Sox Know About Immigration Reform
by Ira Stoll. One of the things I have found reassuringly familiar as I move back to New England after an absence of nearly 20 years is the Red Sox baseball team, still battling for the top of the American League’s East division. It’s just the players who are different. The hottest Boston hitter at the moment has been Jose Iglesias, a 23-year-old infielder ... MOREMatt Welch: Baseball's Steroid Collusion With The Feds
Partners in the public-shaming biz. Tucked away inside ESPN's
blockbuster report last night that Major League Baseball is
preparing to hand out an unprecedented 20 or so steroid
suspensions—including to Hall of Fame talent Alex Rodriguez and
former Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun—as part of an agreement
reached with a performance-enhancing ... MOREBarry Farber: Pitcher's Mound Needed In The White House
Why Obama deserves a 1-way trip to the showers. Do “Big-Guys” ever “approach the mound” in politics? You know, like in baseball when the pitcher’s doing a miserable job and is about to be replaced? It’s reliably reported that beheadings used to be the “sport” that filled the seats in the stadium in Afghanistan. You need not go that ... MOREBob Taylor: Jackie Robinson And Political Correctness
Society is an ever-evolving process. Jackie Robinson did more than simply change the face of baseball when he broke the race barrier in the sport sixty-six years ago. Robinson changed the course of history. He opened the gates for African American athletes to compete in all team sports, not just baseball and, in the process, he was also a major catalyst in ... MOREThomas Sowell: Sports Versus Politics
Empirical evidence has great value. It has long seemed to me that there is far more rationality in sports, and in commentaries on sports, than there is in politics and in commentaries on politics. What has puzzled me is why this is so, when what happens in politics has far more serious effects on people's lives. To take one common example, there are many people ... MORELittle League Lawsuit Epitomizes A Big League Problem
by Anthony W. Hager. Some things can't be fully appreciated unless compared to their opposites. We hold light dear because its absence is darkness. Crisp autumn mornings are sweeter when compared to summer's searing heat. Likewise, reward can't be fully valued without risk. The connection between risk and reward is a common element in ... MORE
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