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...cinematic action is to have people walk briskly and talk loudly while the camera jitters like a hophead cadging a handout. Because Gregory Hines and Jim Belushi, as the Spin sleuths, are too good cop-bad cop. And because the white suspects are yokels who'd make John Rocker sound like John Gielgud. Your Honor, please, can we have a little order in this courtroom drama...
...discuss personalities. How is Bryant Gumbel different from, oh, John Rocker? Both are performers in the public eye who have been guilty of invective. Rocker happens to have a more vivid prose style than Gumbel, and, shall we say, a more encompassing sociological vision. But Gumbel, dismissing Knight as a "f---ing idiot" on grounds of Knight's religious convictions, works in the same ball park...
There are benefits from the rivalry that exists between John Rocker and the rest of New York that extend beyond the marketability of the feud. Mets' fans hatred for the not-so-impressive Rocker (he had been demoted to the minor leagues just a few weeks ago) united the stadium in energy and enthusiasm. Rarely does anything today inspire entire groups of people to feel passionate and moved--or even just excited...
...dreary as the presidential race looks, there is hope on the horizon. Thankfully, the Rocker syndrome has struck more than just baseball; it has infected--and thus inspired--our politics, too. Consider this year's New York Senate race: When Rudolph W. Giuliani was still running, the contest focused on the popular opinion of the New York City mayor. Votes were determined by an assessment of the mayor's performance in office. (Hillary Clinton, of course, had done nothing for New York and there was no means of judging her performance.) Now that the mayor has excused himself from...
...Rocker syndrome has struck again. More than platforms or ideals or issues, bitterness and ill-will continue to drive the New York Senate race. If Lazio wins, it will probably be not so much because New Yorkers embrace his vision but rather because they could not muster the strength to cast their ballot for a non-New Yorker (And let that be the least of their problems with Clinton). But this may not be such a bad thing. New York politics are interesting again. There's a real and important issue to discuss and the race is receiving attention...