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Because I was born in 1982, I grew up in the United States of America. This does not strike many people as newsworthy, but it is a development of the latter half of the 20th century...
Back then, baseball was hurting as it tried to lure back fans after the strike, and the Sosa-McGwire home run chase recaptured some of the magic of America’s national pastime. Fast forward to this postseason, and there’s a match-up waiting in the wings even more captivating than the Chase for Maris. There’s an instant classic in the making that is higher voltage than Sosa and McGwire combined...
...Democratic contenders face a full count from the Evil Empire in the White House, with Bush on the mound and regime change at stake. Rather than hope for a walk and watch the called third strike, as they have now for 26 months, Democrats need only size up the trite Republican pitch spinning their way—and come up swinging...
...presidential playoffs. But while the Red Sox should always expect to lose, and every bitter Bostonian knows it, Democrats have a chance now to shake off their curse. Bush has lost home field advantage, and Democrats no longer have to compete in his field of dreams, where the strike zone expands with each apocalyptic speech and where America’s legendary opponents—that’s you guys, Osama and Saddam—are allowed to vanish the moment they walk off the field...
Another long Kesic field goal and another beautiful strike from Fitzpatrick to Edwards put the Crimson up 28-6 after the third quarter...