The American Spectator

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Diane Smith br> South San Francisco, California /p> p> ALL JUICED OUT br> Re: Paul Beston's Shadows Past and Present : /p> p>Baseball as a national pastime is gone. The Decade of the Juiced Bat only sealed the deal. I do know about Paul Beston, but I cannot read another book about Major League Baseball's Glory Days. Yes, there have been some outstanding books that have chronicled the Golden Years. However, I'm getting the feeling that those people who hang on to the game waiting for its comeback, are much like those Frenchmen of the 19th century who waited in vain for the glory of Napoleon to return. Those dreams were dashed in 1870 at Sedan. Likewise, baseball's Sedan occurred not in a place or battle, but in hidden locker rooms in cities like Saint Louis, San Diego, Chicago, and San Francisco. br> -- unsigned /p> p> A short word of thanks for this excellent essay, which almost brought a tear to my eye as I considered the state of the game today. I knew of the Ritter book but hadn't read it. Thanks to you I'll correct that omission now. br> --

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