San Francisco is undergoing out-of-control urban decay. Its reputation is taking a hit as violent crime, homelessness, and theft are making the Golden Gate City a place to avoid, with businesses and residents leading the exodus. It’s even impacted the…
The Talmud tells the story of Alexander the Great, who after conquering far-flung lands, was essentially the Emperor of the entire world. He instituted an interesting practice of spending some time in each country conducting a special court of justice…
Perhaps the gods of political incorrectness are exacting revenge upon Major League Baseball’s screwy wokesters. I recently wrote about the implosion of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite posting another 100-win season, the Dodgers pathetically failed to make it through the…
With the world on fire right now, with a tragic mess raging in the Middle East (which we’re covering in depth here at The American Spectator), I’m reluctant to chime in with some much-less-important baseball news, which is plainly superficial…
When I read that one Major League Baseball spring training game ended on a time clock violation, the Twilight Zone theme resonated — not to be confused with any twilight doubleheader. After all, doubleheaders have been deposited into the dustbin…
TAMPA, Fla. — Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $35 million the state legislature had approved in the latest state budget to help build a spring training facility for the Tampa Bay Rays. “I don’t support giving taxpayer dollars…
In our post-everything century in what remains of the increasingly mad Western World, how is a sane person to distinguish between straight news and satire? Or just lunatic raving? It’s not easy, and it can be very stressful to try….
The nattering nabobs no longer gripe much about teams named after American Indian symbols, like the Atlanta Braves baseball team. The Washington Redskins had to give up that name, which frankly was indefensible, after trying to defend it until they…
Growing up in New York City, I started playing sand-lot baseball in Central Park at age 9. I collected hundreds of baseball cards — that my mom threw away (ouch!) while I was in the Navy, serving in the Pacific….