Baseball itself now resembles the "vibrancy" of the global south. George Will was waxing poetic about baseball when it was filled with players like Mike Schmitt and Ryne Sandberg. Now even the white players celebrate like Latins, wear bling on the field, and generally act like homosexuals outside a night club.
Before Will dies and the revolution advances a step, I hope his Cubs get bought by a Saudi and they ban hot dogs and beer at Al-Wrigley Field.
George Will seems Stuck on Reagan. The GOP needed to be Ronald Reagan forever. Reagan’s corpse would still be President and the 1980’s never ended. Just keep being Reagan forever. The ideas the same and everything. The Cold War never ended either.
Good Article. There are many of these older "conservatives" whose ideas are not relevant anymore. This is why Chas Kirk's loss is so deep a wound to MAGA's future........................Ask Steve Scalise (R, LA) what he thinks about a baseball analogy........Thanks.
Another thing I could add is that Baseball is played 90% of the time by three players: the pitcher, catcher, and batter. The rest of the team just waits and does nothing most of the time. That's not very "democratic", that's elitist. A minority runs the show while an apathetic majority waits for something to happen. I am not sure that is what Will wanted the metaphor to mean.
"At least, that’s how George Will imagines it. American democracy did not always work this way. Violence was common in the antebellum era. One election result led to the Civil War. It did not look like baseball at all."
These points describe antebellum baseball as well.
Actually, for decades, baseball was played with a background level of violence that would shock us today: players beating the crap out of each other on the field, spiking each other hard on routine plays, headhunting by pitchers, fans literally assaulting umpires. Like most writers of a certain vintage, Will seems frozen 40s-60s ACELA baseball
What are your thoughts on the whole Jay Jones situation? I think it’s emblematic of the Latinization of American politics. The Democrats nominated a bloodthirsty psychopath and no one in the party is willing to revoke their support.
The post-WWII era was a time of political calm if you're talking about the two parties in Washington.
But for the common citizen it was a time of political upheaval. Supreme Court decisions outlawed ways of life that had been in place since time immemorial, especially related to racial segregation and women's place in society. Schools began to teach a radical ideology. Far left terrorists set off dozens of bombs every year.
Baseball itself now resembles the "vibrancy" of the global south. George Will was waxing poetic about baseball when it was filled with players like Mike Schmitt and Ryne Sandberg. Now even the white players celebrate like Latins, wear bling on the field, and generally act like homosexuals outside a night club.
Before Will dies and the revolution advances a step, I hope his Cubs get bought by a Saudi and they ban hot dogs and beer at Al-Wrigley Field.
So good Scott. I forgot about this guy but as soon as I think of Will I think of beautiful losers by Sam Francis.
George Will seems Stuck on Reagan. The GOP needed to be Ronald Reagan forever. Reagan’s corpse would still be President and the 1980’s never ended. Just keep being Reagan forever. The ideas the same and everything. The Cold War never ended either.
Good Article. There are many of these older "conservatives" whose ideas are not relevant anymore. This is why Chas Kirk's loss is so deep a wound to MAGA's future........................Ask Steve Scalise (R, LA) what he thinks about a baseball analogy........Thanks.
Another thing I could add is that Baseball is played 90% of the time by three players: the pitcher, catcher, and batter. The rest of the team just waits and does nothing most of the time. That's not very "democratic", that's elitist. A minority runs the show while an apathetic majority waits for something to happen. I am not sure that is what Will wanted the metaphor to mean.
"At least, that’s how George Will imagines it. American democracy did not always work this way. Violence was common in the antebellum era. One election result led to the Civil War. It did not look like baseball at all."
These points describe antebellum baseball as well.
Actually, for decades, baseball was played with a background level of violence that would shock us today: players beating the crap out of each other on the field, spiking each other hard on routine plays, headhunting by pitchers, fans literally assaulting umpires. Like most writers of a certain vintage, Will seems frozen 40s-60s ACELA baseball
A solid article.
What are your thoughts on the whole Jay Jones situation? I think it’s emblematic of the Latinization of American politics. The Democrats nominated a bloodthirsty psychopath and no one in the party is willing to revoke their support.
So will a Greerhead pledge be watch more baseball, or watch less baseball?
And this children is why America's game is now football; in order to win, you're going to get hit along the way.
Baseball became a sabermetics min/maxed shitfest that is boring to watch, because people wanted to win.
The post-WWII era was a time of political calm if you're talking about the two parties in Washington.
But for the common citizen it was a time of political upheaval. Supreme Court decisions outlawed ways of life that had been in place since time immemorial, especially related to racial segregation and women's place in society. Schools began to teach a radical ideology. Far left terrorists set off dozens of bombs every year.
American politics closely resembles professional wrestling, but with AIPAC instead of the McMahons