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2022 Season | Series #37 | Tigers @ Guardians | Aug. 15-17

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Speaking of .500 teams...

Our next 15 games are against contenders over .500.

'Into the far turn its Chief Guardian by a length over Twinkie Boy, followed by Missing Sock.....'
 
I always thought it was Alexander Cartwright who received the tablets from Moses upon which was written: the bases shall be 90 feet apart; home plate shall be 17 inches wide; the pitching rubber shall be 60 feet 6 inches from home plate; the ball shall consist of a core made of cork and rubber, or similar material, which is wrapped in yarn and covered with two pieces of cow- or horsehide connected by 108 double-stitches of red thread…
Senator, I knew Moses, and you are no Moses.

(A paraphrase of one of the most devastating campaign lines of all time)
 
Senator, I knew Moses, and you are no Moses.

(A paraphrase of one of the most devastating campaign lines of all time)
I actually got it wrong. Moses was the RECIPIENT of the tablets. So Alexander Cartwright plays the role of MOSES, in this analogy.

My intimation was that the measurement in the game of baseball were handed down by HaShem, himself.
 
Senator, I knew Moses, and you are no Moses.

(A paraphrase of one of the most devastating campaign lines of all time)
I am always struck by how perfect the measurements in American sports are - to maximize excitement - and how IMPERFECT they are in English/European sports.

Take soccer - too hard to score; goal’s not big enough, or too many people on the field at one time, or it should be illegal for ANYONE to use his hands.

Take cricket - too EASY to score; strike zone (wicket) is too small, bases too close together, there’s no foul territory, it’s illegal to actually THROW the ball (the bowler can’t bend his elbow), etc.

Take rugby - it’s really hard to score a touch, and too many points come off of free kicks. It’s illegal to actually BLOCK for the runner. The forward PASS is illegal.

You get my point.
 

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