Noah S. McKinnon7h ago

If I'd had my 'druthers, I would've finished this before the WBC final.

As it turns out, it was worth waiting to see how much, once Venezuela won, it suddenly became OK to say what I've always said about Team USA.

On cop-coded ballplayers of now and yesteryear:
https://buttondown.com/nsmckinnon/archive/cleats-stamping-on-a-human-face-forever/

Cleats Stamping on a Human Face—Forever

In light of recent events, you may understandably think the United States has "ruined" its sporting culture. Sadly, that would require the United States to have had one in the first place.

Forsan et Haec
Show threadNIST Standard Reference Boy5h ago
@nsmckinnon Yeah, I really enjoyed Defector's work on this, and I've enjoyed reading yours too! Thank you.
Show threadNIST Standard Reference Boy5h ago
@nsmckinnon Also have I told you that I love how the footnotes work! For me at least, it's super accessible.
Show threadNoah S. McKinnon
@bright_helpings Now this is absolutely wonderful news—I do a lot of footnoting when I write stuff like this and if they weren’t accessible I’d have to cobble together some alternative structure. It’s good to know I can call off those particular jets.
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