Noah S. McKinnon12h 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.

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Show threadSkookumchick
@nsmckinnon As someone outside US who enjoys baseball casually, thanks you for the linked references. They really fleshed it out and encouraged finishing the whole thing (plus several of your past issues).
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Show threadNoah S. McKinnon1h ago
@Canuckduff I appreciate that! I'll keep that in mind. I learned to annotate extensively in college and never looked back, but I sometimes feel like an old fogey doing it.