I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages.

My main income came from failed movie and TV options.

After the strike, I lost interest. In reality, neither players nor owners care in the least about the fans. The greed of both factions has destroyed baseball's credibility, at least for the present.

Syzygy, inexorable, pancreatic, phantasmagoria - anyone who can use those four words in one sentence will never have to do manual labor.

The crack of the bat, the sound of baseballs thumping into gloves, the infield chatter are like birdsong to the baseball starved.

I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves out of the dark ages.

It is hard to compare the eras, but Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb from the past, Sandy Koufax and Roger Clements from the present.