From Curry there’s no malice, no taunting, no improper pride. His laughs and gestures and shimmies spring from delighted surprise at his own excellence. He’s the Aristotelian Principle incarnate. Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Sewell’s classic study of Lewis Carroll, “The Field of Nonsense,” sheds light on the allure of baseball. Continue Reading »
The loss of modesty seems to have fueled nothing but the further sexualization and objectification of the female body. Continue Reading »
Bill Freehan, who died last August, was a Catholic gentleman and a great ballplayer. Continue Reading »
The answer to both concerns is to grasp the truth of sports by recognizing there are forms of play than which nothing can be more serious. Continue Reading »
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) vetoed a bill that would ban biological men from participating in girls’ sports in her state. Continue Reading »
Of all the places I’ve worked and played in my life, the politest one, the one where people were the most courteous and quiet, was a boxing gym in Decatur, Georgia. I hung out there for two years when I was in my early fifties, the boxing workouts being just right for an older guy. If you take it . . . . Continue Reading »
An early form of baseball was well-established in England by the mid-eighteenth century. Continue Reading »
Women are being denied their distinctive female sports, their distinctive female bodies, and, ultimately, their distinctive female identities. Continue Reading »
Outside sports, where can you see fine-tuned teamwork in action, where hard work, skill, and grit are rewarded in real time? Continue Reading »
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