Reader comments: Baseball is nation's barometer
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Mr. Baseball | 3:46 p.m. July 15, 2008
Beautiful piece. I have often said, don't trust anyone that doesn't like baseball. The beauty and symetry of the game is unmatched. It does not contain committee meetings and violence like football. It is a pastoral game that shows the heart of America.
The greatest game | 3:50 p.m. July 15, 2008
Baseball is the greatest game ever created. It's dimensions adequately measured. It is the grand old game - and the DNews is right to reference its place in the fabric of American history. The game is healthy - let the games continue.
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God and Baseball | 3:56 p.m. July 15, 2008
If God were a baseball fan, then why were there two leagues based on the color of your skin? Or did He take a break during that period. I agree that baseball has withstood all the bad that has happened over the last hundred years or so, and I think the game has improved with all the loser steroid players leaving. Now we just need a billionaire to bring the Big Show here. I'm not talking about you Graham and Monson.
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For the last 100-plus years, this nation has changed mightily. One of the few constants - perhaps the only one - is baseball. It has been said that the closest mortals have come to perfection on this earth is ninety feet between bases.
God also is a baseball fan. The first word in his book are, "In the big inning..."