“More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood.” SportsIllusionUnderstoodBaseballBaseball PlayerMagneticBaseball GamesFunny BaseballBaseball LifeBaseball And LifeAmerican Baseball Author:Thomas Boswell
“Terrorism drives out all normal human activity before it, defining life in its own sick terms, if it can. So, a baseball game on a sultry Texas night before a huge crowd, with everyone feeling perfectly safe, is exactly what terrorists hate. Which is why it is so important to resume such athletic rituals - which symbolize stability, confidence and order - as soon as is reasonably possible.” IfsHumansImportantFeelingsNightHateOrderGamesSportsTermHugeActivitySafeNormalBaseballSickCrowdsTerrorismTerroristRitualTexasHockeyStabilityAthleticDefiningResumesHuman ActivityBaseball Games Author:Thomas Boswell
“Baseball is not necessarily an obsessive-compulsive disorder, like washing your hands 100 times a day, but it's beginning to seem that way. We're reaching the point where you can be a truly dedicated, state-of-the-art fan or you can have a life. Take your pick.” WayArtStatesHandsSeemsFansPicksBaseballReachingDisorderDedicatedWashingObsessiveBaseball GamesBaseball FansObsessive CompulsiveObsessive Compulsive Disorder Author:Thomas Boswell