Thursday Night Reading/Viewing
By - Ian Millhiser with more on the discredit historical roots of the Republican attack on the VRA.
- Jon Cohn on the unspeakable terror of being “threatened” by Gene Sperling.
- Tiger and Expos fans may be interested in this story about Ron LeFlore, who Billy Martin (who else?) discovered in the Jackson State Pen, leading to a 1100 game career. I have a special affection for him since he was the leadoff hitter for the first team I consciously followed. Most salient point for the non-baseball audience: he hasn’t had medical insurance in several years.
- Keri notes that, albeit far too late given its longstanding jihad against YouTube, MLB has opened some of its archives. (I was at the famous Reggie Sanders/Pedro game too.) And, indeed, it’s addictively easy to find lots of old memories captured on film.