Tag: Baseball
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Pandemic Newsletter 5/Systemic Racism Protests Newsletter 2: Pessimistically Optimistic
Remember what I said about things getting better? I really need to stop making predictions. Because we were too eager to get back to normal and our government didn’t do enough to help out people and businesses who are struggling with closures, we reopened way too soon. Now we’re seeing more cases than ever before,…
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Pandemic Newsletter 4/Systemic Racism Protests Newsletter 1, Part 2: 2020% Baseball
I miss baseball. (cue theme music) WHEN CAN WE PLAY BALL? Never before has such a prime opportunity to provide much-needed joy that would also dramatically increase one’s standing been blown in such spectacular fashion by people blinded by unimaginable greed and stubbornness. Baseball, which has been losing ground to other major sports for a while now, was…
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Pandemic Newsletter 3, Part 1: Of Masks and Men
For the first time since the pandemic began, things are actually getting better. So naturally, we’re gonna fuck it up. Right now, we’re passed the peak and traversing the flattened curve. All of the staying at home stuff worked, but it would be smart to keep at it for a little while longer to make sure the coronavirus…
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