Twins' Success Shames Owners The game of
baseball is a thing of beauty, played all over the world, and beloved by boys
and girls just before they discover the opposite sex. The business of baseball
is an ugly thing run by greedy people who claim to love the game, but who are,
in fact, just lousy business men. Click here to find out
why the Twins have proved it.
Kings
Retire 99 The Los Angeles Kings Ice Hockey team has decided to
honor its greatest player, Wayne Gretzky, by retiring his number, 99. This North
American custom of forbidding future players from wearing the same number is one
of sports more gentlemanly habits, and is most suited to Gentleman Gretzky. To
read why, click
here.
Two-Division County Cricket
Shines To a genuine fan of cricket, there are only two types
of people: traditionalists and infidels. Traditionalists prefer white uniforms,
five-day tests, quote Wisden's chapter and verse, and loathe innovation.
Infidels, well, they don't watch cricket. And for a time, it seemed the
barbarians were at the gates. Click here to read
why.