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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

The Midsummer Classic

Watched a few innings of the all star game. Nice interview of Albies while he was playing the field, and how he called the ump by his first name "Hey Chris"

Hated not having the players in their team's uniforms. Sounded like I wasn't the only one. The civic pride for fans is a big part of watching. I don't mind the all-navy unis, sometimes worn by the White Sox, Cubs, and other teams. Good suggestion: to honor Hank they shudda used 76 Brewers road template for the AL and Braves 74 home feather uni template for the NL.

Freddie Freeman's son Charlie stole in show, both in the red carpet and getting to meet his hero Tatis.

My favorite part was all the local political ads blasting MLB and the powers that be that robbed Georgia fans and small businesses of an all star game at Truist Park.

Also watched a good chunk of the ESPYs. Can't believe they ran it up against the all-star game. Didn't seem like the event was attended by the luminaries of sport. Has the ESPYs jumped the shark? They certainly aren't marketed toward my demographic. Almost unwatchable.

The ESPYs host mentioning the Falcons' Super Bowl collapse over four years ago wasn't exactly cutting edge. Otherwise he did a decent job. Interesting to hear the few award winners give glory and honor to God, like UCONN's Paige Bueckers - who seemed embarrassed to beat out all the black women athletes. The Ironman triathlete with Down's Syndrome apologized for his accent being too much like a Southern accent - were those really his own words?

Why does Tim Tebow dress like he does? Why not dress like Peyton or Eli or Brady or Russell Wilson.

Buck Belue's Top 10 QBs In the Deep South. Nice old Buck hates to speak unkindly of an athlete. Coral has the resume, and everyone loves Sam (except me). Has Sam ever won a big game? Buck has ranked some high so when they get beat, he can act surprised. He was nice to include GT's Sims as an honorable mention, but jabbed at rival Florida by not ranking Emory Jones higher (though the HM rank may be justified). 

HM: Jeff Sims, Georgia Tech

HM: Emory Jones, Florida

10. Cornelius Brown, Georgia State

9. Bo Nix, Auburn

8. Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina

7. Dillon Gabriel, Central Florida

6. D'Eric King, Miami

5. Bryce Young, Alabama

4. DJ Ulagalelei, Clemson

3. JT Daniels, Georgia

2. Sam Howell, North Carolina. #14 in QBR.

1. Matt Coral, Ole Miss. Led nation in total offense.

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Eight Myths about the Black Sox Scandal: a SABR research paper.

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EDGAR MARTINEZ  [SABR Bio] was the first batter since WWII to win an American League batting championship while playing for a last-place team. He hit .343 in 1992 for SEA. He was the first player to knock in seven runs in a postseason game, in the 1995 ALDS, G 4. His career home run total was matched by the contestants in the 2021 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby in Denver. Martinez' 309 lifetime homers were matched in just a few hours at Coors Field by Pete Alonso (74), Trey Mancini (59), Juan Soto (46), Trevor Story (32), Salvador Perez (28), Shohei Ohtani (28), Matt Olsen (23) and Joey Gallo (19).

Pastor Jim Denison wrote: an important article by cultural commentator Andrew Sullivan warns of the rise of "the successor ideology." This argues "the only reason for racial inequality is 'white supremacy.' Culture, economics, poverty, criminality, family structure are all irrelevant unless seen as mere emanations of white control". Critical Race Theory is just one dimension of this movement. "This ideology wishes to replace a liberal society and democracy". "In the successor ideology, there is no escape from the ongoing nightmare of oppression and violence—and you are either fighting for this and 'on the right side of history,' or you are against it and abetting evil. There is no middle ground. No space for skepticism. No room for debate." This ideology intends to succeed Christianity, and views biblical morality as oppressive, discriminatory, and dangerous. In their view, beliefs and institutions that do not align with their ideology must be removed and replaced. The so-called Equality Act is just one example of this rising tide of secularism. Its advocates embrace its tenets with a zeal akin to religious fervor. We are witnessing the rise of a secular religion.

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