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Article: Lights, cameras, no action: Baseball.(Sports)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 6, 1999
- Author:
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I'm going to take it one letter at a time today:
Paul Tylor of Silver Spring writes: "I will try not to rip to shreds your column on baseball. Saying baseball is too dull to be enjoyed is like saying Cindy Crawford is too beautiful to be adorable. Let me assure you that your obituary on baseball is premature. There are enough of us around who are tired of the in-your-face NBAers, the chest-thumping NFLers and the pony-tailed soccer players. So please, don't give up on baseball."
Response: I didn't give up on baseball. Baseball gave up on me and this area after it allowed the second Senators to move in 1971. I grew up on Frank Howard and Mike ...