A kid reporter - an actual kid - asked Murphy what he said to Misiorowski to calm him down. After making sure his sons saw the kid, Murphy said, "We have a stick, a paddle, that we keep in back... I don't know if your parents use that, but I think I struck him 7-8 times, he got the message."

This is in no way a political statement in word or intent, but if you read between the lines - the tone and emphasis - it absolutely is.

Three or four times the Dodgers could have blown that game open, and defense saved Milwaukee.

He was pitching well, they were just making him work. Better to preserve him.

You can get Uecker jerseys made at the ballpark, but there is a lucrative trade in counterfeit Uecker Braves jerseys. No one is looking to buy Mathews or Spahn, but there is money in Aaron and Uecker.

The Brewers went down a run on a tough play. They were patient. Misiorowski dug deep, kept them in it. Their defense most certainly kept them in it. They saw Skubal once through, learned what they wanted. Now they are attacking him.

Pat Murphy on Skubal: “I just want to step on his throat. I mean that respectfully.” This was from the Los Angeles's Times's man, if you wonder.

My God. Think of Madden. Football was serious business to him. I mean he considered it beautiful, and in a way his life was devoted to teaching that. That's what the video game is for, and so forth. If he saw this he'd yell at the camera like he did the Raiders.

Is Andy Reid running things? What the Christ ...

What? What?

Every high school coach in the country kicks into the end zone there. Every single one.

I've probably seen worse decisions than the one Sirianni made at the end of that game, but not many, and not for a long time. But I think those decisions were at least explicable. Sirianni owned up to it but couldn't explain it.

That is true. He is the type you name kids for, too.

We’re closer than we’ve ever been to the Harry Doyle World Series

"Major League" was filmed in Milwaukee, you know.

In the regular season the White Sox won ten more games than they should have, probably. They were always likely to run out of gas in the playoffs but they went deep, and it's a hell of an achievement.

If you ignore the writing, which doesn’t befit him, note he went under anasthesia at age 19 and appears none the worse for it. Larry is made of stone.

The left won’t celebrate because they’re already in control, and the right won’t cry lest they further get the boot. But this is a hell of a statement and show of strength.

I do not have cause and effect mixed up. It’s a matter of degrees. Ossoff has been tough. But you don’t use words like “bigot” and “Third Reich” until you’ve tested all the others and you know the wind is at your back.

Mrs. Nixon and I would especially like to send our condolences to Coach Ditka’s sons, Bill, Todd, Pat, Carl, and Bob.