Don’t shorten baseball video games by cheapening them
Flushing: It has turn out to be apparent that followers watching the not too long ago construed shortening of Major League Baseball video games have turn out to be turned off by the brand new rule rushing up the conclusion of video games which were tied on the finish of 9 innings. And beginning the tenth inning by putting a participant of the offensive group on second base earlier than the inning begins just isn’t a respectable technique of bringing the sport to an early conclusion.
I recommend that one other resolution is true earlier than our eyes if we dare to look at prizefighting: If neither fighter has scored a knockout, then on the finish of a 10-round boxing match, some extent system is invoked to declare the winner. If that is working for boxing, why can’t it work for baseball? The level system can be simple to execute by assigning a 4 for each dwelling run, a 3 for each triple, a 2 for each double and a 1 for each single or stroll acquired by the offensive group. The group that has acquired probably the most factors on the finish of 9 innings can be declared the winner.
Just as there is no such thing as a must resort to further rounds to declare the winner of a prizefight, neither is there a must shorten a baseball recreation by the substitute introduction of a participant on second base. If such factors are tied after 9 innings, then go to extra innings, however don’t place a participant on a base he hasn’t earned. It simply doesn’t really feel proper. Saul Grossman
Gone silent
Branchburg, N.J.: Is Bob Raissman, the sports activities media critic, nonetheless contributing to the Daily News? I’ve not seen his column in weeks. Frank DiBrango
Sidelined fan
Bronx: I’ve been a Yankees fan since 1969. I nonetheless am, however I refuse to root for them. I don’t suppose Hal Steinbrenner has the spine to fireside Brian Cashman, who’s a bit too chummy with Aaron Boone. I do know many followers don’t just like the Astros, however even after shedding George Springer and Carlos Correa, they nonetheless have that chemistry, sweeping the Yankees within the postseason. If that doesn’t train them a lesson, what is going to? Last season, Boone batted Aaron Judge second within the lineup, and even wrote him in to steer off. What supervisor does that with a power-hitting RBI machine? When the Knicks acquired Carmelo Anthony, I refused to root for them, however when Carmelo left, I did once more. Well, when Boone is not managing the Yankees, I’ll return to rooting for them. For now, I’ll sit again and snigger at my fellow Yankees followers’ frustrations. Eric Cummings Jr.
Fouled vogue
Manhattan: I’ve been a Yankees fan because the early ‘60s. No more. The insurance company patch defiling the pinstripes is the final greedy straw. I’m performed with baseball. Jim Mosley
Bad branding
Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J.: With the crime, corruption and killings in NYC, it naturally follows that the Subway Series has misplaced its luster. Robert Stiloski
Gift of excellent information
Hillsborough, N.J.: It was nice to see an pleasurable human curiosity story in Monday’s version (“Librarian finds wad of cash in book & ex-cop solves mystery,” June 23). Why not make it a aim to incorporate not less than one upbeat story per day in The News in order that it retains a bit of its Hometown Newspaper picture as a substitute of seeming primarily like a each day police blotter? Thanks. Teresa Maj
Make a home a house
Brooklyn: The op-ed “Our NYCHA homes must be rebuilt” (July 23) may be very clear in regards to the plans for brand new NYCHA buildings, with new flats which have all of the facilities of middle-class personal properties. As the authors say: “We may live in public housing, but these are also our private homes.” The implication is that the tenants will care for his or her flats and put money into them, as in the event that they have been privately owned co-op or condominium properties. That is nice information. If solely NYCHA administration would permit them the choice. Whereas neither NYCHA, nor the U.S. attorneys, nor the native district attorneys, nor the state lawyer normal have ever dedicated or acted on the difficulty of who advantages from the mismanagement of NYCHA facility upkeep, there’s little hope that any new funding or building streams will end in higher upkeep. The failure to research and/or prosecute implies that someone is benefitting with out anybody held accountable. Elliot Neustadter
Federal vs. state
Hammonton, N.J.: The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas for making an attempt to implement our federal immigration legal guidelines? We reside the film “Idiocracy.” William Cook
Pattern of repression
Hartsdale, N.Y.: The latest choice of Florida’s “Education” Department to instruct its college students that slaves realized expertise that might assist them in gaining employment after getting their freedom merely follows a sample southern politicians have adopted post-Trump, first eradicating the Voting Rights Act’s guardrails that repressed Black voters. Then they put into legislation much more childishly repressive guidelines round how voters — Black ones, that’s — are handled. But all this raises questions not but requested: Where is the Black voter backlash, which might take away the bigots from their political workplaces? Where are Latino voters, who might not understand it however are the following goal for repression? And when will it’s publicized that Florida already ranks forty seventh in intelligence by Smartest States? Norman E. Gaines Jr.
Disparate oppression
Brooklyn: Voicers Jeff and Joan Ganeles quote Elie Wiesel, who opined, “It’s not the cruelty of the oppressor that hurts the victim, but the silence of the bystanders.” I take Wiesel’s phrases to coronary heart, although maybe not in the best way that the Ganeles’ supposed. Israelis have been oppressing Arabs for greater than 70 years, arguably for much longer. And not wishing to be a silent bystander, I’ve spoken out occasionally within the Voice of the People. So, I communicate out once more now. What is slowly changing into clear to many is that Israel has by no means been a democracy. It has from the start been a theocracy that’s essentially racist. Columnist Peter Beinart and plenty of others say so, they usually have way more spectacular résumés than I. Therefore, in mild of the newest obnoxious shenanigans of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I discover it very tough to have a lot sympathy for what so-called Israeli liberals are going by proper now. Israelis demand empathy for themselves however are loath to grant it to others. I hope and pray for the betterment of Palestinians in that deeply troubled area. Nick Smith
Let them combat
Richmond Hill: I don’t perceive the hubbub about Ukraine utilizing cluster munitions. They are utilizing what is important to drive godless invaders out of their nation. How they do it’s their enterprise. Please purpose properly and good luck. Robert Clolery
He did all of it
Hoboken: To Voicer JoAnne Lee Frank, my favourite misguided orange baboon supporter: The cause your demigod is being investigated and charged a lot just isn’t that it’s a political witch hunt — a phrase he has burned into the brains of gullible acolytes resembling your self, amongst others you gobble up just like the gospel — however as a result of he’s a legal — earlier than, throughout and after his presidency. He topped it off by making an attempt to overthrow our authorities and democracy. Meanwhile, the one witch hunt is the GOP tripping throughout themselves to catch Hunter Biden peeing on a tree or one thing. BTW, we don’t need Trump off the ticket. Him being on it solely ensures victory as a result of the one folks silly sufficient to maintain supporting him are the aforementioned acolytes. He doesn’t have a prayer of holding onto anybody on the fence. But, certain, that’s why they do it. Joe Ewansky
Suddenly helpful
Edgewater, N.J.: Last week, vocal Republicans and their members of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability have been so happy with their two star whistleblower witnesses, assuring us they’re apolitical actors who’re critically steeped within the technical nuances of their sophisticated occupation — which means, up till final week, they have been simply a part of the evil deep state. Jay Ok. Egelberg
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