Before I started reading the usual harrowing news about the war in Iraq this morning, I found this article. It's beautifully written and it made me feel hopeful. It's about how baseball has quietly gone from a uniquely American game to a truly international game, and in the process, has become profoundly even more American in spirit.
(My guess would be that the only other major organization that has a more integrated roster than baseball is the US military. That would be my guess, but I'd be wrong.)
Baseball has even started to sink roots into the cold soil of Russia. This sweet article highlights how some Russian kids overcame long odds to make it to the Little League World Series. It reads like a post-cold-war version of the Bad News Bears. Bears, get it?
Posted by Xander at March 28, 2003 09:38 AM | TrackBack