November 1, 2017 article. Interesting tie in with baseball and Electoral College. The video is referenced in the first paragraph of the article, I only posted a partial part of the article. I remember this as a kid. I also remember 1976 being our Bicentennial and my second grade teacher decorating the entire classroom in Patriotic symbols. We were taught unity, oneness for the betterment of our Country. The fact that we are all from different places, United under the Red, White and Blue of our Glorious Flag is what makes us The Great Nation We Are. We are proud of our heritage, and remember it. But we take the best parts of our heritages and combine them to make this Country what it is. Diversity is not shoving one culture down another’s, it’s the blending of the best ideas from all of them under the common goal of making the Country the Beacon of Prosperity and Hope for Everyone. God Bless the USA and thank you Mr. President, sir.
Article is worth a read. Off soapbox, here’s the partial article and video:
Perhaps so. Believe it or not, the rules of baseball teach us something about the United States Constitution—and last week’s American League Championship Series demonstrated this point beautifully.
That series was a nail biter. The Houston Astros started out with a two-game lead, only to watch the New York Yankees come back decisively. The Yankees defeated the Astros 8 to 1 in Game 3. Ultimately, all seven games had to be played before an American League Champion could be identified. The Astros won four games and earned the title, even though they’d scored only 20 runs over the course of the seven-game series. The Yankees scored 22.
Shouldn’t the Yankees be in the World Series? They scored the most runs. Isn’t such an outcome fundamentally unfair?
Such questions are ridiculous, as any baseball fan knows. A team doesn’t earn its spot in the World Series by racking up a bunch of runs in one or two games. Instead, it earns a spot in the World Series by winning the most games during a playoff series. Obviously, rules could be established to change this situation, but such rules would not accomplish the objective of baseball: to identify the best overall team during any given baseball season.
Imagine what would happen if a team could earn a berth in the World Series by scoring the most runs throughout the course of a single baseball season.
Such a revision might allow a team to succeed by having a few great games and several very poor games. Perhaps teams would rely too heavily on players who hit well against a particular type of pitcher. Excellent performances throughout the season would not be required to earn the championship. A few, stellar performances could suffice.
https://townhall.com/columnists/taraross/2017/11/01/baseball-hot-dogs-apple-pie—-and-the-electoral-college-n2403532