Casual Musings on War

What’s the worst decision with long-term consequences in American sports history? The Red Sox trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees? The Portland Trailblazers passing on Michael Jordan and instead selecting Sam Bowie with the second pick of the 1984 NBA draft? Nico Harrison trading away Luka Dončić? Hindsight is 20/20, and I’m sure each of…

There used to be a time in baseball where hitting 100 mph as a pitcher was special. There’s a certain speed upon which the human eye literally doesn’t have enough time to process ball vs. strike when a pitch is thrown from 60 feet, and it’s theorized that inhibiting factor starts at about 100 mph.…