27 thoughts on “October 18, 2020: It’s Sunday!”

            1. My reasoning is mainly a pro - Kershaw stance, and because Atlanta fans were still doing the chop last year.

              1. I get you on the chop. Some of the fans were doing it on screen this week, and totally support Kershaw winning it all. I just really, really dislike the yankees west.

                1. I'll grant that, from a strictly player standpoint, Atlanta is a lot of fun. I don't have as visceral a reaction to LA as I do New York, though. I'm not sure why, though, to be honest.

  1. RIP Sid Hartman

    1. Sad news, but he lived a long life doing what he loved to do. That's a pretty awesome blessing.

    2. At the sports memorabilia shop where I work, we have a ton of old letters to and from Sid Hartman, to only be made public at the time of his death.

      Among them are letters from the black community in the Cities thanking him for being an ally and for all he had done for them, speaking at churches and speaking out in favor of equality. This was many decades ago. There were also letters from white supremacist groups and even prominent white community figures threatening him if he didn’t stop his dealings with the black community.

      A weird guy, to be sure, and also a damned hero.

      1. I didn't agree with a lot of his sports takes, but yeah, he definitely seemed like the best of people.

      2. He grew up in North Mpls, not far off of now Olson Mem Hwy, back when it was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. Even as it changed in its racial make up, he never forgot the old hood.

        1. He always sat front row just to the left of the alter the few times we happened to be at the same High Holidays services at Temple Israel.

      3. I know that there is commerce involved, but an archive like the Minnesota History Center would be a perfect place for those letters.

    1. I thought of this one today. Thanks for sharing!
      I think I under-appreciated both Prince and Sid relative to their accomplishments before I was paying attention.

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