In Clearwater on Saturday afternoon, the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers played an ultimately meaningless baseball game. According to Noam Chomsky, all sports are a distraction from the real things on which we need to focus our attention.
While I greatly admire the work of Dr. Chomsky, he must not be terribly fun at parties. Live a little, Noam! Go to a ballgame, have a beverage, enjoy the sunshine, and watch the Tigers and Phillies achieve the most mediocre result in sports, a 2-2 tie.
But, oooh, the details! Let’s dive in.