This column has long tried to observe the separation of church and home plate. But given that there are no atheists in foxholes or among those in 1-for-20 slumps, there are exceptions.
Thus we quote from a missive sent by Father Tom Mangieri of West Milford, N.J.: “Being a priest I appreciate the value of peace and quiet — but never so much as when ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball has ended and Jessica Mendoza and A-Rod are finally done talking and talking and talking …”
For a starker assessment, we turn to reader Jack Baroody: “I am right now trying to watch ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.