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Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:00 AM

Play ball!

Thoughts on Barry Bonds and Newt Gingrich as I head out to my favorite spring ritual, baseball's Opening Day.
Joan Walsh

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  • Tuesday, April 3, 2007 11:54 AM

    I Always Get A Kick......

    ...out of the blowhards and their moral outrage at steroids. Usually you will find the same crew speaking longingly and lovingly of Babe Ruth. An era when blacks were banned from competing. Evidently that does not hold the moral equivalency of a pill or an injection that adds to a home run total.

    —Wes

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