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The steroid era has forced our national past time into the middle of the intersection between politics and culture. In a sense, this is appropriate, as baseball has always reflected the social currents of America. In World War II, as all-time greats went overseas in the service of their country, older players, teens, and even amputees combined to provide America with a much-needed respite from the horrors of war. The message then was that there was a cause greater than yourself, and that everyone had something to contribute to that

and 86 years of pissed off on their side. By the time the Cards got to Boston, they were exhausted, having been taken to the brink by Houston and their brand new center fielder, a young unknown by the name of Carlos Beltran. Woody Williams gave a gutsy performance in Game 1, but the Cardinals simply couldn't contain the Boston attack, and after their victory in the opener, the Red Sox just had too much momentum on their side. St. Louis had no answer, and quickly found themselves swept out of the series. Afterward, the

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ed up by ‘ole Teddy V. Pat Forde of ESPN even had an article about diva refs (Mr. V included) from his awesome performance in last year’s Final Four. It goes back quite a ways.  USA Today had an article about shoddy officiating back in 2004, and I’m sure there will be articles about him until, well, until everyone smartens up and fires this guy.  As much as I hate to say it, Jim Delaney had this one right. You know, Ed Hochuli, if he were to lower himself to the level of