[Rummyfan]

She may think, or at least would argue, that when she was 12 her Yankees really won the 1960 World Series, by standards of "fairness," because they trounced the Pirates in runs scored, 55-27, over seven games, so there.

Unfortunately, baseball's rules -- pesky nuisances, rules -- say it matters how runs are distributed during a World Series. The Pirates won four games, which is the point of the exercise, by a total margin of seven runs, while the Yankees were winning three by a total of 35 runs. You can look it up.

Will's best column in a long time....

[Bender2]

Re: You can look it up

I did:

1 Yankees – 4, Pirates – 6 October 5 Forbes Field
2 Yankees – 16, Pirates – 3 October 6 Forbes Field
3 Pirates – 0, Yankees – 10 October 8 Yankee Stadium
4 Pirates – 3, Yankees – 2 October 9 Yankee Stadium
5 Pirates – 5, Yankees – 2 October 10 Yankee Stadium
6 Yankees – 12, Pirates – 0 October 12 Forbes Field
7 Yankees – 9, Pirates – 10 October 13 Forbes Field

[detch]

I agree it’s George Will’s best column in awhile.

The clarity of words mixed with unusual insight that was a trademark seemed to have been missing recently.

I’ve always enjoyed his writings, but sometimes he’s a hard read...

[detch]

I agree it’s George Will’s best column in awhile.

The clarity of words mixed with unusual insight that was a trademark seemed to have been missing recently.

I’ve always enjoyed his writings, but sometimes he’s a hard read...