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Will Is Insane
2004-04-04 14:29
by Will Carroll

Not me, but George Will. This article on the shrilly conservative TownHall.org site proves it. His comparisons to terrorism and Viagra are simply inane. Will's a writer I respected even when I disagreed with him ... but he's lost it. I think writers, like players, seldom stay good for long periods of time.

This article, co-written by John Erardi, a really good writer, is more along the lines of what we should be seeing from really good writers. He investigates why the Reds seem incapable of developing pitchers. The biggest cause? No surprise to my readers, it's health. I think Tom Browning hits on velocity as a cause. Velocity comes from maximal effort and that maximal effort taxes arms if they aren't protected by good mechanics.

I also like the "oneness" line from O'Brien. While I'll stick with my "wrong man for the job" he might be as right as Cincinnati can handle.

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