Audio: One Cardinal’s Opinion on the World Series and After
November 1, 2013
Archive for November, 2013
Jonny Gomes: Docent
–Jonny Gomes, Docent
Jonny Gomes, Docent, doesn’t do well with groups of middle schoolers.
Jonny Gomes, Docent, dabbles in curation–primarily the curation of postseason awe, and ancient Etruscan crested helms.
Jonny Gomes, Docent, would appreciate if you could keep it down, please.
Jonny Gomes, Docent, finds dinosaur bones “trite, but necessary.” Much like post-game interviews, and bunting.
Jonny Gomes, Docent, shook hands with former Louvre Director Henri Loyrette in 2005, and has not yet washed his hands (i.e. his own hands).
Jonny Gomes, Docent, finds l’art dans tout, even shoddily attempted MS Paint images.
Jonny Gomes, Docent, would like you to exit through the gift shop, or, after exiting, cross Yawkey Way and enter the gift shop there.
Jonny Gomes, Docent, invites discourse on the evolution of late art deco architecture in 1930’s Latin America, but asks that you take your discussion of statistical analysis in baseball outside, please.
Jonny Gomes, Docent, would like to remind you that the utility closets are for museum staff only, and not for scoring tongue-action with Jenny Michaels during the class field trip.
Resolved: The 2014 Baseball Season Began on October 31st
November 1, 2013
Baseball fans generally understand what is meant in referring to the “2013 season,” for example, or the “2014 season.” When do these seasons actually begin, though?
Below are points both for and against the resolution that the 2014 season began yesterday, October 31st. The points have been arranged in the style of the Team Policy Debate in which the author once participated with a Russian kid named Simon in ninth grade.
First Affirmative Constructive
The 2014 season did begin on October 31st, i.e. the day after the conclusion of the 2013 World Series. The point of any season, ultimately, is to identify a champion. When said champion has been decided, that season can be considered complete. When the season is considered complete, the following one (i.e. season) necessarily begins the next day. The 2013 World Series concluded on the evening of October 30th, with the Boston Red Sox being identified as the champion. Therefore, the 2014 season began the following day, October 31st.