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Red Sox’s Trip to White House Fraught With Political, Racial Tensions

JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press May 9, 2019 Manager and Puerto Rico native Alex Cora has said he will not attend, citing the president's response in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Baseball Became America vs. the Damn Yankees

Mark Heisler / Truthdig May 20, 2010 Baseball has always proceeded according to the law of the jungle with the Yankees as King Kong, but in the past even they never dominated financially as they do now. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Red Sox’s Schilling Pitches for Kennedy’s Seat

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2009 Curt Schilling helped power the Boston Red Sox to two World Series victories and George W. Bush to a second term in office (thanks, Curt). Schilling's next project? Provided he can juggle his video game studio (what, you don't have one of those?) and his family, the former ace has "some interest in the possibility" of replacing Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate. God help us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani’s Pandering Backfires

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 30, 2007 The first big scandal confronting Rudy Giuliani in his presidential quest has nothing to do with his personal life, his governing style in New York City, or his associations with people such as Bernie Kerik, his police commissioner now under criminal investigation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rudy’s Baseball Betrayal

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2007 In an act of political expediency that makes Mitt Romney look like a paragon of consistency, Rudy Giuliani has backed the hated Boston Red Sox in the World Series. New York, home of Giuliani's beloved Yankees, is aghast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )