Defining Normal After a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia, The Mayor of Oklahoma City, A New Kind of Commencement Speech
Defining Normal After a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
The DSM and Mental Health in America
Devastating Tornado in Oklahoma City, What James Rosen Case Says About Freedom of the Press, Syrian Conflict Deepens
Why We Stay When We Know We Should Leave
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My grandfather was born and raised outside of Boston, Massachusetts; and was a die-hard Red Socks fan until the day he died a couple months ago. He considered every single day after he got back from the service where he was a P.O.W "extra innings."
One of my favorite baseball terms is "chin music."
But I'd argue that baseball actually has its own distinct language: certain terms function as code for other ideas. Like when you call a ballplayer a "class act". And some terms have berzerker alternative meanings--->
My absolute favorite example is baseball announcers' use the term "irony". "Baseball-irony" is what other people call "coincidence". They will say, "it's ironic that he hit that homerun against that pitcher, because that pitcher has the same birthday."
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