NY PRIMARY 2018
At GOP HQ, High Spirits
COLUMN VIEW FROM THE GAME It’s All We Need To Know: Home Plate 17 Inches Wide Editor’s Note: Tim Mead, incoming Baseball Hall of Fame president, cited John Scolinos, baseball coach at his alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona, as a lifelong inspiration, particularly Scolinos’ famous speech “17 Inches.” Chris Sperry, who published sperrybaseballlife.com, heard Scolinos deliver a version in 1996 at the American Baseball Coaches Association in Nashville, and wrote this reminiscence in 1916 in his “Baseball Thoughts” column. By CHRIS SPERRY • from www.sperrybaseballlife.com In 1996, Coach Scolinos was 78 years old and five years retired from a college coaching…
I find it ironic that Devlin claims the support of the people is indicative of him “doing his job right.” Meanwhile he was plagued with the scandal of his son threatening to shoot our children here in Otsego county. I mean how functional of a living situation could he possibly come from, if this is his natural inclination; to threaten children? What was more concerning than even that; his defense of his son and subsequently stalling to make the obvious choice (he should have made earlier) to recuse himself from the investigation, before it being forcefully suggested. Granted, this just proves that the Republican party locally is a good representation of the federal. What I mean to say is, in an upstate county plagued with a less than intelligent Republican voter base; its no surprise to see his support stubbornly holding on, despite being plagued with scandal. One could say, as it is at home, so it is nationally. Considering the amount of buffoonery occurring in Washington DC; scandals, corruption, and incompetence rampant. Its not surprising, but it certainly is not indicative of a job well done. However, it could be indicative of the major failures of the American educational system. See you in November.