Pynchon's fat novel repudiated?

[joeallonby]

on 5/12/04 12:29 PM, Otto at ottosell at yahoo.de wrote:

> 
> Please note exceptions. I liked it. But I admit that I prefer "Running Dog"
> and "Libra."
> 
> What Europeans of course cannot fully apprehend is the baseball game, the
> "national" American game. Isn't there a habit that the president or some
> other celebrity throws the first ball?
> 
> Otto
> 
Yes, and they usually fail to reach the plate, including Bush the Smarter
who was considered a decent college ball player.

The scouting report on George H W was allegedly "good field, no hit". Just
think what the world would be like if our current President-select's father
had a decent swing with some power.

The same sort of rumor has swirled around Fidel Castro and whether or not he
failed his try-out with the Yankees. No pun intended but it sounds pretty
cool.

They used to say "To understand America, first study baseball." The NFL now
seems to embody the American Spirit (my favorite smoke) in a bolder fashion.

See "Carlin, George..."

Peace,
Joe