Nick: I am not a current follower of major league baseball, but the last guy I remember named “Matthews” who played “hardball” the way it should be played, was a third baseman for the Milwaukee Braves named Eddie Matthews. The present make-believe media player of hardball – Chris Matthews – has just announced his conversion to the game of “puffball.” After Obama’s recent ordination, Matthews declared “I’m going to do everything I can to make this thing work – this new presidency.” There is nothing so startling in this revelation – drum-beating for the state is, after all, what the … Continue reading Matthews and Hardball