The NHL is Back; Duke’s Loyal Fans; Pray for the Padres; “Perfect Once Removed”; T.O. and More with Charlie Pierce; A Wee Nip for Old Scotland

If the perfect game was important to Larsen and his teammates, who went on to win the World Series, and important as well to everyone who follows baseball, it was certainly more important to young Phillip Hoose.

Even in the National Football League, you can’t stomp on a guy’s head and then kick him in the face.

I sing today (or write, at least) of Mr. Tateyama, a golfer in Japan whose name’s a fine rime for pajama.