"We'd be a kindler, gentler nation. The sun would shine brighter. Sweet breezes would waft over us. The smell of hot dogs would permeate the air. Cracker Jacks would fall from the sky and Wally the Beer Man would be governor."- University of Minnesota professor Karal Ann Marling, as quoted in a Doug Grow column in the Star Tribune, on what it would be like if baseball were more popular than football. Minneapolis, like Philly, is a city in which I'd like to see baseball get a wee bit more attention than it does, vis a vis football.
And yes, I can see with 100% certainty that Wally the Beer Man would've been a much better governor than Jesse Ventura was.
Posted by Stephen Silver at September 13, 2006 11:17 AM