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  • Opinion: Promising reduced immigration will help at polls

    Joe Guzzardi, Guest columnist|Updated Jun 4, 2022

    As Democrats’ prospects in the 2022 mid-term elections dim, the party needs to revive itself with what was once a reliable constituency – Hispanic voters. A Wall Street Journal poll taken in December found Hispanic voters split 37 percent to 37 percent “if the election were held today.” The Journal poll also showed that Hispanic voters mirror the overall voter pool. When asked how Biden is handling his responsibilities, 42 percent approved of the president’s job performance, and 54 percent disapproved – in line with the 41 pe...

  • Don't let robo umps ruin baseball

    Joe Guzzardi, Society for American Baseball Research|Updated May 11, 2019

    Just a few brief weeks into the 2019 Major League Baseball season, incontrovertible evidence has surfaced that computerized balls and strike calls cannot be far away. Before each game begins, the announcers offer their insights into the home plate umpire’s leanings: he’ll allow the low or the high strike. Then throughout the game, with the strike zone superimposed on the screen, the announcers unload, and make critical comments such as last inning’s strike is now this inning’s ball. Although baseball purists will bemoan...