SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

BRAVES WIN; DOES ATLANTA? – OVERNIGHT, FROM CNN:   For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are in the Fall Classic.  The Braves knocked out the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The series had been a rematch from last season, when the Dodgers came back from a 3-1 game deficit to beat the Braves and go on to win the 2020 World Series.  The Braves will face the American League champion Houston Astros, who defeated the Boston Red Sox in six games Friday.  Atlanta jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 1st inning after Austin Riley's ground-rule double brought home Ozzie Albies from second.  Now, here is the profound question:  Will the Braves be permitted to play their home games in Atlanta?  Remember the All-Star game?  It was scheduled to be played in Atlanta, but was moved to Colorado by a suddenly woke Major League Baseball office to protest Georgia voting laws.  Everyone knows that voting laws are closely related to ball games.  Will the ban on Atlanta be reimposed for the World Series?  Frankly, I don't think so, but no doubt some "activists" will try for a repeat performance, or, failing that, for some special representation of their views at Series games.

October 23, 2021