It is rare to find a published column that successfully combines passion with skilled writing. The Emerald’s Philip Huang achieved that with his column about the arrogance of Dale Petroskey, president of the Baseball Hall of Fame (“Unsportsmanlike conduct,” April 15).
Petroskey showed his feet still are mired in the mud of the Reagan administration, which he once served as an assistant press agent, when he banned showing of the baseball movie, “Bull Durham.” Huang accurately portrayed him as a right-wing censor.
What Philip wrote reminds us that this nation and its national game still should honor freedom of expression. The actions of a petty man — Petroskey — remind us we need to stay watchful as the politics he supports continue to threaten the rights of a people, as well as the credibility of our national game.
George Beres
Eugene
