OCTOBER 19, 2005

Full News Archive

• Headline: The Clash of Torre and Steinbrenner. Impact: If Torre had lost that match against Steinbrenner, we might have ended up with a world where the Yankees were run by a man who thought 'team spirit' was just a Halloween costume. That could have led to a dystopia of baseball featuring only flamboyant mascots and no actual athletes.. Fact: Joe Torre once claimed he could communicate with cats. We can only assume that was part of his game strategy..
• Headline: White Sox's 1919 Scandal Legacy. Impact: The White Sox's 1919 scandal not only stained their legacy but also inspired a wave of conspiracy theories about sports integrity, making every fan question if their team was run by actual athletes or just highly-trained circus performers.. Fact: The 1919 World Series was so rigged that even the puppets in a local theater were asking for a recount..
• Headline: The People Speak (Shout, Actually) on Brooklyn Arena Project. Impact: The intense public debate over the Brooklyn Arena Project sparked a wave of civic engagement, inspiring the future generations to shout louder, tweet angrier, and create endless online petitions for every little inconvenience in their lives.. Fact: The loudest shouter at that meeting went on to become a professional heckler, proving that yelling can indeed lead to a successful career..
• Headline: A Challenge for Six Days: Planning Mississippi's Coast. Impact: The planning forum for Mississippi's Gulf Coast post-Katrina laid the groundwork for a decade of urban planning debates, which likely resulted in more 'town hall' meetings than any human could possibly endure.. Fact: Andres Duany once designed a town that was entirely bicycle-friendly. Too bad no one told him bicycles don’t do well in floods..