And I was thinking that maybe that's where your liberation and your freedom comes from, is that you're free to operate outside of the tropes.

And that will allow you to move with greater dispatch. It may allow you to act with a lot more freedom and a lot more daring because you're not tied to the idea that the Supreme Court is there to protect you or that these institutions have

any interest in holding themselves accountable.

Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziren. This week we are speaking to the Edge of Sports Podcast.

I'm Dave Ziren.

This week we are speaking to the author of the new book, Ricky, the life and legend of an

American original about the one and only Ricky Henderson, as well as an article that people

have been remarking upon in great detail called baseball, barbecue, and losing freedom this

4th of July.

I'm talking about a great friend of the show, Howard Bryant.

Also, I've got some choice words about the latest with Brittany Griner.

It's brutal.

Also, just stand up and just sit down awards and more. But first, let's talk to Mr.

Suey Generis himself, Howard Bryant.

First question I wanted to ask you is, you know, Howard Bryant, how are you feeling about America

these days?

No, that's a, that's a broad question.

Yes.

But actually, it's a really simple one.

I feel, you know, I feel, the way I feel about this place right now is not that

dissimilar to how I've always felt about it.

I feel like for my entire lifetime, a half century,

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