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Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
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on Missing the Forest for the Trees on SpringfieldLike many cities/counties in the extended Rust Belt that are the size of Springfield and its surroun…
on Open Mic for the week of 9/9/2024Oh believe me I put the blame for this on the Republicans, and as you rightly note being totally rec…
on Missing the Forest for the Trees on SpringfieldfWIW, now that more investigation into the claims is going on, it also appears that the size of the…
on Missing the Forest for the Trees on SpringfieldLike most medium- and small-sized towns, it has been hurting economically. Several business have ope…
on Open Mic for the week of 9/9/2024It isn’t always nice but it isn’t in itself the end of the world. When a bomb does go off, um, yeah,…
on Open Mic for the week of 9/9/2024What all this whistling along playing bigotry finder general, as if that is the end all be all of ev…
on Missing the Forest for the Trees on Springfield"Punching up" has returned. "It's okay to do this when *I* do it" doesn't have moral resonance outsi…
Comics
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Clare Briggs: Yes, A Few Weeks Make a Difference
September 14, 2024
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September 13, 2024
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Clare Briggs: Skimble Skamble Stuff
September 12, 2024
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Clare Briggs: When a Feller needs a Friend
September 11, 2024
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on Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory
on Open Mic for the week of 9/9/2024
The St. Louis Cardinals organization has been so excellent for so long that it’s hard to imagine that before the 1920s, they were seen as hapless bottom-feeders. From 1892 to 1916 (the 25 seasons they had been in the National League when this cartoon was inked), the Cardinals’ highest finish was 3rd, and they managed that only once. In 22 of the 25 seasons, they finished in the bottom division.
In 1916, the Cardinals finished tied for last in the NL. Brooklyn, led by Wilbert Robinson, won the pennant but lost the World Series to the Red Sox. John McGraw’s New York Giants finished fourth. The Cubs finished a distant fifth (26.5 games out).
Cleveland finished sixth in the American League, and would have to wait until 1920 for its pennant.Report