West Mifflin, in fact, lost for the first time this season in the state title game last evening. I promised long ago not to whine about the realities of high school basketball competition, and today I will uphold that promise. I will instead ask you, the readers of this column to explain why the private schools have taken over high school hoops in Pennsylvania. Feel free to include your candid opinions about how and why the public schools have become so ineffective. Obviously, it doesn't matter to Major League Baseball that only 3 or 4 teams have a realistic chance at the title as play begins next week.
Baseball is more popular now than it's ever been.
People flock to the image of the New York Yankees. Their gear sells better than anyone else's. I will take the e-mails that I receive on this issue and print all or some of them in columns to come in the weeks ahead. I happen to think the playing field is uneven, but you know that. I'd like to know if you agree, especially if you are in the private school system.