Today [Thursday, November 2, 2017] marks the 42nd birthday of the excellent journalist and writer—and critic of neoliberal economic policies—David Sirota.
The author of several books, including Hostile Takeover (2006) and The Uprising (2008), Sirota was born in New Haven, Connecticut, educated at Northwestern University, and lives with his wife and children in Colorado.
I was not early to following the works of news columnist David Sirota. But, once I did, I would look into what more was coming from him. I used to download and listen to podcasts of his former talk-radio program, The David Sirota Show, which ran from 2009–2012, on Denver, Colorado’s KKZN.
Sirota—who was also also a former press aide to Bernie Sanders—gave up that talk show and joined with George W. Bush administration FEMA director Michael Brown for KHOW’s The Rundown with Sirota and Brown. This was ill-fated for Sirota. After its launch in July 2012, he left within six months.
Since that exit, Sirota has been senior editor for International Business Times, a move which has seen continued excellence in news reports from Sirota, and he continues to blog. He also has a podcast.
Houston Astros Win 2017 World Series
Last night’s [Wednesday, November 1, 2017] Game #07 of the 2017 World Series resulted in Houston Astros, in their defeat of Los Angeles Dodgers, winning their first-ever championship since becoming a franchise in 1962.
Houston Astros was in the National League, and won the pennant in 2005, through 2012. Under the ownership of Jim Crane, and with then-MLB commissioner Bud Selig wanting to equal both leagues with their current 15 teams, they moved to the American League. In its fifth season in that league, Astros won 4 games to the 3 for Dodgers to win their first title for the year 2017.
The MVP of the 2017 World Series is centerfielder George Springer, 28, who, for Houston, hit five home runs. Springer tied this record previously achieved by Reggie Jackson (1977) and Chase Utley (2009).
Congratulations, Houston Astros!
(Side note: I am not a lifelong baseball fan. I am a late bloomer. So, I don’t wear a baseball cap for that of any one particular MLB team. The 2006 Detroit Tigers which, as a resident of Michigan makes it my home team, became my start to follow some MLB. That Detroit Tigers team won the AL pennant that year and repeated in 2012. Unfortunately, they bombed in both Fall Classics. Two players from that 2006 Detroit team—outfielder Curtis Granderson and Cy Young pitching ace Justin Verlander—were facing in this 2017 World Series a first-ever title [Granderson, with Los Angeles Dodgers; Verlander, with Houston Astros]. The one who will be getting a ring is Verlander.)
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