Garry Wills pens a fine appreciation of David Levine, his longtime colleague at the New York Review of Books.
Levine was a man of high intelligence, wide reading, and solid artistic training. He composed, shaded, and drew with the eye of a practiced painter. But more than that, he had great psychological insight into his subjects.
Doug Davis wants to be a National.
My official bold (or not so bold) prediction for this year. The Nationals are going to be in the Wild Card hunt until late August. That doesn't necessarily mean *good* (76-86 or theresabouts) but they'll make the big screen of contenders.