Besides a potential decline in attendance at the museum and a negative effect on tourism in Cooperstown, a boycott by several Hall of Famers during Induction Weekend could spell doom for a beloved summer tradition and an American institution.
At the moment, this route through the Canadian archipelago is navigable at best for a brief summerspell. (Sovereignty over the passage is one of the Arctic's many unresolved issues: Canada claims it, but the United States says the waters are international.) In theory, a complete opening of the Northwest Passage can shave 2, 500 miles off a journey from Europe to Asia.
This summer, at least for a brief spell, New Yorkers have been treated to the spectacle of both great athleticism and great leadership in the form ofa veteran, journeyman knuckleballer: R.