“Everyone always has the fanciest reasons for what they do.” –Lillian Hellman The headline atop the Times sports page June 21 was a sanctimonious lie: “In Homage to Mays and the Negro Leagues, MLB Heads to Birmingham.” The online hed said “Baseball Returns to the ‘Hallowed Grounds’ of a Negro Leagues Stadium.” Yes, a game between the More

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