CL 9/5

Stein does a great job in refuting his claim.
However, he does not break down the basic terms the audience needs to know before reading, if the reader is not up to date on historical events or baseball. The partition of the point Stein is trying to make isn’t clear. I think he relies a lot more on sarcasm and folly then facts and knowledge.
I think Stein is aiming towards an audience that wants to see multiple views. Because this is for Times Magazine, there is a variety of people that could be reading this. Those people want to read multiple viewpoints and learn more about what they may not understand.
Stein is portraying himself as an expert in baseball, A-Rod’s career and America’s greatness related to the Yankees. He portrays himself high on his horse of snarky, humorous writing about his opinion of the “best” baseball team.
2004 public conversation about ethics of military use and awarding contracts
Stein wants to alert his readers that America is dominant right now via the Yankees. But ultimately, he is embodying what America does oversees. On the contrary, the gap could be there are other every day pressing needs rather than America being superior and and a baseball team. Or, distraction from reality. Reality is military involvement but not everyone cares about that issue and is reading for the baseball content. In a literal take, distracting ourselves from reality of post 9/11 America.
I don’t think Stein fills the gap…