Among the volumes of material deployed by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker during a marathon speech that crossed the 24-hour mark Tuesday was a quick reference to the man of the hour in Milwaukee, Bob Uecker.

My favorite quotes in baseball history: “I bet you wish I was Jewish, too.” — Don Drysdale to Manager Walt Alston when he was pitching poorly in the World Series in place of Sandy Koufax, who had ...