Funniest observation of the day Posted on 2012/04/27 by treetrunkrick Tagged 20th century sports, business, chapter excerpt, future, happiness, humour, mass media, ring lardner, satire, sports, story, technology, writing Leave a comment For baseball, the meta-writers seem to have relied heavily on famed early-20th-century sports columnist Ring Lardner. People are always whacking home runs, swiping bags, tallying runs, and stepping up to the dish.