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• First, a terse report from 4 Times Square: "Tis true, Vanity Fair pulled it out and beat High Times 3 to 2 last night. First time in 5 years or so. However, there were no signs of pastels or Izods."

• Second, word that some locales take media softball even more seriously than New York does: A Milwaukee TV reporter used his station's Chopper4 (With PowerZoom!) to make it to a media-league softball game on time.

• Finally, a golden oldie: What we're told is the definitive text on High Times softball.

Reporter Strikes Out With Arrival by Helicopter [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Sploid]
Toke Me Out to the Ballgame [ESPN.com]