I like base­ball, though I don’t fol­low it like I used to. I watch the occa­sional game, but mostly I watch the ALCS and the World Series. I am as dis­ap­pointed as the next guy about the steroids scan­dal, and am curi­ous about the out­come, now that Con­gress is involved. But I am struck by one salient thing, see­ing Roger Clemens and Andy Pet­titte on TV in the halls of Con­gress: these guys are huge! They both tower over their entourage of lawyers, often by at least a head or more. You don’t really notice, watch­ing them in a game, but Clemens is 6’4″, and Pet­titte is 6’5″. Did they play bas­ket­ball as youths? Add to that the 10 inches of the pitcher’s mound, and they must have a com­mand­ing view dur­ing games. Is there an advan­tage to being a tall pitcher? Any­one know?