This essay fully analyizes the famous article by Red Smith, "Social and Slightly Revolting".

Jon Stovich always had dreams of becoming a dancer. He could light up the stage with his perriettes and pilets. Yet, after a automobile accident he became paralyzed from the waste-down. Now, he is a famous director and chorographer for the American Ballet Company. Red Smith took the same path. While his childhood dreams were most likely filled with homeruns, he ended up as a baseball journalist. While he kept striking out with the scouts, he decided he needed to earn a living. Although his career wasn't what he'd planned, he still earned a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Because of thes…