The Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis on the field. But how much does it matter when baseball fans step up to the plate for their team?

Nowadays, stadiums are put into bad parts of town to make them better. A century ago, the area called the "Fens" was bad — real bad.

Bad news: This morning, a private payroll service said U-S companies unexpectedly decreased their workforces last month by 39,000 people. Good…