Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/shields-and-brooks-on-akin-s-curve-and-dickey-s-knuckler Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Welcome back to another edition of the Doubleheader where we talk about the politics of sport and the sport of politics with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. This week in the serious portion of the segment we talk about the resurgence of Todd Akin in the Senate race in Missouri. We also talk about the knuckleball and a hot streak on a cold team.