“I want to be able to go out at the top of my game,” said Mr. Reid, who used a sports metaphor about athletes who try to hang on too long. “I don’t want to be a 42-year-old trying to become a designated hitter.” Mr. Reid’s tenure has become increasingly combative in recent years and included a procedural change on nominations that infuriated... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...