There’s nothing worse in baseball than watching a towering home run ball hook foul. And that sums up Donald Trump’s biggest speech of his life. It was the former president’s chance to crush the Democrats’ chances. Instead, he has given them hope.

Trump’s acceptance started out very strong. He was doing exactly what he needed to do: show he is not the big, bad wolf the Democrats make him out to be. The retelling of his near-death experience was powerful and lent him some vulnerability and humility. The message of unity is exactly what voters who dislike Trump and Joe Biden want to hear.

And then the wheels started to come off.

It was subtle at first. He pivoted right to the prosecutions against him and made the declaration that he is the one saving democracy, not threatening it. That was not too bad, as most voters are not buying the Democrats’ sanctimonious and dubious crusade for democracy. Trump also mixed in some humor — an underrated asset by him.

But that was not a detour, it was the new road Trump was taking. He played to the crowd present instead of addressing the television and streaming audience. The speech devolved into a typical Trump rally: a long set of criticisms, hyperbole and vague promises. Round and round he went, with nobody knowing when he would stop.

Trump failed to put real meat on the bone. He is going to cut taxes, pay down debt, stop inflation and create the greatest economy ever. How is anybody’s guess. When it comes to immigration, crime and national security, his only strategy is to get tough.

At one point the ex president actually said, “We’ll end lots........

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