I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether or not to attend the PS 99 reunion, although I certainly anticipated that I would not; it smelled like death, not youth. John Thorn anticipateattendbackground Change image and share on social
The National League was born the following year, as an attempt to exert the control of capital over labor. John Thorn attemptbearcapital Change image and share on social
The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball. John Thorn attendancebasketballcaliber Change image and share on social
There was much woe and lamentation in the seventies that the game was dying. John Thorn diegamelamentation Change image and share on social
The heroes of our youth grow old - 'the boys of summer in their ruin', in Dylan Thomas's verse - yet we seem the same. John Thorn boydylangrow Change image and share on social
Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players again, forever young. John Thorn backyardballbaseball Change image and share on social
More fundamentally, it is a dream that does not die with the onset of manhood: the dream is to play endlessly, past the time when you are called home for dinner, past the time of doing chores, past the time when your body betrays you past time itself. John Thorn betraybodycall share on social
This illuminates not only fans' interest in major league teams but also the minors and even Little League. John Thorn fanilluminateinterest Change image and share on social
Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do we choose a team as our favorite because it has an especially appealing player, a Barry Bonds or an Ichiro? John Thorn appealballparkbarry share on social
Better than anything else in our culture, it enables fathers and sons to speak on a level playing field while building up from within a personal history of shared experience - a group history - that may be tapped into at will in years to come. John Thorn buildcultureenable share on social
