And then came the nineties, when management, suddenly frightened that they had ceded control to the players, sought to restore baseball's profitability by 'running the game like a business.' John Thorn baseballbusinesscede Change image and share on social
As the game enters its glorious final weeks, the chill of fall signals the reality of defeat for all but one team. The fields of play will turn brown and harden, the snow will fall, but in the heart of the fan sprouts a sprig of green. John Thorn brownchilldefeat 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
Baseball presents a living heritage, a game poised between the powerful undertow of seasons past and the hope of next day, next week, next year. John Thorn baseballdaygame Change image and share on social
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
In response to the challenge of strangers, sport arose as a sublimated representation of a community's armed might as well as its pride of place and clan. John Thorn arisearmchallenge Change image and 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
There was much woe and lamentation in the seventies that the game was dying. John Thorn diegamelamentation Change image and share on social
In over 160 years of recorded baseball history, no team had ever won a championship this way. John Thorn baseballchampionshiphistory Change image and share on social
For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning. John Thorn aprilbaseballcontrast share on social
