Tag: National League
The Attack On Pearl Harbor Ended MLB’s Los Angeles Browns
MLB owners were set to approve the move of Don Barnes' St. Louis Browns franchise to Los Angeles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946rLYYpX-0
In an alternate universe, Major League Baseball’s...
The Sports Broadcast Act of 1961 Is A Law That Keeps...
The Kennedy legislation has provided a foundation for modern American sports.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vjtxWxxD8
November 22nd is the 61st anniversary of the assassination of the 35th President of the...
MLB All Star Game Little More Than A Corporate Bazaar
The game is the showcase event in a number of days worth of activities in Arlington, Texas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WUKjDPjvmY
The Major League Baseball All Star Game started off...
Does California Have A Stuart Symington Type Senator To Threaten MLB...
Sacramento is the next stop for John Fisher.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh8LIvPYuOE&t=1s
Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher plans to use a minor league baseball park in...
Sports’ Modern Era Began 71 Years Ago Today
Perini's move opened the floodgates for sports owners to seek publicly financed stadiums or arenas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4XrUdKpqyU
Seventy-one years ago today, Lou Perini moved his Boston Braves...
Will John Fisher’s Move From Oakland To Las Vegas End Up...
Could MLB's antitrust exemption be threatened by the proposed move?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NOhE0hy_M8
On October 1st, 1967, Charles Finley's Kansas City Athletics’ baseball franchise played its final home...
MLB All Star Game Remains A Gimmick
It is a glitzy party.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FnHUh6-cg
The Major League Baseball All Star Game started off as a gimmick and remains a gimmick 90 years after the...
California Congressional Duo Wants To Speak To Rob Manfred Over The...
It is never good when Congress asks questions of MLB.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329JsxmgiPs
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred had to know this was coming. A California Senator...