Tag: National League
MLB crowds jump from ’21, still below pre-pandemic levels
PHOENIX (AP) — Even with the homer heroics of sluggers like Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols, Major League Baseball wasn’t able to coax fans to ballparks...
Does MLB Really Need An Antitrust Exemption?
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMePH9FrKww
At some point soon, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will be appearing before the United States Senate Judiciary...
MLB Still Has An Antitrust Exemption
The 100th anniversary of the exemption is still celebrated by the Barons of Baseball.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSFNcxJfGms
Does Major League Baseball still need a full antitrust exemption? The...
Shuffling Off From Buffalo
MLB has left the building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awdCgAqoM0M
It is all over for Buffalo as a Major League Baseball city. The Toronto Blue Jays franchise is going back...
MLB’s All Star Game Started Off As A Political Event
Baseball owners never thought about an All Star Game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svyaDwmix54
The Major League Baseball All Star Game started off as a gimmick and remains a gimmick...
MLB Marks Jackie Robinson’s 1947 Debut
Robinson broke in with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHXDwWf_zTM
Major League Baseball is celebrating Jackie Robinson Day, the 74th anniversary of Robinson making his debut with the...
A Year Ago, COVID-19 Stopped Sports
Sports has made a bumpy comeback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JijqTwniVuQ
A year ago, the sports world stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Basketball Association shut down on...
San Diego Stadium Is Facing The Wrecking Ball
The stadium is no longer needed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTiWyupYS_s
There is a goodbye taking place in San Diego. Journalists took a farewell look at the soon to be...
How Milwaukee Changed Sports By Getting Lou Perini’s Braves In 1953
The first politics of sports business.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC35GXLv-PM
Sixty-seven years ago today, Lou
Perini moved his Boston Braves National League baseball team to Milwaukee and
changed how...
Major League Baseball Will Survive The Sign Stealing Integrity Issue
The game will go on. Â
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dSlzDadTqA
There were some whispers of concern going into
the new season. Something was wrong with the outcome of baseball’s...