Another 25 Reasons Why Baseball Is Better Than Football

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Yes, football fans, Steve Jaeger is still trolling you.

25 More Reasons Why Baseball Is Better Than Football

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“What playoff game?” asks Steve Jaeger.

25 Reasons Why Baseball Is Better Than Football

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Is Steve Jaeger trolling the NFL? Yeah, yeah he is.

A View From the Bleachers

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Randy Steingberg reflects on his life as a subsiding Red Sox fan, and the love and admiration that can’t be found in a ballpark.

Champagne Supernova: How One Mother Learns to Let Go

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With her son about to head off to college, Julie Dolcemaschio reflects on the moments they’ve had together.

Who’s On Mute?

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Aaron Gordon wonders why so much of our in-game sports commentary is completely inane.

Not Heard Round the World: The Swing That Inspired a Novelist

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The ball player that inspired Haruki Murakami to write speaks with Tom Keiser about going first in the MLB Draft, playing internationally, and what keeps him involved today with the game he loves.

Finding Dad: A Collection of Faces and Names

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David Bersell returns to his childhood baseball cards to understand his estranged father.

Phizzled Dreams

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Is Philadelphia cursed? Robert Steven Williams thinks so.

Baseball Doesn’t Need to Be Saved

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Baseball isn’t broke, Patrick Smith writes, but there is one thing it could do without.

How to Save Baseball

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Tom Matlack thinks he can fix the game we all used to love.

The Great Sterilization of Sporting Events

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Aaron Gordon wonders why stadiums would ever want to be family friendly.

Hit It Like You Mean It

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Finding that sweet spot isn’t easy, Sam Magee writes, but it sure helps.

Calm Down, It’s Just a Sport

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When is it OK to punch another fan at a sporting event? Um, never?

8 Ways Government Is Like Baseball

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If you look at government through baseball, maybe it’s not all that bad.

Only Real Fans Sit in the Upper Deck

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Rising ticket prices, Aaron Gordon writes, have created a class divide among fans.