Writer: Mitch Nathanson
MLB has failed in its attempt to return from COVID-19. What can we learn from it?
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist In 2003, the final year of Veterans Stadium, my third base field level tickets cost 26 bucks apiece. By that point it had become fashionable to call the Vet a dump because, well, it was. The place was falling apart, it smelled, it was hit-or-miss whether […]
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist Whatever name the Washington football club decides upon going forward we can agree on at least two things: 1) some people will be upset regardless; and 2) no matter the name, if you think hard enough about it you’ll come to the conclusion that it’s stupid […]
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist 50 games, 70 games, 65 games, whatever. Let’s get this nightmare of a season started, if only so we can all shut up about it and get it over with. Sort of like the rationale behind leaving for Aunt Rose’s Goulash-infused apartment every few months or […]
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist Until a few days ago I was on the other side. Baseball — and basketball, football, hockey, whatever – ought to remain on the sidelines and not jump the queue. Sure, I missed the games but why should professional sports return now and receive the benefits […]
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist Anybody tells you that I missed practice — If a coach says I miss practice And y’all hear it. Then that’s that. I might have missed one practice this year. But if somebody says, He doesn’t come to practice It can be one practice […]
Spare me another article on athletes missing out on the last ounce of their privilege due to the coronavirus quarantine
The damage to spectator sports might not be so much that we don’t have them right now. The damage might very well be that when they return we’ll no longer want them around.
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist Regardless of whether you found yesterday's unveiling of a rejiggered Phanatic acceptable or not we should all be clear as to what that unveiling represents: the organization's determination to hoard every last dollar out there. Without getting into the specifics of the club's dispute with the […]
Do you like our new green man?
We do not like him, say Phillies fans.
