Writer: Mitch Nathanson
The Phillies reacted to the death of Kobe Bryant by retiring Roy Halladay’s number. Wait, what?
Baseball’s original sin resides in the chasm between what we want it to be and what it in fact is. When it fails it’s not that it fails differently but that it fails in ways that show that its no different than any other institution in American life
Mike Fiers’s sin was not lying but telling too much of the truth. In the insular world of baseball, he’ll be made to suffer for it.
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist ‘Twas the night before Christmas and throughout CBP No one was happy, least of all Girardi The winter meetings took place just a few days before, Where they won a few battles but just lost the war. For while Didi was fine and Wheeler some […]
Marvin Miller spoke the words that set the players free. Dick Allen lived them. Cooperstown should take note of that reality.
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist Seeking to capitalize on the growing number of fans not in any way interested in actually watching professional sports, executives of both the Phillies and Flyers have recently undertaken bold initiatives to tap into this burgeoning market. “We recognize that along with those fans who actively […]
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist Kevin Cook watched a four-decade-old baseball game on the internet and decided to write 253 pages about it. Or at least that’s how it feels. Although his book is officially titled “Ten Innings at Wrigley,” the first two-thirds of it screams, more appropriately: “Three Hours on […]
The brainwashing is nearly complete. Baseball is not only run by bean counters; its most ardent supporters consider themselves kindred spirits. To the astonishment of just about everybody, the accountants won. Who knew they were even playing?
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist The demise of Deadspin has me thinking: who will be the Phillies’ fourth starter next season? Not really. It has me wondering where I’ll go to get the snarky, biting, tough insight I always looked forward to every time I clicked on over to the site. […]
Embed from Getty Images By Mitch Nathanson, Historical Columnist If the rumors are true, then be afraid. Be very afraid. If the Phillies are, in fact, considering Dusty Baker, Joe Girardi, Buck Showalter and – are you kidding me? —Mike Scioscia to be their manager next year, it’s over. Really, really, over. Over. Did I say […]
