I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether or not to attend the PS 99 reunion, although I certainly anticipated that I would not; it smelled like death, not youth. John Thorn anticipateattendbackground Change image and share on social
And then came the nineties, when management, suddenly frightened that they had ceded control to the players, sought to restore baseball's profitability by 'running the game like a business.' John Thorn baseballbusinesscede Change image and share on social
For many of us, sport has provided the continuity in our lives, the alternative family to the one we left behind. It gives us something to talk about, to preen about, to care about. John Thorn alternativecarecontinuity Change image and share on social
There was much woe and lamentation in the seventies that the game was dying. John Thorn diegamelamentation Change image and share on social
If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome chain of events describes the game of the nineteenth century. John Thorn centurychainclear Change image and share on social
Finally, for all of us but a lucky few, the dream of playing big-time baseball is relinquished so we can get on with grown-up things. John Thorn baseballbigdream Change image and share on social
For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning. John Thorn aprilbaseballcontrast share on social
But the citizens of Cincinnati loved their Reds because they won, no matter what their addresses had been the year before. They rooted for the Old-English 'C' on the players' shirts. John Thorn addresscincinnaticitizen Change image and share on social
As the game enters its glorious final weeks, the chill of fall signals the reality of defeat for all but one team. The fields of play will turn brown and harden, the snow will fall, but in the heart of the fan sprouts a sprig of green. John Thorn brownchilldefeat share on social
But the dream is never forgotten, only put aside and never out of reach: Where once the dream connected boys with the world of men, now it reconnects men with the spirit of boys. John Thorn boyconnectdream Change image and share on social
