Lockouts, Strikeouts, and Baseball’s Missed Opportunity

Lockouts, Strikeouts, and Baseball’s Missed Opportunity

1890 Boston Reds of the Players League. (Creative Commons) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nationcheck out our latest issue. Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little … Read more

The Stories of Baseball Legends

The Stories of Baseball Legends

Joe Jackson when he played for the Cleveland Indians. “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and seven of his Chicago White Sox teammates were implicated in fixing the 1919 World Series and letting the Cincinnati Reds win. (Sporting News/Getty Images) This week we speak to legendary sportswriter Peter Golenbock about his new book, Whispers of the Gods: Tales … Read more

‘Speechless.’ Middle-schoolers assault high school baseball coach, Texas video shows

‘Speechless.’ Middle-schoolers assault high school baseball coach, Texas video shows

A Texas baseball coach was chased and beaten by a group of middle-school students in an act of retaliation against him, news outlets report. The attack was captured on cell phone video now circulating on social media, and shows a Houston high school employee running from four students, who can be seen punching the man … Read more