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October 20, 2022
Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run.
The dream of the game-changing home run has shaped our approach to so much, from sports to geopolitics—most significantly, our ability to solve problems through reason and diplomacy.
Robert Lipsyte
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October 5, 2022
Aaron Judge Is Great—but Don’t Erase Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds is not regarded as the home run king, but he should be.
Dave Zirin
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September 15, 2022
Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized.
Thanks to grassroots organizing, which much of the media is ignoring, minor leaguers will now join the Major League Players Association.
Dave Zirin
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July 25, 2022
David Maraniss on the Politics of Jim Thorpe
Legendary writer David Maraniss joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about his new book.
Dave Zirin
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June 10, 2022
Baseball’s Hidden Resistance
Author Robert Elias joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about his new books on baseball.
Dave Zirin
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June 8, 2022
The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding
The refusal of five Tampa Bay Rays to wear the Pride flag should raise questions about strategies in the struggle for LGBTQ rights.
Dave Zirin
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May 24, 2022
When “Jackie Robinson” Is Used as a Racial Slur
What happened at Yankee Stadium is not about one incident. It’s about how Major League Baseball chooses to remember Robinson’s legacy.
Dave Zirin
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April 15, 2022
Jackie Robinson’s Last Fight
As baseball celebrates the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s breaking the color line, it’s worth remembering a man at odds with his own myth.
Dave Zirin
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March 11, 2022
Baseball Is Back
The lockout may be over, but MLB’s billionaire bosses are taking a hatchet to the sport.
Dave Zirin
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March 9, 2022
Talking Baseball With “the Real Ben Shapiro”
Ben Shapiro discusses the MLB lockout, the IOC, and FIFA’s stance on Russia.
Dave Zirin