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Dan McQuade

Phillies Defense Already In Midseason Form

Lauren Theisen

Seiya Suzuki Is Coming To Belt Dingers All Over America

Laura Wagner

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 19: Los Angeles Dodgers fans cheer during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on October 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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What Would An Effective Sports Fan Union Actually Look Like?

Ray Ratto

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 10: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred walks to a press conference during an MLB owner's meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on February 10, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Manfred addressed the ongoing lockout of players, which owners put in place after the league's collective bargaining agreement ended on December 1, 2021. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

With Baseball Back, What Are You Supposed To Do With All That Bitterness?

Barry Petchesky

The MLB Lockout Is Over

David Roth

Rob Manfred, seen here at a press conference talking about how hard the owners have worked to reach a deal after locking out the players.

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Getting To No, With Lauren Theisen

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Chris Thompson

MLB Is Fighting To Make Baseball Shittier

I’m Stuck With Baseball

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif">Marc Normandin currently writes on baseball’s labor issues and more at </span><a style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif" href="http://marcnormandin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://marcnormandin.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1758998321491000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZpjG5RUFwdpapWqR1u4bd">marcnormandin.com</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif">, which you can read for free but support </span><a style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif" href="https://www.patreon.com/marcnormandin">through his Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif">. His baseball writing has appeared at FOX Sports, SB Nation, Defector, Global Sport Matters, Deadspin, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sports on Earth, The Guardian, The Nation, FAIR, and TalkPoverty, and you can read his takes on video games at Retro XP and Endless Mode.</span></p>
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Marc Normandin

Red Sox owner John Harrington and Braves president Stan Kasten, seen listening to Bud Selig during the 1994 MLB strike.

MLB Owners Are Still Trying To Win The Labor Battles Of The 1990’s

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 89

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 83

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred leaving the MLB owners meetings with that look on his face.

MLB’s Owners Want To Make Their Favorite Loopholes Into Law

Thanks For The Bad Times, Ryan Zimmerman

Defector Up All Night

Do Not Even Dare Think About Joe West In The Baseball Hall Of Fame

Rob Manfred, seen here perhaps inevitably wearing a vest and talking on the phone.

MLB Owners Would Rather Play PR Games Than Negotiate

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 57

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/cdgoldstein">Craig Goldstein</a> is the editor-in-chief of <em>Baseball Prospectus</em> and the co-host of <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/five-and-dive/">the Five &amp; Dive podcast</a>.</p>


Craig Goldstein

An image of Rob Manfred, blessedly altered to obscure his face.

Artificial Scarcity Is Baseball’s Present, And Our Future

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 51

The error-strewn back text of the Topps Now cards commemorating Atlanta's 2021 World Series win.

Those Extremely Wrong Topps World Series Cards Might Or Might Not Be The Future

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 34

Tom Ley

Infinite Replay

The Lightning Strike That Rewired My Brain

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 16


<p><a href="https://twitter.com/justin_klugh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Justin Klugh</a> is a writer for Baseball Prospectus. His work has appeared on FanGraphs, The Athletic, and  SB Nation. He hosts &#8220;The Diry Inning,&#8221; a podcast about the dumbest, funniest, or most obscure innings in Phillies history.</p>


Justin Klugh

The 38-foot-high leftfield wall in York, Pennsylvania's minor league stadium, the Arch Nemesis.