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MLB Expansion Is Probably Inevitable, But Where And When? | Deadspin

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Neil deMause

Attendance and World Series TV ratings may be down, but baseball fever is alive and well in cities without the erstwhile national pastime. ExposNation says the time is now! Portland’s wannabe owner took Russell Wilson and Ciara on a helicopter … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball

The Mets Aren’t Really Where All Old Sluggers Go to Die, It Just Feels Like It | Village Voice

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Neil deMause

Former home-run champ José Bautista made his debut for the Mets in left field last night, a string of words that becomes far less impressive once you realize that he was only available because he’d just been released by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball

Last Night’s World Series Game Was Secretly All About “Degrassi” | Village Voice

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Neil deMause

Last night’s/this morning’s World Series Game 5 broke all sorts of records, if not baseball itself, with umpteen dramatic comebacks and exploding home runs and rumors of slippery baseballs. (It was on pace to be the longest nine-inning game in … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, TV

Miami’s Publicly-Funded Ballpark Won’t Make Marlins Owner Jeff Loria Richer – VICE Sports

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Neil deMause

Tomorrow night’s MLB All-Star Game in Miami will be, above all else, a celebration of shattered hopes and dreams: The raison d’etre for Miami being awarded the game—the hulking, endomed Marlins Park which opened in 2012 after a many-year wait—remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas

Cobb County And The Braves: Worst Sports Stadium Deal Ever? | VICE Sports

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Neil deMause

The Atlanta Braves are moving to a new ballpark next spring, and … and really, that’s it as far as the good news goes. The latest debacle to emerge from the team’s abrupt decision to abandon their 20-year-old downtown stadium … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas

The Diamondbacks Want Out of Chase Field, and Every Other Team Could Be Next | VICE Sports

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Neil deMause

The Arizona Diamondbacks opened their home season last night at Chase Field, one of the flagship venues of the modern stadium era, with its retractable roof and a swimming pool beyond the outfield fence and—oh, wait, I’m sorry, this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Sports, Stadiums and Arenas

The Atlanta Braves’ New Stadium May Make Fans Play Highway “Frogger” | VICE Sports

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Neil deMause

For those who have not been paying attention to the Atlanta Braves lately, here are some important things to know:1. The team is very, very bad.2. The team likely to be very, very bad for the immediate future.3. After next … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Stadiums and Arenas, Traffic and Transit

Mets Fans Aren’t Imagining a Postseason Ticket Drought | VICE Sports

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Neil deMause

The lot of a New York Mets fan is to seize defeat from the jaws of victory, even in seasons where the team isn’t engaging in historically momentous collapses. So today, on the occasion of the Amazins’ return home from … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Ticket Prices

Yankee Stadium’s Next-Gen Security Tech Isn’t Making Anyone Safer | VICE Sports

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Neil deMause

The scene outside Yankee Stadium for the home team’s contest against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday was much the same as it’s been for most Yankees home games this year: a mob of fans queuing up for the ubiquitous … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Security Theater

Baseball Park Metal Detectors Fail to Set Off Journalists’ BS Detectors (FAIR)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Neil deMause

The opening of the baseball season this week brought with it an unpleasant surprise for fans: Starting this year, Major League Baseball is requiring walkthrough metal detectors at all entrances, leading to long lines as opening day crowds queued up … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Baseball, Media Crit, Security Theater

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