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 ThornFinally, 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 ThornBut baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.
John ThornWhatever else I do before finally I go to my grave, I hope it will not be looking after young people.
John Thorn