John Thorn Quotes

John Thorn — American Historian born on April 17, 1947,

John Thorn is a sports historian, author, publisher, and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball... (wikipedia)

Yes, we've seen it all before. And yes, those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it. But no, the sky is not falling - baseball is such a great game that neither the owners nor the players can kill it. After some necessary carnage, market forces will prevail.

The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball.

My egotistical concern was less that I would fail to relate to my classmates than that they would know nothing of my uniquely tortured life's course and, thus, me.

As the game enters its glorious final weeks, the chill of fall signals the reality of defeat for all but one team. The fields of play will turn brown and harden, the snow will fall, but in the heart of the fan sprouts a sprig of green.

This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family.

John Thorn Quotes

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