<p>Eric and Andrew discuss how the increasing emphasis on the home run has transformed baseball, and the ways in which baseball culture has tracked alongside of American culture writ large. Mentioned: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Harry Potter, Bill Clinton, and Next's smash hit from 1998, "Too Close."</p>

Eric and Andrew discuss how the increasing emphasis on the home run has transformed baseball, and the ways in which baseball culture has tracked alongside of American culture writ large. Mentioned: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Harry Potter, Bill Clinton, and Next's smash hit from 1998, "Too Close."

#5 – Like Thor wielding his hammer

Baseball season is here, and sinkhole has drafted contributor Andrew Forbes to accompany our readers through it. All season long, Forbes will be following the exploits of Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki, and using Ichiro as a lens through which to view the game, its history, and the culture surrounding it.

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#5 – Like Thor wielding his hammer

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