Thinking Baseball

Ep. 17 - Baseball's Freedom of Expression


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This week it was announced who would be gracing the cover for the video game MLB The Show. There’s always a lot of hype and buildup to this now. Fans guessing or making their picks. Kind of how it used to be for the cover of Sports Illustrated, or a Wheaties box. Well, it was announced that Jazz Chisholm is getting the honor this year and I couldn’t help notice a few things when I saw the cover. I was brought up in the old school world of baseball where the extent of self expression was whether or not you wore batting gloves or if you wore your socks high. Baseball now, influenced by its young superstars and social media revolution, seems to be embracing this new wave of freedom of expression. And, if I’m honest with myself and look at both my new school and old school feelings objectively, I’m kinda here for it.

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Thinking BaseballBy Joshua Lewis