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The Year in Angels Cards, 1963: Peak Drunkard
Reviving the tradition of combing through every season’s Topps haul for secret histories and unusual delights
Feb 28, 2024
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Matt Welch
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The Year in Angels Cards, 1963: Peak Drunkard
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April 2023
The Expensive, Seductive Nostalgia of Field of Dreams (Audio)
Why are so many filmgoers and politicians eager to prop up baseball's boondoggles?
Apr 9, 2023
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Matt Welch
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Never-Before Seen Fan Footage of Roger Maris’ #61!
New York artist Dave Cicirelli digitizes his dad’s old 8mm film of the historic homer.
Apr 8, 2023
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Matt Welch
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Never-Before Seen Fan Footage of Roger Maris’ #61!
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Costner and the Amazing Technicolor Nostalgia Machine
Please read my new Reason essay on Field of Dreams!
Apr 1, 2023
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Matt Welch
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Costner and the Amazing Technicolor Nostalgia Machine
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March 2023
Ohtani Porn 2023: What if Mike Schmidt Pitched Like Jake Peavy?
You cannot predict Shohei, you can only hope to appreciate his artistry.
Mar 30, 2023
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Matt Welch
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Ohtani Porn 2023: What if Mike Schmidt Pitched Like Jake Peavy?
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Introducing The View Level
Because 2023 seems like a damn fine time to resume writing about baseball, the Angels, and the bloody intersection between politics and sports.
Mar 22, 2023
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Matt Welch
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October 2022
How Rare Is the Ohtani/Trout Squander?
Superstars on shit teams: A survey
Oct 1, 2022
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Matt Welch
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How Rare Is the Ohtani/Trout Squander?
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August 2022
7 Reasons Why I Should Be the Next Owner of the Angels
Only one of them involves my dad farting in a Pinto
Aug 26, 2022
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Matt Welch
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7 Reasons Why I Should Be the Next Owner of the Angels
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Field of Welfare: How COVID Funds Might Build a Money-Losing Ballpark in a Cornfield (Audio)
Is there a single movie more tied up with lousy government policy than Field of Dreams?
Aug 11, 2022
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Matt Welch
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Field of Welfare: How COVID Funds Might Build a Money-Losing Ballpark in a Cornfield
Is there a single movie more tied up with lousy government policy than Field of Dreams?
Aug 10, 2022
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Matt Welch
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Field of Welfare: How COVID Funds Might Build a Money-Losing Ballpark in a Cornfield
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“Matt Welch Strikes Out 'Field of Dreams'”
Taking aim at narcisstic Boomer nostalgia on the Gutting the Sacred Cow podcast
Aug 6, 2022
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July 2022
The Historic Squander of Mike Trout
No team has played as badly during their inner-circle Hall of Famer’s 8-year peak as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Jul 29, 2022
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Matt Welch
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The Historic Squander of Mike Trout
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